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Mission
To create
a design revolution by enlisting the best designers in the world to
develop products and ideas that will benefit the 90% of the people
on earth who are poor, in order to help them earn their way out of
poverty. We do this in three ways: Inspiring, Educating and Connecting
| Inspiring |
Educating |
Connecting |
| We inspire the world to see poor people as customers and entrepreneurs,
designers to find more meaning in their lives by helping others,
educational institutions to broaden their approach to design precepts,
corporations to act on the enormous potential for growth in developing
markets, the media to help make heroes of the designers who work
to benefit others, and the companies with the foresight to lead the
way. |
We teach the principles of our proven program at the best schools
in the world, through courses such as "The Ruthless Pursuit of Affordability". We teach people everywhere the principles and benefits of designing for the other 90% through on-line and print-based educational materials. We teach poor farmers how new tools work, and how to use them to earn their way out of poverty. We give corporate partners access to our 27 years experience in creating successful, sustainable markets by helping impoverished people join the middle class. |
We connect designers to their new customers in the field, we connect
designers to each other through classes and an online platform,
we connect good ideas to funding in the form of grants and market
knowledge, and we connect corporations and manufacturers to opportunities
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Paul Polak's book,
"Out of Poverty" in
bookstores now.
buy your copy
Go to www.PaulPolak.com for more information about the book and Paul's Speaking Tour
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