How I met TEDx in Paris

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I attended my first TEDx event last Thursday in Paris. After discovering TED about a year ago, I was impatient of seeing one in real and I was not disappointed. TED has something magical Attending a TEDx conference is like being at a play: the … Continue reading

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Ekgaon, bridging I.T. and Indian farmers through the cloud

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Ekgaon means ‘One village’ in Hindi. Since Ekgaon’s playground is India, you will soon understand this is not any kind of village. The first time I heard about Ekgaon was through Ashoka. I contacted its (Ashoka fellow) founder, Vijay Aditya, … Continue reading

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Santa Marta’s favela on a Monday morning

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Before going to the Thematic World Forum in Porto Alegre for one of my work’s mission, my colleague and myself stopped in Rio de Janeiro. We took advantage of these two days to discover the city and investigate for other … Continue reading

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Message in a bottle for 2012

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Some of you have just cried “Happy New Year” while others (like me) are still getting ready for their last evening of the year. Some of our ancestors predicted 2012 would be the end of the world while others (like me) believe in a better … Continue reading

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Thank you India

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To those who know Alanis Morissette, it might occur to you that this title is a reference to one of her songs. I listened to it in my younger days and had almost forgotten about it. But somehow, this “Thank … Continue reading

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Innovation lab for the urban poor: from the field to the mindset

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Somewhere in Ashram Road, Ahmedabad, on the first floor of a residential-like building, you will find a door on your right that has an A4 paper poster saying ‘Innovation Center for Poor’. Once you cross the doorstep, you will enter … Continue reading

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Step 3: To be (financially literate) or not to be… that is the question

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Last step in designing a financial literacy training for Selco customers is actually designing it but not only… You won’t find the detail of the training program here (although I can send it by mail if you ask for it nicely or … Continue reading

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