ideas about development
Tim Harford’s new book Adapt is essential reading for anyone interested in how to improve development aid. In this TEDTalk, Tim worries about the prevalence of the ‘God complex’ among politicians, doctors and economists in a world where problems and their solutions are multifaceted and complex. Tim is a big fan of adaptation through variation and selection, trial and error, to find solutions to complex problems. His thesis is that in order to get closer [...] Read more »
TEDGlobal 2010 takes place in the UK this week and ‘will explore the undercurrent of good news just below the surface of today’s troubling headlines — new ideas, new science, new technology, new social and political thinking, new art and a new understanding of who we are.’ All of the speakers will be excellent and here are three to look out for: Tim Jackson, an economist, studies the links between lifestyle, societal values and the environment [...] Read more »
The talks and the innovation lounge at TEDIndia were excellent. Here are some ideas from TEDIndia worth sharing on service delivery. A big theme of the conference was on ‘more for less for more’ and social entrepreneurship. Aravind eye hospital has driven down the cost of eye surgeries by stripping back the process to the core essentials and making more efficient use of doctors – not only are their costs a faction of the NHS, they have fewer [...] Read more »
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