The Youth Center Case Study Step 1: The Facts Jack is an American student who lived at a youth center in Kenya The kids are under 14 years of age Jack is a guest that was helping in giving out gifts to the kids Jack gave out all of the gifts on his own Four […]
CINQ 387 Blog Post #2
The Lesotho Case Study Step 1: Facts Lesotho is a small developing country You are a group of 10 researchers You have 2 weeks to conduct research You are looking for pathogens in the water sources Your team requires community assistance to locate water sources Your goal is to produce publications Chemical additives may be […]
CINQ 387 Blog Post #1
Use ethical decision-making to solve the hospital syringe case study. The Facts The syringe is designed to be sold at a low cost The syringe is to be used by hospitals in developing countries The auto-disable feature is safer but more expensive […]
GSIF Blog Post Week #14
Refine the detailed income statement for your vanture for two years (at six month intervals) or a more appropriate time scale. Explicitly state the assumptions that underlie your financial model. Refine the Business Model for your venture based on your revenue model. You may use the Osterwalder BMC to refine your business model but prepare […]
GSIF Blog Post Week #13
Develop a detailed income statement for your venture for two years (at six month intervals). Explicitly state the assumptions that underlie your financial model. Identify two SPECIFIC funding sources for the design phase of your project and two SPECIFIC funding sources for the dissemination (implementation / distribution / commercialization) phase of your project. For each […]
GSIF Blog Post Week #12
Refine your business model canvas: End-to-end solution: A family’s need for food does not end, but their food insecurity can be solved. Currently, families in Sierra Leone fight through hunger months for two thirds of the year where there is not enough food in the markets to feed all the families. With our year round […]
GSIF Blog Post Week #11
Develop a Business Model for your venture using the Osterwalder Business Model Canvas Value Proposition: We are solving the issue of malnutrition in the Makeni region of Sierra Leone by providing nutritious food at an affordable price using our production process Customers: People who shop in the Sierra Leone markets for food for their families. […]
GSIF Blog Post Week #9
List five compelling take-aways from the Art of the Start. Have a mantra instead of a mission statement. Mission statements tend to be lengthy and untrue while a mantra is concise. Clearly understand who your customers are and how to better reach them. Make sure that your product is unique to avoid excessive competition. Your […]
GSIF Blog Post Week #8
Summarize and report out on the results of the SKS exercise. Start doing: more work on papers, more work on presentations, every time we meet we should have a rundown on what each person achieved individually that week Keep doing: quick and helpful communication, having everyone present when working Stop doing: relying too much on […]
GSIF Blog Post Week #6
Does your work require IRB approvals? If Yes, articulate your detailed IRB strategy. If No, explain why you don’t need IRB approval and identify situations when you might need IRB approval. We do not need IRB approval. Our project in Sierra Leone is currently only focused on being able to produce mushrooms and then increasing […]