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A Modern-Day Salon
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Jun 5, 2014. Last night I attended a salon. Yup, I mean the kind of salon that was invented in 16th century Italy. Except this 'salon' was held by the Boston acumen team at a bar in Cambridge, Massachusetts to chat about measuring social impact. To spark the conversation, we took a look at this blog post. By Sasha Dichter, Acumen's Chief Innovation Officer. The conversation led to dialogue much broader than the field of impact investing. Here are some of my reflections post-discussion:.
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About me
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I'm in the process of building TulaLens, a platform that enables the financially poor in developing countries to participate in the design of products and services. You can learn more about TulaLens at www.tulalens.org and @tulalens. I also work with Futures Group and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). I'd love to connect with you via LinkedIn. Powered by the Affirm.
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Making Better Decisions
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Feb 9, 2014. Most technologies in our current society advocate that we have access to information in increasing amount and complexity. The Power of Heuristics. A new paper released by ideas42 shows us that simple rules of thumb, heuristics, are what actually help us to make better decisions. Ideas42. Is an organization that focuses on solving intricate social problems through the use of behavioral economics. There are three reasons that ideas42 suggests heuristics for improved decision-making:. TulaLens ...
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Show Me the Evidence!
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Apr 26, 2014. Show Me the Evidence! Human-centered design, co-creation, and community participation are some of the sexiest terms used in the social sector today. The increase in usage of these terms signifies the social sector's discontent with designing products and services for. To find solutions to improve the nutrition of clients in the maternal health program. I've also come across empirical evidence. The Australian Journal of Primary Health. Looked at 37 studies focusing on rural health in develop...
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Why 3-D Printing Can Transform International Development
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Jul 31, 2014. Why 3-D Printing Can Transform International Development. 2) Most 3-D templates are open source. ‘South to South’ collaboration, a system by which low-income countries can learn from each other, is ingrained into the process of 3-D printing. Businesses can quickly learn from the mistakes of others and share templates. Open source templates also allow for rapid iteration. 3-D printing is certainly not a magic bullet to poverty alleviation. However, use of DIY technologies such as 3-D pri...
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Priya's blog
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Aug 14, 2013. Recently, someone asked me how I would measure innovations in technology that improve the lives of the poor in developing countries. After a lot of um-ing and ah-ing, I still wasn't able to give an articulate answer. The question forced me to think deeply though, and hopefully this post . Read more →. Aug 9, 2013. Choosing a Learning Management System (LMS). To choose from, how can you go about doing this? When I first began to develop a course . Read more →. Jul 18, 2013. Read more →.
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TulaLens: the Constant Editor
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Mar 15, 2014. TulaLens: the Constant Editor. We are dedicated to reshaping our approach until our end users, the communities in developing countries that we are partnering with, use and believe in the product we develop. During this time, we've had several light bulb moments that have allowed us to start the editing process. We'd like to share these with you. 1) What types of products do we want to rate? 2) How do we identify and categorize the products by the organizations that developed them? 70% of th...
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A Marketplace for the Poor
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Jan 4, 2014. A Marketplace for the Poor. Epinions, established in 1999, was one of the first websites that allowed customers to review products and services. Since then, several other sites have been established including CNet, Amazon and Yelp! According to a survey. A platform such as this would serve two purposes:. Low-income users would be able to give and access reviews to improve their ability to decide what products and services they utilize. Companies, social enterprises, NGOs and governments woul...
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Vik's Blog - Writings on machine learning, data science, and other cool stuff
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I’m a data scientist and developer living in Somerville, MA. I’m working on DataQuest. If you’re around Boston and want to get a beer, let me know! You can find me on LinkedIn. Or email me at vik dot paruchuri at gmail dot com. In the past year or so, I’ve worked on:. A platform to help people learn data science online (think Codecademy for data science) called DataQuest. This is what I’m currently spending my time on). An iOS app to help calculate your risk of heart disease called Heartgram.
