Capability-first invention learning Hello, my name is Miriam Muthoni, and I work with Tharaka Invention Academy here in Kenya. Many young people today finish school, or never reach university, or are working, or are sitting at home, and they all ask the same question: “What do I do with my life now?” They are intelligent. […]
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“How could a student with no lab, no capital, and basic AI tools prototype a solution to water access?” Problem Pals™: Apprentice Brainstorming Coach A disciplined brainstorming coach for apprentice inventors—expanding ideas, testing reality, and turning raw thoughts into practical invention pathways. Go to https://chatgpt.com/g/g-69647cfec8fc81919c9562def147c925-problem-palstm-apprentice-brainstorming-coach
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS: Before You Build the Future, Decide Who You Are | Rooted Innovation & Identity First Identity before innovation Before You Build the Future, Decide Who You Are! Tharaka Invention Academy is a distributed apprenticeship commons that equips self-directed learners to become accountable innovators, inventors, and problem-solvers rooted in real communities rather […]
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Listen to the audio podcast about Socratic Inventor Coach. You can explore the Socratic Inventor Coach directly here at Tharaka Invention Academy’s Problem Pal. At Tharaka Invention Academy, a new Problem Pal has quietly taken its place at a critical moment in the learning journey, right where enthusiasm must mature into discipline. The Tharaka Invention […]
Read moreAI-powered problem-solving tools for inventors Problem Pals™ Index, a comprehensive collection of AI-powered micro-apps created by the Tharaka Invention Academy to support the creative process. These digital companions are organized into five distinct phases, ranging from initial problem framing and ideation to advanced analysis and design iteration. Each tool is designed to extend human intelligence […]
Read moreOnshape 3D CAD for mobile product design What if you could design professional-quality product prototypes from a smartphone or tablet, without expensive software, powerful computers, or even reliable electricity? Welcome to Onshape 3D CAD, a revolutionary cloud-based CAD platform that’s democratizing professional product design for inventors and innovators around the world. Onshape 3D CAD is […]
Read more[Verse] Drums beat loud where the sun won’t sleep Fields whisper secrets the winds can’t keep Hands in the soil where the roots run deep [Prechorus] Oh the sky bends low to hear our call We rise we rise we won’t let fall [Chorus] Africa will sing sing sing Raise its voice let the echoes […]
Read morePROF. SINGER: When learners and institutions encounter Tharaka Invention Academy for the first time, something immediately feels different. They notice that our learning system does not begin with the traditional lecture model. Instead, they see stories… Spark Stories… case studies… Problem Pals… AI-guided practice… and a digital textbook that isn’t merely read but experienced. Some […]
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A new Spark Story is ready for you. It’s a true story from Malawi about an abandoned phone tower that villagers quietly turned into a community internet hub using salvage and imagination. No speeches, no foreign aid — just local genius at work. It’s short, visual, and meant to leave you thinking about what hidden […]
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