[Academia is often regarded as the Ivory Tower, disconnected from the harsh realities of the real world. I disagree. Where else can one design greenhouses and low-cost diagnostics, research informal lending and systems thinking, publish cartoons and write stories, teach the next generation of game-changers and influence the lives of millions of people through technological, business, and social innovations? A university is really about the universe. Its all about what you make out of it: the universe or the ivory tower.

Note: I will be out jumpstarting ventures & building partnerships across Kenya, Zambia, Burkina Faso, India and Thailand over the next 3 months. The cartoons might be delayed.]