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]]> By: the BRINQ Blog - » User Centered Innovation - More on Innovation in Utility - Business, Poverty, & Innovation in the Base of the Pyramid http://www.brinq.com/workshop/archives/2005/04/13/capturing-the-unexpected-innovation-in-utility/#comment-8910 the BRINQ Blog - » User Centered Innovation - More on Innovation in Utility - Business, Poverty, & Innovation in the Base of the Pyramid Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:40:20 +0000 http://www.brinq.com/workshop/archives/2005/04/13/capturing-the-unexpected-innovation-in-utility/#comment-8910 [...] followed our work here at BRINQ, our efforts with the toy industry, and our focus on discovering "Innovation in Utility", the Boston Globe has an article which has gotten us really EXCITED!!! It even starts with an [...] […] followed our work here at BRINQ, our efforts with the toy industry, and our focus on discovering "Innovation in Utility", the Boston Globe has an article which has gotten us really EXCITED!!! It even starts with an […]

]]> By: the BRINQ Blog - » Reaching the Next Billion (World Resources Institute) - Business, Poverty, & Innovation in the Base of the Pyramid http://www.brinq.com/workshop/archives/2005/04/13/capturing-the-unexpected-innovation-in-utility/#comment-8908 the BRINQ Blog - » Reaching the Next Billion (World Resources Institute) - Business, Poverty, & Innovation in the Base of the Pyramid Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:39:38 +0000 http://www.brinq.com/workshop/archives/2005/04/13/capturing-the-unexpected-innovation-in-utility/#comment-8908 [...] “How to Change the World” articles: Capturing the Unexpected Innovation – Tribal Lingo – Lighting Up the Crossroads – You Need More than Magic – [...] […] “How to Change the World” articles: Capturing the Unexpected Innovation – Tribal Lingo – Lighting Up the Crossroads – You Need More than Magic – […]

]]> By: the BRINQ Blog - » The Power of Play - Pumping Water in Africa - Business, Poverty, & Innovation in the Base of the Pyramid http://www.brinq.com/workshop/archives/2005/04/13/capturing-the-unexpected-innovation-in-utility/#comment-8906 the BRINQ Blog - » The Power of Play - Pumping Water in Africa - Business, Poverty, & Innovation in the Base of the Pyramid Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:38:32 +0000 http://www.brinq.com/workshop/archives/2005/04/13/capturing-the-unexpected-innovation-in-utility/#comment-8906 [...] our recent article, Capturing the Unexpected Innovation, we included a picture from a story we knew we had to chase down (see image right). Thankfully, [...] […] our recent article, Capturing the Unexpected Innovation, we included a picture from a story we knew we had to chase down (see image right). Thankfully, […]

]]> By: Dirk van de Broek http://www.brinq.com/workshop/archives/2005/04/13/capturing-the-unexpected-innovation-in-utility/#comment-7099 Dirk van de Broek Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:34:03 +0000 http://www.brinq.com/workshop/archives/2005/04/13/capturing-the-unexpected-innovation-in-utility/#comment-7099 Hey Thanks for this great read, i have bookmarked your site so i can revisted it Keep up the good work Dirk Hey

Thanks for this great read, i have bookmarked your site so i can revisted it

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]]> By: Patrick Donohue http://www.brinq.com/workshop/archives/2005/04/13/capturing-the-unexpected-innovation-in-utility/#comment-372 Patrick Donohue Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:06:13 +0000 http://www.brinq.com/workshop/archives/2005/04/13/capturing-the-unexpected-innovation-in-utility/#comment-372 WorldChanging.com pointed us to an example of an innnovation enabled by cell-phone introduction into Africa: "In the rural parts of Kenya, jobseekers wishing to use the Internet used to have to travel long distances to the nearest town with a cyber cafe. That changed last year with the creation of OneWorld International, a Kenyan firm offering a mobile phone text messaging service that advertises jobs and allows candidates to apply from wherever they are." Worldchanging coverage at: http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/002614.html WorldChanging.com pointed us to an example of an innnovation enabled by cell-phone introduction into Africa:

“In the rural parts of Kenya, jobseekers wishing to use the Internet used to have to travel long distances to the nearest town with a cyber cafe.

That changed last year with the creation of OneWorld International, a Kenyan firm offering a mobile phone text messaging service that advertises jobs and allows candidates to apply from wherever they are.”

Worldchanging coverage at:
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/002614.html

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