Monthly Archives: November 2014
Frame Changers #54: Emancipation from Participation
Frame Changers #53: Jatrophied Dreams
[Jatropha, an extremely hardy plant that provides oil for biofuels, was romanticized as the silver bullet to poverty alleviation and energy security. After billions of dollars and millions of livelihoods were compromised, the dream collapsed. Lets invest in research first and agree that there never were, and never will be, one-stop solutions and silver bullets.]
Frame Changers #52: Big Data; Small Problem
Frame Changers #51: The Perfect Problem
Frame Changers #50: Tied Up (With Work)
[In rural Africa, women do most of the work. Their income streams are highly diversified since farming is rain-fed and therefore seasonal. It is not uncommon for women to have over ten concurrent jobs in a week and more than fifty revenue sources over a year. Atleast, they don’t have fifty W2 and 1099 equivalents to file, since the work is mostly informal.]
Frame Changers #49: Intelligent Imitation is Innovation too
Frame Changers #48: Startup Mania
Frame Changers #47: Sweat Inequity
Frame Changers #46: Plug and Play Cows
[As I just discovered, a Turkish company, Ser-Gün, offers solar panels that can be mounted on donkeys as a way to support sheepherders. Wonder how the donkeys feel about their new payload and improved social status.]