Isabel Pulido’s Cool Innovation One afternoon in rural Colombia, Isabel Pulido watched a mother throw away half-eaten beans and rice. The family had no refrigerator—not because they couldn’t afford one, but because they had no reliable electricity. “I realized then that the biggest problem wasn’t just access to power,” Pulido recalls. “It was about food… Continue reading Colder Ice:
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Design Thinking: A Guide to Innovation
Many people say that kids are the future, but we are here now, and we can make a difference —Gitanjali Rao, at age 11, in 2017 I’m excited to share a preview of my new book, Design Thinking: A Guide to Innovation. The following excerpt showcases how young innovators applied design thinking to solve real-world… Continue reading Design Thinking: A Guide to Innovation
Heman Bekele and his Skin Cancer Fighting Soap
“The average price of skin cancer treatment in the U.S. is almost $40,000, but my bar of soap only costs $8.50 to create, and it can replicate the same effects as something that people pay thousands and thousands of dollars for.” Heman Bekele, a 14-year-old ninth grader from W.T. Woodson High School in Annandale, Virginia,… Continue reading Heman Bekele and his Skin Cancer Fighting Soap