Better by Design: How Empathy Can Lead to More Successful Technologies and Services for the Poor (Discussion of Design Case Narratives: Rickshaw Bank, Solar-Powered Tuki, FGN Pump)

Timothy Prestero
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Timothy Prestero: Timothy Prestero is the founder and CEO of Design that Matters (DtM), a nonprofit based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. DtM collaborates with leading social entrepreneurs and hundreds of volunteers to design new products and services for the poor in developing countries. A former Peace Corps volunteer and MIT graduate, Tim has worked in West Africa, Latin America, and Asia. He is a Martin Fellow at the MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, a Draper Richards Fellow, and was named an Ashoka Affiliate in 2004. His awards include the 2007 Social Venture Network Innovation Award and the 2009 World Technology Award.

Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization, 2010, vol. 5, issue 1, 79-93

Date: 2010
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