field ready - haiti project talk at humanitarian innovation conference 2015

Transforming Supply Chainsthrough

Hybrid Innovation Spaces

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60% to 80% of aid income

procurement, international and local transport, warehousing, distribution, associated activities e.g. information

management

$10bn – $15bn per year

Tatham, P.H., and Pettit, S.J. (2010), “Transforming humanitarian logistics: the journey to supply network management”, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Vol. 40 No. 8/9, pp. 609-622.

Nimble Manufacturing

Hyper-local Manufacturing

Deployable Makerspaces

Key finding from Haiti:

We can make useful things in the field

Umbilical Cord Clamps

• Cost off the shelf in China $0.1• Cost off the shelf in Haiti $1

• Cost of printing & electricity for a clamp is $0.2• Cost of labour for printing is $0.4• Total cost is $0.6

40% cheaper without a supply chain when made in the field

(this cost will come down)

Innovation spaces in the fieldallow for close, rapid user

engagement

Innovation spaces in the fieldcan help to build responses

on local capacities

Learning / challenges

• 3d printers aren’t enough: need richer remote manufacturing setup– And robust power

• Need training – and a design mindset to find new solutions

• Plastic recycling is possible but not good enough yet

• Quality & testing is important

Humanitarian Makers

www.humanitarianmakers.net

Crisis mapping

3D Printing Trends May 2015

Humanitarian Hackathons!

Makerspaces saving lives!

FabLabs in the field!

Peer to peer connections between maker spaces around the world

Innovation spaces in the fieldenable open innovation

and mobilise innovators around the world

Innovation spaces in the fieldrequire the right model,

approachand discipline to be effective

Next steps

• More field trials & proof of concepts!• More manufacturing technologies

– Injection moulding– Metalwork– …

• Build community• Work up design catalogue• Power solutions

Deployable Makerspaces

Humanitarian Makers

Platform for field innovation

Forthcoming book:

Managing Humanitarian Innovation

Call for contributions coming soon!

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