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Tweet Jam: Designing for the Base of the Pyramid
Since we can't get enough of Twitter lately, it's time for another Tweet Jam. A Tweet Jam is a one hour conversation with a panel of experts to which everyone is invited.
This time we’ll be teaming up with Business Fights Poverty to lead the conversation about key topics facing the alleviation of poverty via design. Some of the key questions we'll explore are: What are some of big successes and failures in designing for the BoP? What can we learn from these experiences? What insights are there in how to go about the process of design? What are the factors behind a successful business model? How can different players work together - large companies, social entrepreneurs, government and civil society? Do designers take gender sufficiently into account when designing for the BoP? What are the next big opportunities?
From 4.30 to 5.30 UK time / 11.30 to 12.30 ET on Tuesday 10 June, we'll be online with Business Fights Poverty (@FightPoverty) as part of their 2014 Design Expo.
Join us with the hashtag #bfpexpo or follow along below:
We'll be joined by a panel of experts, including:
- Mal Warwick @malwarwick
- Erik Simanis @CornellSGE
- Lina Salazar Ortegon @MajorityMarkets
- Tatiana Bessarabova and Suba Sivakumaran @BCtAInitiative
- Pradeep Pursnani and Richard Gomes @ShellFoundation
- Lewis Temple @IDE_UK
- Kat Harrisons @SolarAid
- Simon Berry @colalife / @51m0n
- Alexa Roscoe @AlexaRoscoe
- Scott Anderson @NextBillion
- Emily Haves @AshdenAwards
Never done this before? Read our primer on how a twitter chat works.
Please RSVP by Tweeting:
Join me June 10 to talk about designing for the base of the pyramid w/@fightpoverty@Triplepundit http://snipbfp.org/1pZjX5E #bfpexpo #bop
Nick Aster is the founder of TriplePundit. Prior to launching 3p, Nick worked for Mother Jones magazine, successfully re-launching the magazine's online presence. He worked for TreeHugger.com, managing the technical side of the publication for 3 years, and has also been an active consultant for individuals and companies entering the world of micro-publishing. He also worked for Gawker Media and Moreover Technologies in the early days of blogging. Nick holds an MBA in sustainable management from the Presidio School of Management and graduated with a BA in History from Washington University in St. Louis.
