1. Thinkcycle
Nitin Sawhney, Yael Maguire, Saul Griffith, Ben Vigoda, Tim Prestero, Leo Burd, Neil Cantor

2. Thinkcycle Engineering design classes How can we make a difference?
Students - amazing resource
How can we make a difference?
Open large scale problems solved by computers NOT people
Web site, classes
Open source hardware

3. Projects Cholera Treatment devices Low cost eyeglasses Bettery
three patents pending (TLO), product 8-12 months
Low cost eyeglasses
1st place Social Enterprise Track, HBS Business Plan Contest, 2001
Bettery
2-5 watt bull roarer
Passive Incubator
MIT Lemelson International Technology Award, 2002 ($5000 prize)
Clean Water: Innovative Ceramic and Bio-sand Filters
MIT IDEAS Award, 2002 ($5000 prize)

4. ThinkCycle.org: Open Collaborative Design
Challenges Posed by
Nonprofits & Communities
Students
design prototypes
Peer-review by
domain experts
Field Testing
and Redesign
Goal: Supporting Design Innovations in Critical Problem Domains

5. Tools for Distributed Design
ThinkCycle.org
Open Design Repository
Fab Computer Clubhouse
Fab Universities
Fab Rural Innovators