OPEN IDEO has harnessed
the power of the current technology to
create a world wide community on a digital platform. Using the power of who ever, where ever to
solve big challenges we face as community throughout the world.
The example that springs to my mind
straight away, which reinforces my beliefs that these types of community
platforms are extremely powerful – was when gamers unlocked the protein mystery
that baffled AIDS researches for years.
The power of the people, who aren’t your typical category to be
associated with scientific breakthroughs, were the ones to solve it.
Harnessing the tools of the past, today and
the future are crucial to solving issues we face in our ever evolving/adapting
world.
Below is the first e-waste video I was
introduced to about 3yrs ago. It has a
pretty groovy tune backing it, but more importantly it is presented really well
and communicates the pressing concerns and issues concerning e-waste.
Below: a very worth while video (in a nut
shell) to understand history and where we are and where we might be headed…………
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