When people ask Don Gould how he knows that his product works, he answers, “Because babies stop dying.”
As part of a social enterprise consortium, Gould, who is both a product designer and ceramicist, helped to design and deploy simple effect water filtration devices to the developing world.
He talks with Tim Zak, host of Globeshakers, about both the traditional production techniques and the new economy models for collaboration. Together, they can deliver life-saving solutions that are as robust as they are elegant.
See photos and slideshow from the Pure Water for All project in Sudan.
So, why is water a problem?
[see Globeshakers for more details.]
We're at a turning point in mankind's history. Forces are creating unprecedented global challenges AND the means to address them. As the head of Carnegie Mellon University’s Institute for Social Innovation, I'm lucky to often get some advanced glimpses into the future. My intent is to chronicle social innovations, the people behind them, and the ebb and flow of a planet in flux. This site is complimented by Globeshakers, my podcast show: www.siconversations.org/series/globeshakers
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