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This month we were delighted to be joined by Niti Bhan, who is a part-time doctoral researcher focusing on trans-disciplinary innovation at Aalto University in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Niti came to research after almost 30 years of situated practice. Niti specializes in human-centered design/innovation planning. This field asks question like, how can we understand people in their own lives, the way they live and operate as a starting point for design and innovation. In practice this means understanding the lived experience of people in place as a means to create a landscape of the operating environment within a product, service, or business model is introduced. This approach highlights that we cannot make the same kind of assumptions about people in different situated contexts. It is never just a product being introduced, but also how can it be paid for, how it would be distributed in place, and many other things that need to be taken into consideration before even starting to bring something to a particular market. AND this was just the beginning of our wide ranging and mind-expanding conversation! Check out Niti's Aalto Profile here Niti Bhan — Aalto University's research portal If you are interested to learn more about Jan Chipchase's work, check out his Ted Talk https://youtu.be/Qn2NR901NMY?si=E7TlvyvViiFo60gw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exalt-initiative/message
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Niti Bhan studies business strategy for Africa's informal markets: the small shops and stands, skilled craftspeople and laborers who are the invisible engine that keeps the continent's economy running. It's tempting to think of these workers as tax-dodgers, even criminals -- but Bhan makes the case that this booming segment of the economy is legitimate and worthy of investment. If we do, she says, we might create thousands more jobs. "These are the fertile seeds of businesses and enterprises," Bhan says. "Can we start by recognizing these skills and occupations?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niti Bhan étudie les stratégies commerciales pour les marchés informels en Afrique : ces petits magasins et kiosques, ces artisans qualifiés et ces ouvriers qui sont le moteur invisible faisant tourner l'économie du continent. Il est facile d'imaginer ces travailleurs comme des fraudeurs, voire des criminels, mais elle défend leur légitimité et l'investissement dans ce secteur de l'économie en plein essor. Selon elle, en investissant, nous pourrions créer des milliers d'emplois. « Ce sont les jeunes pousses fertiles des entreprises, dit Bhan. Pourquoi ne pas commencer par reconnaître ces compétences et ces métiers ? »
Niti Bhan estuda estratégias de negócios para os mercados informais da África: as pequenas lojas, barracas, artesões habilidosos e trabalhadores que são o motor invisível que mantém a economia do continente girando. É tentador achar que esses trabalhadores são desviadores de impostos e até criminosos, mas ela nos afirma que esse segmento efervescente da economia é legítimo e vale a pena investir nele. Se fizermos isso, ela afirma, talvez possamos gerar mais milhares empregos. "Essas são as sementes férteis de negócios e empresas", Bhan diz. "Está na hora de legitimarmos suas habilidades e ocupações".
Niti Bhan estudia la estrategia de negocios para los mercados informales de África: las pequeñas tiendas y puestos, artesanos especializados y trabajadores que son el motor invisible que mantiene la economía del continente en funcionamiento. Es tentador pensar en estos trabajadores como evasores de impuestos, incluso criminales, pero defiende que este segmento de la economía en auge es legítimo y vale la pena invertir en él. Si lo hacemos, dice, podríamos crear miles de empleos más. "Estas son las semillas fértiles de los negocios y las empresas", dice Bhan. "¿Podemos comenzar reconociendo estas habilidades y ocupaciones?"
Niti Bhan studies business strategy for Africa's informal markets: the small shops and stands, skilled craftspeople and laborers who are the invisible engine that keeps the continent's economy running. It's tempting to think of these workers as tax-dodgers, even criminals -- but Bhan makes the case that this booming segment of the economy is legitimate and worthy of investment. "These are the fertile seeds of businesses and enterprises," Bhan says. "Can we start by recognizing these skills and occupations?"