Spark 244: Wikipedia gender gap, Scarcity, Innovation

Posted by BernardSwiss on Mar 17, 2014 7:43 AM EDT
CBC Radio: Spark podcast; By Nora Young
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Jugaad Innovation: Entrepreneurs in the developing world use ingenious workarounds to innovate amid scarcity, like the $25 fridge made of clay that needs no electricity. Author Navi Radjou argues this "jugaad" innovation can teach western business a thing or two.

Connecting the World: What's the best way to get Silicon Valley engineers to design for the developing world? Make them use the same patchy networks and basic devices their customers use. Journalist Mat Honan explains how low end tools are helping connect the world.

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