This document discusses design thinking approaches to solve the e-waste problem at Agbogbloshie, Ghana. It outlines perspectives from different stakeholders affected by e-waste, including a fish seller whose goods are contaminated by toxic gases. Potential solutions are brainstormed, such as providing safer places to sell fish or stopping e-waste from reaching ports. These ideas are analyzed through the "Disney's three rooms" framework of dreamers, realists and critics. Ultimately, the document concludes that building a factory to burn e-waste without smoke would be the best solution to address the health and safety issues faced at Agbogbloshie.

1. Design thinking to solve the
E-waste problem at
Agbogbloshie
LECTURER: DELA KUMAHOR
GROUP MEMBERS.
•LILIAN AWUOR
•KONEY JAWAD MUBEEN N.L
•ARTHUR DANIELLE CARLA
•MARTEY LAARI
•DAOUDA ABDOUL-AZIZ
SOUMAHORO
Content of the slide
• P.O.V (Point Of View
statements)
• H.M.W (How Might We? )
• Disney’s three rooms

2. P.O.V (Point Of
View statements)
H.M.W (How Might
We? )
• A patriotic, old man residing in
Agbogbloshie needs to live in an
unpolluted environment because
the smoke from Agbogbloshie poses
a huge risk of health hazards to him.
• An energetic, oolldd wwoommaann nneeeeddss ttoo
sseellll ssaaffee ggooooddss bbeeccaauussee hheerr ggooooddss
hhaavvee bbeeeenn ccoonnttaammiinnaatteedd bbyy tthhee
ttooxxiicc ggaasseess aatt AAggbbooggbblloosshhiiee aanndd sshhee
ccaann’’tt mmaakkee eennoouugghh mmoonneeyy
bbeeccaauussee ccuussttoommeerrss rreeffuussee ttoo bbuuyy hheerr
ffiisshh..
• A homeless, orphan needs to find a
less harmful way of earning an
income, because working at
Agbogbloshie is not safe for him.
• How might we provide a safer place to sell fish?
• How might we stop E-waste from reaching the ports?
• How might we stop the boys from burning the e-waste?
• How might we prevent the availability of e-waste?
• How might we convince the workers to burn in an
incinerator and not in the market?
• How might we provide uncontaminated fish for the
woman to sell?
• How might we bring more customers to the fish
seller?
• How might we limit the effects of the burning of e-waste
to the woman?

3. Disney’s three rooms
DREAMERS REALISTS CRITICS
• Avoid the importation
of e-waste.
• The government
should prosecute
anyone burning
copper.
• Provide fishes that
cannot be
contaminated by the
fumes.
• Send all the waste to
another planet.
• The government
should impose an
embargo on e-waste
imports
• Anyone caught
burning e-waste
should be made to
pay a fine.
• Build a machine that
burns the e-waste
without producing
smoke.
• Educate the citizens
on the harmful effects
of the e-waste.
• People can still
smuggle in the e-waste.
• Not everybody can
be caught, it is
impossible.
• The machine can
break down at
anytime.
• Some people may just
turn a blind eye to the
education on e-waste.
Finally, we found different ways of solving the E-waste problem affecting the market woman selling fish at
Agblogbloshie. We analysed them using the Disney's three rooms process and improved on the idea of building
a machine. As it could break down at anytime, this made us realise it was not the best solution. We then came
up with the idea of a factory that burns the e-waste without producing harmful smoke. That would be our solution
to the e-waste problem.