Shruthi Baskaran, Gunjan Malekar, Khanjan Mehta
Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) Program The Pennsylvania State University
The Global Jugaad CommonsCross Pollinating Concepts Across Cultures
HESE: Convergence for Impact
Affordable Greenhouses Solar Food Dehydrator
Mashavu Wishvast
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“Innovation”
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Indigenous Innovation
Innovation: Youth Perspective
Focus on sustainability over sustenance
Jugaad
Resource Constrained Innovation Jugaad (India) | Bricolage (France) | Hack (USA)
Trickle-Up Innovation
Resource Constrained Innovation: Frugal Engineering
Global Jugaad Commons
• Youth perceptions of innovation • Cultural and contextual mechanisms influencing innovation • Perceptions across communities, cultures and countries • Creating repository of indigenous innovation s
Methodology Country Number of Interviews Region/Partner
Tanzania 120 Tumaini University, Makumira Campus
Kenya 109 Children and Youth Empowerment Center, Nyeri
India 27 Maninagar, Ahmedabad
Nicaragua 25 Universidad Catolica Redemptoris Mater, UNICA
University
Semi Structured Interviews
Interviews Transcription Coding(2 Members)
Review and Final Coding (2 Members)
Methodology
Themes, Rationales and Cultural/Contextual Factors
Basic Demographics
Age Distribution
18-2122-2627-30
Categories of Innovation
Science/TechSocial ScienceCommerceArts Other
Gender Distribution
Male Female
Formal Schooling Levels
> 12 years8 to 12 years < 8 years
Diverse | Unexpected | Reflective of Culture
Innovation Spectrum
Livelihood
Helps make/save money Fish RearingHelps solve problems Local Medicine
Simplifies work Sawing MachineSaves time Mobile Phones
Reuses resources to produce value Bone Necklaces
Convenience and Quality of Life Reuses resources to produce value Banana Bark Plates
Saves time Computers Improves accessibility to resources Biogas
Social Development Preserves Culture Banana Wine
Improves community Community Sports Entertainment Lawnmower Racing
Pure Knowledge Advancement NASAEnvironmental Recycling
Aesthetics Maasai Clothes Self-Actualization Mentoring Youth
Rationales for Innovation
8 Themes | 15 Rationales | 300 Innovations
Time: A Fluid Concept
Urban Youth and Western Culture
Urban Youth and Western Culture
Gender Disparity
Gender Disparity
Business Development vs. Culture
Vertical Farming
Community Sports
Corporate vs. Individual Innovations
Indigenous Knowledge
Traditional Medicine: Mitishamba
Thought Innovations
Children: Prolific Innovators
So What?
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