Case Study:  Lesotho is a small developing country contained within South Africa. You and your team of academic researchers (10 in all) are spending the next two weeks travelling to different communities throughout Lesotho to test water sources for disease-causing pathogens. The testing you need to do is simple but requires significant assistance from the […]

Case Study:  While trying to develop a low-cost syringe for the developing world context, you (the designer) hit a cross-roads. Constructing the syringe to auto-disable after a single use, an important safety feature, significantly adds to the cost of the design – making it potentially unaffordable for some hospitals and clinics. However, if you don’t […]

Blog Prompt:   1.Refine the detailed income statement for your venture for two years (at six month intervals) or a more appropriate time scale. Explicitly state the assumptions that underlie your financial model.   Total Costs Year 1: $84, 800 Year 2-5: $33,900 Items Staffing  (Year 1: $63,200 ) ($13,200 per year following) V4M trainer, […]

Develop a detailed income statement for your venture for two years (at sixth month intervals). Explicit state the assumptions that underlie your financial model (at steady state) COGS: None Revenues:  Grants Foundations Non-Profits Overhead:  Transportation (to and from trainings (Car/Van/Bus))- Local Fuel Transportation (to and from trainings/base (plane))- Distance Lodge Food Money for Trainees Training […]

  Refine your Business Model Canvas:   End-to-end solution:   Once our project can reach more of a steady state, our end to end solution will focus on having the children who need services to have a pathway to access those.  Our screener will be used across Sierra Leone where parents will be able to […]

Business Model:  Value Proposition Offering an opportunity for a more fulfilling life, for the children and their caregivers For parents who have children that are displaying signs of autism, our autism screener is an assessment tool that allows children to be screened for autism, so that they will be provided with the opportunities to live […]

  List five compelling take-aways from the Art of the Start   Mission statements must be short and to the point. The mission statements, and/or mantras, should be direct and state what our product’s overall goal is.  10/20/30 rule will allow you to prove you are knowledgeable about your topic.  keep it simple: parents are […]

1. Summarize and report out on the results of the SKS exercise: Below is the chart illustrating the results of the SKS exercise, which we completed by having all members individually insert items in each category and then discussing which item we would like to emphasize and elaborate on. Approaching the exercise this way allowed […]

1. Our IRB Strategy  Our team has been working over the last several weeks to prepare to begin the writing of our IRB as it goes hand in hand with our research. Our team has delegated tasks into smaller teams and individuals while keeping some tasks as a group initiative. Below is our bulleted breakdown.  […]

List ten things that make you feel human.  Crying when I am either happy, sad, or hurt. Feeling loved by family members or a significant other.  Feeling angry or frustrated when I cannot control something.  Teaching and making a difference in my students’ lives.  Spending time with my family and friends. Feeling the rain on […]