This class helps developing-world solutions reach people in need

July 3, 2018 Good afternoon, A fleet of motorcycles rigged up as ambulances to transport women in labor through rural Paraguay to hospitals does not exactly sound like the next hot startup to come out of Stanford University. But it is 1 of the 10 social-impact innovations devised in this year’s Design for Extreme Affordability course. The program has been running for around 15 years, and, while it’s evolved over time, its focus has always been the same: to encourage students to consider specific issues facing the developing world—from medical transport to infant mortality to sanitation—and design a solution for them. What makes the course successful is that it goes well beyond the idea-generation phase and actually encourages the students to bring their innovation to market. Each team partners with an organization on the ground in the country or region they’re aiming to help, and as they iterate on the product design, they also strategize around how to roll it out so it’s both affordable for the intended consumer and profitable for the business. The intersection of entrepreneurship and impact is a strong one, and [this course is a good model for how it can be done right](. —[Eillie Anzilotti]( [This class helps developing-world solutions reach people in need]( [This class helps developing-world solutions reach people in need]( The innovations emerging from Stanford University’s Design for Extreme Affordability course are both viable business models and sensitive to local needs. [This one strategic decision consigned Apple Maps to mediocrity]( [This one strategic decision consigned Apple Maps to mediocrity]( Apple relied heavily on third-party data sources for the first iteration of its mapping app. Bad move. [Here are 5 key details in California’s new privacy law]( [Here are 5 key details in California’s new privacy law]( The law–which applies to companies well beyond the tech sector–is groundbreaking but also laden with confusing language that frustrates both critics and backers. [How to recharge on vacation when you can’t stop stressing out]( [How to recharge on vacation when you can’t stop stressing out]( Sometimes life throws you unexpected obstacles right when you don’t want to deal with them. Here’s how to do it anyway. [How Trump is pocketing our money, visualized]( [How Trump is pocketing our money, visualized]( America’s top public servant is using his office to get rich. [USPS owes $3.5 million in royalties for using the wrong Statue of Liberty]( [USPS owes $3.5 million in royalties for using the wrong Statue of Liberty]( The Post Office used a picture of a replica of the Statue of Liberty instead of the actual one. Now it owes the artist royalties. [This hotel chain is using biometric data to find you the perfect vacation spot]( [This hotel chain is using biometric data to find you the perfect vacation spot]( A new program from AccorHotels will use your own biometrics to determine the destination of your dreams. [How Google cleared a path for companies to buy clean power]( [How Google cleared a path for companies to buy clean power]( When the tech giant first bought wind from a farm in Iowa in 2010, it pioneered a new way for big corporations to access green energy. Now dozens of other companies, from Nike to Walmart, are following their lead. [Architecture’s great injustice, according to Jeanne Gang]( [Architecture’s great injustice, according to Jeanne Gang]( Pay equity enables creativity to flourish. Architect Jeanne Gang closed the gender wage gap at her firm–and calls on other architecture firms to do the same. Share This Newsletter Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe [here!]( Like this email? Consider signing up for our other newsletters [here](. Too many emails? Update your subscription preferences [here](. No longer want to receive this newsletter? Unsubscribe [here](. Mansueto Ventures, 7 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007-2195