Diagnosis Case Study: Using the 5D framework for inclusive business model analysis
I once spent months immersed in off-grid Kenya’s purchasing patterns of energy, fuel, and light as consulting advisor to a manufacturer of small solar kits for entry level household use. The product was well designed and with a bit of repackaging and clearer positioning it could sell. However, it was not moving although all the […]
The ingenuity economy: grassroots social enterprises abound
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 […]
