Inclusive Innovation for harnessing developmental potential at grassroots
Abstract The emerging consensus in the discourse on development is that poor people are not just sink of aid and assistance but can also be a powerful source of ideas and innovation. Almost a quarter century of journey of Honey Bee Network has demonstrated unambiguously, that the innovator at grassroots can indeed become an instrument of decentralized, diversified and…
Frugal, flexible and friendly innovations for extreme affordability: Engagement with Honey Bee Network
Anil K Gupta About 25 years ago, I was in a workshop with carpenters and blacksmiths in rural Karnataka, south India to discuss the way in which local innovators solve their problems. The wood used in the plough shear has to be very strong, dense and durable because of the obvious friction it has to bear…
Framework for understanding the peoples’ knowledge systems and innovations around tree and forest management Anil K. Gupta, Prakash M. Shingi and Astad Pastakia
Context Their realization that poor people are not so poor that they cannot even think, and solve their problems led to a search for alternative framework for understanding peoples’ own initiatives about a decade ago. The search was also triggered to some extent because of the dissatisfaction with the way peoples’ knowledge was accessed and…