Mark Richards is a serial entrepreneur who loves helping other turn their ideas into real products or services. One thing is particularly fascinated by is the development of these ideas. Where do they come from? How can we continue coming up with good ideas?

1. The Power of Fresh Eyes
By Mark Richards, Entrepreneur and Product
Developer

2. The Power of Crises
When a crisis occurs, communities are forced to re-evaluate
their process, their organization, their current
products. Clearly, something is so wrong because of
the crisis, that everything needs to be re-considered.
How can we prevent another crisis? How can we
improve ourselves?

3. Earthquake
in Haiti,
2010
This was a crisis
that caused
Francisco Aguilar to
think creatively

4. Francisco Aguilar
MIT graduate student at the time
Removed from the situation in, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Was horrified by the news coverage of the post-earthquake
damage

5. What happened?
Rescue teams arrived, but
they arrived 48 hours after
the earthquake
They had high-tech tools,
but they were hard to use
“Despite their valiant efforts,
they pulled out a few
hundred people, but most of
damage was already done,”
said Aguilar

6. Bounce Imaging Explorer
This is a black
probe, the size of
a baseball, fixed
with an array of
sensors and
cameras, able to
tolerate dangerous
environments…
invented by
Francisco.

7. How Does It Work?
The ball takes panoramic images, senses heat, smoke,
and has vibration antennae and then broadcasts these
findings back to a mobile device.
Can easily look inside a space to determine if there’s a
victim inside of if it’s safe
Good for earthquake situation or even for fire fighters or
police officers
Is the situation safe? Is there a need to get inside?
Now we can know.

8. Innovation
Some of the best ideas
come from those who
are removed from the
situation, with fresh eyes

9. By Mark Richards
Product Developer
Serial Entrepreneur
Has started over 12 companies
Loves helping others turn their ideas into reality
Learn more: http://MarkRichardsCharleston.org