This post first appeared on the CARE International ‘Insights’ website and is republished here with permission. Welcome to CARE International’s first ever Entrepreneur in Residence, Ken Banks. Ken will be spending time with us over the next year to help make sense of the increasingly complex world of social innovation and technology-for-development. So, what exactly … Continue reading Joining CARE as their Entrepreneur in Residence
Category: Interviews
Interviews with Ken Banks, founder of kiwanja.net and FrontlineSMS, on mobile technology, social innovation and mindful social change.
Reluctant innovators are go!
It’s been a busy few months as our new book – “The Rise of the Reluctant Innovator” – has been taking shape. We’ve been finalising chapter contributions, working on the introduction, sorting out cover and chapter designs, doing last minute copy-editing, building a new website, keeping Kickstarter supporters up-to-date, and pulling in book endorsements. We … Continue reading Reluctant innovators are go!
Spirituality, being human, and how to change the world.
“Despite all of the ghastliness in the world, human beings are made for goodness. The ones that are held in high regard are not militarily powerful, nor even economically prosperous. They have a commitment to try and make the world a better place” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu I’ve been home for about three weeks since … Continue reading Spirituality, being human, and how to change the world.
“Work. Life. Balance”. An interview with Voice America
Over the past few years I’ve given a fair few interviews, and have been grateful for the continued interest and enthusiasm from others for our work. Most interviews have focused on combinations of my time working in Africa, my technology interests, or the evolution and development of FrontlineSMS. Until now, none had asked me to … Continue reading “Work. Life. Balance”. An interview with Voice America
Start with the problem, not the technology
An interview given during the Networked Society Forum gathering in Hong Kong late last year has just been published online and in the print edition of the Ericsson Business Review. The interview focuses on how we often define innovation too narrowly, and why “development issues such as education require us to start with the problem, … Continue reading Start with the problem, not the technology
National Geographic: Interview
The following interview – “Solving eco challenges with grassroots messaging” – was given to the National Geographic website last autumn. It’s republished here after it turned out to be one of the most comprehensive to date – covering everything from the role of anthropology in mobiles-for-development, the environmental impact of mobile phones and the thinking behind … Continue reading National Geographic: Interview
Coffee, Clark, Careers
All great journalists immediately put you at ease. Clark Boyd, someone I’ve been extremely fortunate to have spoken to on a number of occasions, is one of them. Interviews feel more like chats over cups of coffee in the dentists waiting room than recorded interviews set to go out over the airways in the US … Continue reading Coffee, Clark, Careers
Interview at Africa Gathering
Filmed at the Africa Gathering event in London last Saturday, this short interview with Jonathan Marks covers the history, thinking and use of FrontlineSMS, and contains some priceless footage of over 100 Africa Gathering attendees doing an impression of the FrontlineSMS logo. (Tip: Turn HD off if the video is slow to play). Thanks to … Continue reading Interview at Africa Gathering