This week we are tasked with creating an M&E plan for our project. The assumptions we are making during this project are … Availability of our ingredients Costs of products in Sierra Leone Popularity of sweet potatoes Willingness of women and mothers to allow their children to eat this food The assumption that the adults […]
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Week 10: Overhead Costs and Funding
For our endeavors in Sierra Leone, we need funding to supply all the necessary things we need. We need to apply for grants to actually afford our project; the implementation, distribution, and commercialization of the venture). The first grant I am going to apply for Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) which focuses on the health, education, […]
Week 9: Business Model Canvas
This week we were assigned to created a detailed business model canvas of one of the provided organizations. Together, Neena Shah and I worked on creating a model for Envirofit International. Key Partners: Envirofit partners with last mile entrepreneurs, local businesses, and international distributors to scale access to clean cooking technology in both urban and rural […]
Week 8: The Art of the Start
This week in class we watched a TedTalk by Guy Kawasaki, “The Art of the Start”. This TedTalk was very different from any of the other TedTalks I have been exposed to. Kawasaki was very lighthearted with his topic and cracked a ton of jokes. He seemed less professional but more casual and relaxed; very […]
Week 7: Assumptions and Team Building Exercises
These past two weeks in class were full of interactive activities and lots of lessons about learning how to work as a team and be together as a team. We also learned a lot about being a business and getting funding and making impacts. Some of the non-obvious assumptions that we’re making about our target […]
Week 6: International Affairs
This past week I was out absent from class due to an illness. I am trying my best on this blogpost, but it may not be as fleshed out as previous blog posts. Next presentation something that our group will do better will be… Practice earlier as a group; make sure our whole group is […]
Week 5: Why Engagement is Crucial
Based on my personal life experiences and skills, a design process for our product that is unique and effective would look like Identify a problem that needs to be addressed Talk to the locals and listen to their concerns Start brainstorming solutions Prototype the design Get feedback from the intended users Design and implement the […]
Week 4: How Nature Can Nurture Our Product
After watching the biomimicry and architecture videos I know that it is incredibly important to utilize mother nature and how the nature can mentor and lead us in our project. For example, we can mimic nature by looking at the surrounding animals and how they are surviving with just as little nutrients. Also, we can […]
Week 3: Let’s Discuss Stakeholders and Credibility
This week in class we talked a lot about the market place and how to inform the public of our product and ensure that we have a successful marketing plan. One of the entrepreneur professors/Baker Institute members came to talk to us about how to present our information to engage our audience and make them […]
Week 2: CINQ 396 Saturday Retreat
This past Saturday, the class took a trip up to the Mountain Top campus in order to have a conference/retreat meeting. It was incredibly helpful because it gave us time to plan out the next year as a team, as well as learn about how to handle cultural issues and challenges we haven’t considered yet. […]