maker – Perspective

David is a maker; he sees his creations in his dreams

By Niti Bhan | April 24, 2013

David with his combine harvester, Karantina, Kenya 15 April 2013 David is a maker. An artisan and craftsman who makes furniture as a carpenter in his day job, he’s nonetheless driven by visions of what he sees in his dreams to build these toys made out of scraps of wood, metal and plastic. That green… Read More »

The ingenuity economy: grassroots social enterprises abound

By Niti Bhan | December 2, 2011

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Since I’d recently completed my review of Robert Neuwirth’s book, Stealth of Nations – The rise of the global informal economy, it struck me that what best characterizes this economic activity is captured by him here: The French have a word that they often use to describe particularly effective and motivated people. They call them… Read More »