More people in HIV Treatment equals more lives saved. One of my first jobs was in HIV/AIDS surveillance during the height of the AIDS epidemic. I worked in a secured room in the DC Department of Health and Human Services at the ripe age of 17. I mostly maintained the database, but I would also get to tag
Saving Mothers and Babies, One Voucher at a Time We worked with the Population Council over several years to help improve the operation of voucher programs using human-centered design. We worked in five countries - Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. We also designed and conducted a unique five-day design workshop in Nairobi, Kenya that brought together all the
A child dies every 39 seconds from pneumonia. Childhood pneumonia is leading killer of children globally. Diagnosis before pneumonia becomes acute is critical to saving the lives of so many children around the globe. Masimo is a leader in the pulse oximeter space leveraging the innovative SET signal processing technologies. Masimo in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda
Growing Up Liberian: Visualizing Big Data In the United States, we take the Census for granted. Every 10 years a gargantuan effort is undertaken to count every person in the country. This data powers policy, politics, and business. We worked with the Population Council on a data powered digital product to make it easy for Liberian
Get Inspired! EdTech for After School Enrichment I've had the opportunity to collaborate with Greg Livingston since his days at Connected Camps. Greg connected over our shared vision to make after school or supplementary education accessible to all. Greg and I couldn't have two more different backgrounds. He grew up in the Yukon.
Shoot The Moon Have you ever heard of a space elevator? Probably not. But, space elevators have captivated many a space nerd and a few science fiction writers. If you've seen the new series on Apple TV Plus, Foundation, then you've seen the space elevator (called Star Bridge in
Social Enterprise Stories in Urban Kenya It is hard to believe we created this book over a decade ago. Social Enterprise Stories grew out of our desire to tell the story of economic development in different ways. The world is full of dense reports that few people, if any, read in any detail. Why not try
No locks. No keys. Just fun. Apparently the world can be divided up into those that know what an Escape Room is and those that don't. I was firmly in the latter camp until some time in 2017. Alexis eventually worked with me at Gobee Group. But, we actually first met at CES in
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