MOBILITY INDUSTRY PLAYERS ASKED TO USE DATA TO DELIVER SMART CITIES
Mobility experts and enthusiasts including policy makers, government, academia, innovators and development agencies join hands to make Nairobi a smart city! Uber, C4DLab and UNHABITAT put together mobility enthusiast in a day long summit that provided insights on an enabling environment to fuel the growth of smart cities with a focus on Nairobi. The Mobility Summit – Nairobi also saw …
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C4DLAB’S ‘MAKING INNOVATORS’ KIDS EDITION SEMINAR BREAKS THE INTERNET!
The ongoing ‘Making Innovators’ Kids edition seminar at C4DLab broke the internet after attracting massive attention from ‘netizens’ and innovation commentators. Kenyans on Twitter went ablaze to congratulate C4DLab and endorse the programme to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education Prof. George Magoha. Other parents are just ‘impatient’ and can’t wait for the next edition of the programme. Well, we are …
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FINAL DAY! TAKE A LOOK AT THE FINAL DAY OF THE ‘MAKING INNOVATORS KIDS EDITION’ SEMINAR
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George Masila
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April 19, 2019
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It’s been a nice journey making the next generation of innovators and we are all excited about the progress made so far. The young innovators are loving their stay at C4DLab and how they are mixing fun and learning in one space. Well let’s look at the various activities the kids went through today. Activity 1 : Working in groups to prototype. …
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HERE IS A LOOK AT DAY 2 OF THE APRIL 2019 ‘MAKING INNOVATORS’ KIDS EDITION SEMINAR
Welcome to our day 2 review of the ongoing ‘Making Innovators’ kids edition seminar at C4DLab. Yesterday the young innovators went through the empathizing phase of the design thinking process and today they will be navigating the definition and ideation phases. Take a look at how things were like today in the two main activities. Activity 1: Working in groups …
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HERE IS A LOOK AT DAY 1 OF THE APRIL 2019 ‘MAKING INNOVATORS’ KIDS EDITION SEMINAR.
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George Masila
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April 17, 2019
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Well well well! It’s day one of the April 2019 Making Innovators, kids edition seminar and so far things look extremely good. The young innovators now have a background on design thinking, they have learned to work in teams, how to solve a problem using the circular design approach and already know how to sympathize with the user. Nice progress …
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‘MAKING INNOVATORS’ KIDS EDITION OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED
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George Masila
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April 17, 2019
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Dr. Tonny Omwansa the director of C4DLab has today officially launched the ‘Making Innovators’ programme at C4DLab. The ‘April Design Thinking’ kids edition seminar which will run from 17th to 19th April 2019 is set to be the 1st of its kind. The 3 day design thinking seminar, is part of the Making Innovators programme which is aimed at creating …
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BIG BREAK: C4DLAB TO UNDERTAKE A DESIGN THINKING SEMINAR FOR CHILDREN
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George Masila
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April 15, 2019
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C4DLab is set to undertake a flagship design thinking seminar for children aged 6 to 10 years. The design thinking seminar is set to launch the young innovators into the basics of design thinking and its principles while solving a defined problem in the context of the ‘April 2019 Design Thinking Challenge’ The programme is dubbed ‘Making Innovators’ Kids Edition The …
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CISCO OPENS A MULTI-MILLION INCUBATION HUB AT C4DLAB, NAIROBI
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George Masila
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April 4, 2019
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Cisco has today launched a multi-million Incubation hub at C4DLab, the University of Nairobi‘s Innovation Lab. The incubation hub called #CiscoEdgeCenter is the first in East Africa and second in Africa after launching a similar one in South Africa. The high end tech center aims to impart business knowledge and speed up access to market for Small Medium and Micro Enterprises …
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TECH GIANT CISCO TO LAUNCH CISCO EDGE CENTER AT C4D LAB
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George Masila
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April 3, 2019
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Tech giant Cisco is set to launch the #CiscoEdgeCentre tomorrow at C4D Lab. The incubation center will enable small & medium businesses to accelerate their growth. Businesses to be housed in the center will get access to Cisco technology and an opportunity to collaborate with customers. The Cisco Edge Center plans to host different groups every year, with the length of incubation …
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NAIROBI INNOVATION WEEK ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS FOR STARTUPS PARTICIPATING IN NIW 2019
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March 21, 2019
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The Nairobi Innovation Week secretariat has announced an exclusive package of benefits for startups participating in this year’s Nairobi Innovation Week Startups’ programme. The Top 6 Most Promising Startups will receive the following package; Exclusively pitch to potential investors, partners and customers at the Nairobi Innovation Week PitchFest on 14th June, Become the face of Nairobi Innovation Week, FREE …
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