1. (Main Title)
BRAC Social Innovation Lab’s
Frugal Use of Technology
Amanda Misiti

2. Outline
•About BRAC
•Social Innovation Lab’s work and
approach
•Frugal technologies
•Lessons learned

3. BRAC in 1972

4. What is BRAC?

5. Scaling the practice of innovation
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Senior management
Size
Senior management
Field
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6. What does the Social Innovation Lab do?
Catalyze
catalyst, idea harvester, connector and leader
Engage
Connect
Lead

7. Mapping South Asian Innovators

8. Low tech

9. High tech

10. Results

11. Maps at BRAC

12. Field mapping pilot

13. Korail

14. Google map of Korail

15. Analysis

16. Lessons learned
•Showing is more powerful than telling
•People are your most complicated
variable
•Don’t expect technology to solve your
biggest problems
•Technology should enhance your low
tech assets

17. Summary
•BRAC
•Social Innovation Lab
•How we have used frugal
technology
•Lessons learned

18. Blog.brac.net
•Social Innovation Lab: http://www.brac.net/content/socialinnovation-lab#.Uke23NKw3DU
•Mapping Korail blog: http://blog.brac.net/2013/09/frugal-mapmaking-experiences-from-korail/
•Innovation ecosystem in South Asia map:
http://blog.brac.net/2013/07/innovation-ecosystem-in-south-asia-anew-interactive-map/
•Crowdmapping the world we want:
http://blog.brac.net/2013/02/crowdmapping-the-world-we-want/

19. Thank you!
•Rockefeller Foundation
•Hope Institute
•BRAC colleagues