Its surprising to know that only two-thirds of the world has access to the latest technology. I watched “Technology Crafts for the Digitally Underserved” by Vinay Venkatraman. The video was inspired by a customer who had his iPhone repaired at a variety shop in India. The repair inspired the customer to develop electronic devices for those in remote places, where the latest technologies were not available. He walked around the village and gathered materials: a flashlight, mini speakers and a vintage cell phone. Using those materials he was able to create a digital projector. In addition he developed a medical device by using an alarm clock as its base.
The speaker used a PowerPoint presentation and working product to deliver the message. I believe the visuals were key to adding detail to the presentation. Without the visuals I believe that the concept would have been too complicated to quickly conceptualize. There were no questions asked nor was there humor used. The pacing was relaxed. The speaker explained how the concept originated, how it was executed and what he hoped to accomplish in a chronological fashion. I definitely was inspired to see that gadgets that are not very expensive could save lives and promote technological growth.
