[kictanet] A Crisis can create innovation. Don't waste it.

[Esau Kigen]

Mr. Kukubo,

Well, then this saying is well re-affirmed: Necessity is the mother of all
Inventions (and of course Innovations)!

Kind Regards,

Esau Kigen
Skype: esau.kigen

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Paul Kukubo <pkukubo at ict.go.ke> wrote:

> Great example simple ideas. Applicable here.
>
> From Huffingtonpost.com
>
> New York: In the wake of the confiscation of gasoline generators by the
> NYPD, the people of Occupy Wall Street have turned to a new source of power.
> Within 48 hours of losing their electricity, members of the Sustainability
> Working Group drove to Occupy Boston to collaborate on the design of
> bicycle-powered generators.
> The bikes charge batteries that can run for 100 hours, powering the
> lighting, cell phones, and laptops of protestors.
>
> But there is a downside to charging each battery. "It can take up to two
> hours of uninterrupted pedaling to reach 12.5 volts," said Ben Tevelow, an
> electrician from Brooklyn. He decided to join the project and put his
> skills to use when he heard about it in General Assembly.
> Isabelle Garbani, an artist who came to donate socks and other comfort
> items for the protest, pedaled tirelessly for 20 minutes before she was
> relieved by another participant.
>
> The Sustainability Working Group, which includes members from MIT Media
> Lab, Pedal Power, and Time's Up!, has already received donations of
> bicycles and other basic parts. They are currently seeking funding from the
> Finance Working Group and the general public in order to buy expensive
> electrical equipment that will allow them to build more generators. These
> will be placed around Liberty Square for the groups that need them the
> most: three bikes will go to the Media tent, to power all the communication
> around the protest, and others will go to Legal, Press, Finance, and the
> Library.
>
> Across the park, a projection screen rises above the Library, depicting
> scenes from classic horror films. The protestors, who have been occupying
> the park for over a month, are preparing for a Halloween movie night. The
> projectionist fusses with her equipment, blissfully unaware of the team
> toiling to power the camp just steps away. "We need this too," she says.
>
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