building sti capacity: a designer’s perspective 13 february, 2007

Building STI Capacity: A Designer’s Perspective13 February, 2007

Amy SmithSenior Lecturer, MIT

Innovations in Design

• Scale• Evolutionary• Revolutionary

Empowering Local Innovation

• “Transparent” technology• Access to supply chain

– materials– manufacturing– marketing

• Financing

Co-creation

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The Design Process

Problem Solution

Idea Generation

Concept Evaluation

Detail Design

Fabrication

Testing & Evaluation

Consultation vs Co-Creation

Problem Solution

Idea Generation

Concept Evaluation

Detail Design

Fabrication

Testing & Evaluation

Community Involvement Community Involvement

Chlorination System in Honduras

Building STI Capacity: An Educator’s Perspective13 February, 2007

Amy SmithSenior Lecturer, MIT

D-Lab Structure

• SP.721 Fall class (development)

• January field trip (dialogue, discussion, demonstration)

• SP.722 Spring studio (design)

• SP.723 Spring seminar (dissemination)

• Summer field trip (delivery, deployment)

• SP.724 Continuing projects (dedication)

January 2006: Ghana

January 2006: D-Lab

Lesotho

ZambiaBrazil

India

Ghana

Projects:-water testing-grain milling-parabolic solar trough-community wireless link

Projects:-water quality testing-cassava grating-community computer center-building technology-evaporative cooling-charcoal

Projects: -charcoal -drip irrigation -water quality testing -peanut sheller -solar water disinfection -improved nutrition -entrepreneurship class -IT tools

Projects: -solar lighting-peanut sheller-after school programs-library initiative-crop protection-water testing-water safety training

Projects: -biogas -community radio -water quality testing -e-commerce-improved cookstoves

Projects:-solar snow melter-drip irrigation-composting toilets-water quality testing-solar water disinfection

China

Engineering Change,Changing Engineering

• Expand boundaries of traditional engineering examples

• Real projects, real partners

• Opportunities for follow-up

• Opportunities for employment