It's the ultimate bottom-of-the-pyramid challenge: How do you create a well-designed, safe, and affordable house for the world's poorest people?
http://blogs.hbr.org/govindarajan/2011/07/the-300-house-businesses-take-1.html
www.300house.com is the product of Prof Vijay GovindRajan at Tuck School of Business.. Team from Mahindra & Mahindra won this contest. (design given above..)
It is imperative that the world needs to develop affordable, sustainable housing units for the world's poor and marginalised.
Let us put our brains together and get this happen.. One can register as a volunteer and do our mite for the society .. It is not only for India but for the whole world.
How can you contribute to this movement through your time and effort ??
ge..
A train of thoughts and writings on development, technology and the economy focusing on the socio-techno-economic-cultural surge of developing economies to regain and partake in leadership of the world. Written by George Easaw, member of the faculty of Business Administration of Allliance University, Bangalore, India. (This is purely an academic site, no commercial use is allowed. Photography rights lie with the respective organisations). Mention credits as needed.
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