In this special edition of our week of tweets, we’ve selected highlights from the tweet storm we generated at the National Science Foundation workshop this weekend—Research in Materials and Manufacturing for Extreme Affordability. For the full coverage and commentary on the workshop at Twitter, search #RIMMEA at Twitter.com. And check back at our News blog for the event’s take-home points and ideas on what’s next.
integrated design requires 3 types of collaborators: path-finders, problem-solvers, implementers – Larry Barrow #RIMMEA
Anil Gupta: affordability is not the same as accesibility.grassroots innovators do not always solve own problems #RIMMEA
Anil Gupta: bamboo windmill at a fraction of the cost and able to handle extreme wind conditions – contingent innovation #RIMMEA
@msenagala working on his corn shelling skills on stage with Amy Smith…corn shelling device from d-lab wins #RIMMEA
the maker model: 1 maker making 1 million things vs. 1 million makers, making 1 thing. whenre on the spectrum are we? #RIMMEA
Amy Smith: “opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work” thomas edison #RIMMEA
larry barrow: modular design challenges the notion of modern architectural aesthetics and leads to extreme affordability #RIMMEA
amy smith: increasing capacity locally requires co-creation and a shift in the educational model of n.american universities #RIMMEA
Anil Gupta: Affordability requires changing notion of aesthetics – handle from tea kettle can be door handle #rimmea
panel takeaway: Waste streams must be thought of as inputs to systems and profit streams #rimmea
#rimmea this generation is able to know the problems better, faster, students want to work on real life problems
Pratim Biswas: next generation nanostructured solar cells learning from nature. collaborative research in a consortium of 28 labs #RIMMEA
Maria Gonzales: informal settlement project – local bamboo solution using guadua as primary material. renewable and beautiful #RIMMEA
Mark Henderson: challenge – how to build a supply chain for gel fuel when community can get wood from the forest in ghana? #RIMMEA
Wes Janz: Sandbag House ..cost $7000…local women as labor#RIMMEA
Matt Jelacic: need new materials that are flexible so people can use traditional building techniques and reduce waste stream #RIMMEA
Elizabeth Kisenwether: the art of bootstrapping..forget the ‘proven’ team..find the young or the young at heart to catalyze the idea #RIMMEA
RT @bsuCAP5: The life cycle of an affordable product needs to factor people, perceptions, planet, sustainability & profit. #rimmea
the e4c vision is to raise the ‘innovation quotient’ for appropriate tech development #RIMMEA
larry barrow: modularity and repetition are inherent to nature. architecture must follow the example #RIMMEA
samuel sia: Lab on a chip to allow for biomedical testing in the field#RIMMEA
micro venture finance and horizontal supply chains have the potential for supporting innovative products going to scale #RIMMEA #bopbiz
maria gonzales: we need to empower the base of the pyramid to leverage the research from academia #RIMMEA
Triple bottom line: people, planet and profit as a way to evaluate program effectiveness #RIMMEA
ultimate long term goal…research must be followed by implementation and loop back…lab to land to lab #RIMMEA