1. Introduction
- Introduction to HESE
- HESE is an integrated learning, research, and entrepreneurship program that brings together students and faculty across campus in the rigorous research, design, field-testing, and launch of technology-based enterprises in low- and middle-income countries
- Convergence
- Convergence is achieving a desired outcome through several channels and inputs. HESE advances ventures through the convergence of the following tools:
- Defining “Developing” vs. Developed Countries
- Humanitarian Engineering Definition
- Usable / User Friendly Products
- What does entrepreneurship mean?
- Social Entrepreneurship vs. Business Entrepreneurship
- Watch- Multi-million smile enterprise
- Hallmarks of Sustainability: Windmill Example
- Technologically Appropriate
- Environmentally Benign
- Economically Sustainable
- Socially Acceptable
2. Introduction to the Various Ventures
- Essential Design: Affordable Green House
- Essential Design: Ukweli Test Strips
- eplum Model
- Numerous concepts and disciplines…Several countries and culturesMany forms of engagement
One goal…
World class engineers and entrepreneurial global citizens to build
a freer, fairer, friendlier and more sustainable planet
Out of Many, One…
… E Pluribus Unum…
… eplum.
- Numerous concepts and disciplines…Several countries and culturesMany forms of engagement
3. Program Mechanics
- Seminar: Tuesday Night (6:15pm to 7:45pm)
- Structured Reflective Blog – Title of Blog Post = Seminar Talk Title
- Post blogs on blogs.psu.edu before 23:59 on Fridays
- Ted Talk: The Clues to a Great Story
* Blog Questions
- Why did you enroll in this course (motivation, prior interests)?
- How do you envision this course making you a better (<your major>) student?
- The World Health Organization estimates that over one billion people who need eyeglasses do not have access to them. The vast majority of these people live in developing countries like Kenya where there is barely one optometrist per one million people. Given the high poverty levels, access to eyeglasses is almost non-existent. Lack of proper eyeglasses severely impacts people and their livelihoods by decreasing their productivity at work, limiting or eliminating new opportunities, affecting their quality of life, deteriorating their general health and possibly leading to (preventable) blindness. What solution do you propose to address this problem?