 Perspectives on context, design teams and diffusion of technological innovations in low-resource settings: A practical approach based on sub-Saharan African projectsWilliam S. Kisaalita Technology in Society, 2016, vol. 46, issue C, 58-62 Abstract: A human-centered design approach for creating science/engineering-driven solutions or innovations, referred to as “connect-the-dots,” is presented. Dots symbolize the best questions and the connections reveal the best order in which these questions should be answered. In this approach, the number of customer or user behavioral changes are critically analyzed, revealing the overall context in which the solution or innovation will operate; especially to undergraduate students creating solutions to problems from settings that are less familiar, from cultural, economic, and geopolitical viewpoints. Solutions or innovations that result in minimal user behavior changes are preferred. Additional benefits include better incorporation of systems theory thinking, ease with which team multidisciplinarity and diversity can be identified, and seamlessly integrating design and research. Keywords: Technological innovations; Sustainable development; Developing countries; Design teams; Poverty alleviation; Food and energy security (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:teinso:v:46:y:2016:i:c:p:58-62 DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2016.04.001 Access Statistics for this article Technology in Society is currently edited by Charla Griffy-Brown More articles in Technology in Society from Elsevier |
Is your work missing from RePEc? Here is how to contribute.
Questions or problems? Check the EconPapers FAQ or send mail to .
EconPapers is hosted by the
School of Business at Örebro University.