4. “LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO
TACKLE SOCIAL ISSUES”
GIVING AGENCY TO MORE PEOPLE
REDISTRIBUTING POWER
ENABLING PEOPLE TO CONNECT
DEMOCRATISING DATA
WHAT IS TECH FOR GOOD?
9. FOR THE 99%, NOT THE 1%
DESIGNED TO ADDRESS A NEED?
DOES IT GIVE POWER & AGENCY?
ARE CREATORS AWARE OF UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES?
WHAT IS THE USER’S PERSPECTIVE?
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
10. EXPANDING SUPERMARKET OF APIS
GROWING DEPENDENCE ON SAAS
DECLINING COST OF TECH
INCREASED GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY
GROWING ACCEPTANCE OF FAILURE
CONDITIONS ARE RIPE
11. A PLATFORM THAT POWERS GENEROSITY
WE BUILT APIS TO EMPOWER OTHERS
WE FOCUS ON LARGE SCALE, LET OTHERS
FOCUS ON SMALLER SCALE
12. • BE AGILE
MOVE FAST
• SHARE THE PROBLEM NOT THE SOLUTION
• DECENTRALISE POWER TO THE PEOPLE
• TEST & LEARN
• QUESTION THE NORM
MOVE FAST
HOW CAN WE HARNESS TECH FOR GOOD?
19. 1. Lack of freedom
2. Not having the
ability to act fast -
3. Chains of command
4. worried to look silly
5. branding
6. Lack of a ball
breaker
WHAT KILLS INNOVATION
1. Give freedom
2. Put enfaces on speed
3. Empower people
4. Create a fear free
environment
5. Experiment with a
Sub Branding
6. Get a ball breaker
40. TECH FOR GOOD PODCASTS
NESTA INNOVATION FUND
APPSFORGOOD PROGRAME
TECH FOR GOOD GLOBAL
LONDON TECH FOR GOOD MEETUP
NON PROFIT TECH FOR GOOD
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