MEMBERS & VISITORS INVENTION SCHOOL: End Game INVENTION SCHOOL: End Game Economies grow not only by adding more capital and labor. A vital ingredient Invention School will contribute to African development is skill in creating and commercializing innovation, which makes investment and workers more productive. Productivity, which is defined as the value of goods […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS INNOVATION KNOWS NO BOUNDS Creativity can apply to solving social problems, making potable water, developing sustainable energy systems, healing sickness, developing affordable housing, or creating a recipe for a dazzling new soft drink… Coca Cola has become a global soft drink behemoth after introducing its highly sought after beverages. One of […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS YOUNG APPRENTICE INVENTORS WILL TACKLE THESE PROBLEMS When young minds are given a heads up about some of the challenges that interest them besetting their homeland , their solutions may be percolating for 10 years or more, but you can believe that they will come up with solutions. Aside from writing […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS AFRICA’S BUSINESS INNOVATORS AFRICA’S BUSINESS INNOVATORS Africa’s tech startups raised a record $5 billion in 2021 as investors piled into firms trying to fix the continent’s thorniest problems. But money isn’t flowing evenly. Prof. Oku Singer, Mechanical/Solar Engineer
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MEMBERS & VISITORS How Can We Help? How Can We Help? Invention School, located in Eastern Kenya, is dedicated to nurturing the tech leaders of tomorrow. How will it do that? Well, enjoy this video and you can begin to learn how Invention School will develop the future generations of Africans who will be […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS OUT WITH THE OLD Prof. Singer and Deputy Director Miriam Muthoni are establishing a local Invention School in Kenya and will enroll selectively and evenly chosen local boys and girls to attend as apprentice inventors. The learning regimen is described in the table below and is structured to develop five […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS WE ALONE CAN WRITE OUR STORIES Nnamdi explores how African Innovation truly has the potential to change the African narrative, as well as global and pan-African trends shaping the landscape in Africa. He is also the founder of the Disrupting Africa Encyclopedia, an online platform dedicated to identifying the 30 million Africans […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS CASE STUDY: Rote Learning vs. Innovation Education in Great Britain’s former colonies still emphasizes rote learning over innovation and critical thinking. Learning emphasis is upon working to pass exams. What happens to creativity and innovation necessary for nation and wealth building? When the goal is to acquire safe and secure jobs at […]
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