BRAC Social Innovation Lab’s Frugal Use of Technology

(Main Title)

Amanda Misiti

•About BRAC•Social Innovation Lab’s work and approach•Frugal technologies•Lessons learned

Outline

BRAC in 1972

What is BRAC?

Scaling the practice of innovation

Field

Senior management

Field

Senior management

Size

Processes

catalyst, idea harvester, connector and leader

What does the Social Innovation Lab do?

Catalyze

Engage

Connect

Lead

Mapping South Asian Innovators

Low tech

High tech

Results

Maps at BRAC

Field mapping pilot

Korail

Google map of Korail

Analysis

Lessons learned

•Showing is more powerful than telling•People are your most complicated variable•Don’t expect technology to solve your biggest problems •Technology should enhance your low tech assets

•BRAC•Social Innovation Lab•How we have used frugal technology •Lessons learned

Summary

Blog.brac.net

•Social Innovation Lab: http://www.brac.net/content/social-innovation-lab#.Uke23NKw3DU•Mapping Korail blog: http://blog.brac.net/2013/09/frugal-map-making-experiences-from-korail/•Innovation ecosystem in South Asia map: http://blog.brac.net/2013/07/innovation-ecosystem-in-south-asia-a-new-interactive-map/•Crowdmapping the world we want: http://blog.brac.net/2013/02/crowdmapping-the-world-we-want/

•Rockefeller Foundation•Hope Institute •BRAC colleagues

Thank you!