UCT Upstarts: exploring Africa's potentiality…
Mugendi K. M’Rithaa University of Cape Town
23rd March 2015
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INFORMALITY
HACKABILITY
Adinkra Symbols
NURU™ LIGHT SYSTEM: PROTOTYPING
© B. Whitmill
NURU™ LIGHT SYSTEM: TESTING
© B. Whitmill
© B. Whitmill
© B. Whitmill
HYBRIDITY
mortar & pestle
grindstone
potjie/pot
kettles
SOLIDARITY
SUSTAINABILITY
© S. Katebalirwe© S. Katebalirwe
Marie-Sar™ bark cloth products
© S. Katebalirwe
OFFERING DIAGRAM
Sustainable Mobility Project (MULO)
MULO Chassis
RICKSHAW PULLER
POTENTIALITY
traditional highly localized society
De-localized global society
the ‘Leapfrog’ hypothesisthe shift towards an advanced multi-local society in the not-yet (fully) industrialized societies
advanced multi-local society
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(after E. Manzini)
thank you…