rural design & entrepreneurship school concept beta

“Our first fundamental problem for development is fatalism. People do not believe they can influence their future.”

Mwalimu Musheshe, FounderUganda Rural Development & Training Program

Rural Design & Entrepreneurship School

© Ville Keränen / Monkey and Banana Coopville@banana.fi / +358 40 731 2084

Illustrations by Juha-Matti Kinnunen

Concept Presentation 10th Dec 2012

There is one question that has been troubling me for

quite a while.

How to get people to think and act differently?

Hmm. Education could be the key. I must re-frame the question...

How to make design & entrepreneurship education

available to everyone worldwide?

How could this be done?

I have an idea.

Let’s build Design & Entrepreneurship

school into a container!

And we make the design &

entrepreneurship education

available to everyone

worldwide!

Grand VisionOrdinary people around the world will be

connected and empowered to do extraordinary things in their own local communities.

Grand Solution

Grand Solution

Global community of local innovators who are

connected via the thousands of D+E Schools in containers

all around the world. Together we can tackle the wicked problems we face today and in the future.

What is D+E School in a Container made of?

Projects

Facilitation

Space+ Tools

Container = Space

First, we need a space. Container is a place where there are tools to build prototypes and a media kit to broadcast ideas everywhere. That is the base for

a feeling that everything is possible.

FacilitationFacilitation's job is to give

permission to think and act differently. Permission is given

by building trust among the people. We facilitate different

kinds of workshops from brainstorming to photography

and from prototyping to sales in order to inspire making ideas into reality. Good facilitation

gives the feeling that everything is possible.

To think and act differently we need projects. We need to do things we are excited about to find the optimal moment when the challenges

and skills meet. It is when you feel like you have all the time in world while the time flies. You are

present. And feel that everything is possible.

Projects

User Cases

1. Company2. School / Municipality

How could a company benefit from D+E School in Container?

To companies we offer Leadership and Creativity training. We do participatory processes with employees and customers. Space & Time &

Permission to think and Act Differently.

How could a company benefit from D+E School in Container?

How could a school benefit from D+E School in Container?

For schools we offer Entrepreneurship and Creativity training via workshops on different

subjects that are linked to everyday curriculum. Idea is to apply theory into practice by doing real life projects that develop the community and the individual participant. Space & Time &

Permission to Think and Act Differently.

I need help making this happen. We are looking for first partners

to co-create the prototypes. If you want to make it happen in your place, please get in touch!

Ville KeränenMonkey and Banana Coopville@banana.fi / +358 40 731 2084twitter.com/VilleMonkey www.banana.fi

More info via Inquiry:(1. Use cases – Community)

2. What we mean by Design?3. What we mean by Entrepreneurial method?

- Facilitation / Hosting4. Other key words defined- eg. prototyping

5. Milestones to move forward6. Team & Network behind the Project

7. Track Record of what has happened so far8. Problem of Not Invented Here

9. Fab Labs & Competition?10. D+E School in Backbag?

11. Values – Operating principles?12. Hifi vs. Low-Tech equipment?

13. Example Curriculum for Two Weeks

Ville KeränenMonkey and Banana Coopville@banana.fi / +358 40 731 2084twitter.com/VilleMonkey www.banana.fi

I need help making this happen. We are looking for first partners

to co-create the prototypes. If you want to make it happen in your place, please get in touch!