International Development Design Summit 2009

The lush environs of KNUST, Kumasi have replaced the concrete jungle of MIT, Boston and IDDS has arrived in Ghana! Tracking the event from its initial planning stages,through village visits, prototyping and eventual conclusion this blog will provide insights into a conference that challenges convention by creating physical solutions. A team of 90 participants and organizers from around the world will work together to attempt to create, within weeks, technologies that could change lives.

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Day 21 - The calm before the storm

Every team was working almost all day today, with the exception of the Low Cost Incubator team, who worked part way through the night also! The real frantic work sessions will properly start tomorrow morning however, and will run uninterrupted through Wednesday afternoon. All the teams are excited about being on the final stretch and hope that they can come up with something truly innovative by Wednesday at 4pm. I guess sleep will have to take a back seat from here on in...