Category Archives: Project Overview

Business Models

Posted on February 23, 2012 by nabilmansouri

I enjoyed the conversation about the importance of sustainable business models as a integrate part of a sustainable development. It is very important that as we design for our international project we keep in mind very important issues of distribution, … Continue reading →

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Community Development

Posted on February 16, 2012 by nabilmansouri

This was a great week to hear about community involvement. I definitely appreciated the the thought provoking questions because they addressed real life complications that we will face in the ground. It really important that as a group we start … Continue reading →

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Week 5 update

Posted on February 11, 2012 by isaacmadan

This week we discussed various business models that Keegan and Nabil came up with. An issue that we’re grappling with is how the water chlorination schemes will be paid for. For example, we could make our device coin-operated such that … Continue reading →

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Week 5 update.

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Olivia Vagelos

At our in class meeting this week we looked critically at what the best avenue for dispensing, manufacturing and managing our product would be. We discussed the benefits and downsides of working through NGOs, DWASA, landlords, individuals or ourselves as … Continue reading →

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Week 5

Posted on February 10, 2012 by nabilmansouri

This week Keegan and I were discussing different Business Models. It was a great exercise to go through especially when thinking the different “customers” to which we were trying to “sell the device”. Based from our brainstorming session with our … Continue reading →

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Week 5

Posted on February 10, 2012 by kgcooke

Project Update: Nabil and I talked about operating models and mapped out our options.  We attempted to navigate the complexity with use of the Business Model Canvas tool.  We gave a presentation to the group (which can be seen on … Continue reading →

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