For years, American PR firm v-Fluence has worked with a network of players in the agrochemical industry to ensure that the use of harmful chemicals in various countries, including Kenya continues. Despite mounting evidence of the harm these chemicals cause, v-Fluence and its partners have downplayed their risks, and discredited environmentalists pushing for an end […]
Read moreWelcome to Tharaka Invention Academy 👋 You’re now using Problem Pals™: AI Tool Matchmaker, one of Tharaka Invention Academy’s Problem Pals™. The Academy describes Problem Pals as lightweight AI companions designed to help learners think, create, test concepts, and solve problems without replacing human mentors or the learner’s own thinking. _Problem_Pals_Index The Matchmaker has a […]
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Read moreLet me guide you on how Tharaka Invention Academy Helps Turn Problems Into Inventions. Hello, my name is Prof. Singer and I want to show you, very simply, how Tharaka Invention Academy is designed to work. This worked example follows a solar-cooking challenge through problem definition, prior knowledge, AI-assisted exploration, risk discovery, concept revision, and […]
Read moreAfrica either doesn’t understand this OR those with the power to lead change are prioritizing number 1. Given the lessons and consequences, who in the world is going to begin stepping into Africa and running the risk of building it next great competitor? China benefited partly from entering the industrialization […]
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Innovate Now AI problem-solving book A Practical Resource for Learning to Innovate and Solve Problems To All of my Supportive Subscribers, After a lifetime of teaching, engineering, innovation and invention, I have made my book Innovate Now: Mastering AI for Creative Problem Solving freely available because I want more people—especially young people—to develop the practical […]
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I’m pleased to share a free sample edition of my book, Innovate Now: Mastering AI for Creative Problem Solving. The book explores how human creativity, practical problem-solving, and artificial intelligence can work together to help Africa develop useful ideas and turn them into real-world solutions. You can read or download the free sample here: https://tharaka.inventionschool.tech/Innovate-Now.pdf […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS: “Empowering Innovation: Community Involvement and Intellectual Property” Community Involvement and Intellectual Property So, in the context of reshaping innovation education systems at Tharaka Invention Academy, we’ve been emphasizing the importance of involving the community. Imagine you’re working on a new water purification system and you want to involve the local community. […]
Read moreThe harvest reveals the hand that held the hoe. For generations, people have looked at Africa and asked the same question: “What does Africa have?” Gold. Diamonds. Copper. Cobalt. Oil. Fertile land. Vast forests. Enough sunlight to power entire nations. The world has been trained to look down whenever it thinks about Africa. Down into […]
Read more# What Can African Innovators Produce for World Markets? Africa can produce far more for world markets than raw materials. For many years, Africa has sold cocoa, coffee, oil, gold, copper, lithium and other natural resources. These products are valuable, but there is a problem. Too often, African countries sell the raw material while other […]
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