Dec 9, 2017Proof of lightsIntroducing blockchain to Nigeria won’t require literally all of their electricity. — This post isn’t a revelation in any sense but I’m writing it anyway as a useful pointer for a somewhat frequent misconception and criticism regarding the resources required to deploy and run a blockchain. …Blockchain5 min readBlockchain5 min read
Jun 28, 2017Rules for your presentation slidesPresentation software should not allow font sizes smaller than 12 point. But really 20 point. Also, no bulleted lists. No clip art. No Times, no Times New Roman, no Georgia, no serif fonts at all. But serif fonts are easier for people to read, you heard from someone once. Why…Design2 min readDesign2 min read
Sep 9, 2016In defense of ditching the headphone jackBut really in defense of innovation — Apple is ditching the headphone jack. You knew that. It’s another event in Apple’s legacy of shaking up technology-related industries by dropping peripherals from its devices possibly or at least seemingly ahead of their time. Removing the floppy drives was their first in recent(ish) memory, the 1998 G3s released with…Apple4 min readApple4 min read
Jun 24, 2016Launching maker.jsonAnother step in building community and busting silos in the Maker movement. — tl;dr: Check out the repo. Earlier this year (prior to my departure and sadly before closing shop) the World Bank Innovation Labs to start contributing to the global Maker movement. Our other colleagues in the Bank had started down this path already: sponsoring prizes during the 2014 Fab10 conference and…Makers4 min readMakers4 min read
Jun 25, 2012WaterTrackerStructured data, integrated response — *The following is reposted from the Ushahidi blog, with minor edits.* The photograph above was taken earlier this year at a training session in Khost, Afghanistan, introducing community leaders and elders to how they can interact with and benefit from a new Ushahidi instance developed to track the status of…Water4 min readWater4 min read
