UCT Upstarts: exploring Africa's potentiality…

Mugendi K. M’Rithaa University of Cape Town

23rd March 2015

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INFORMALITY

HACKABILITY

Adinkra Symbols

NURU™ LIGHT SYSTEM: PROTOTYPING

© B. Whitmill

NURU™ LIGHT SYSTEM: TESTING

© B. Whitmill

© B. Whitmill

© B. Whitmill

HYBRIDITY

mortar & pestle

grindstone

potjie/pot

kettles

SOLIDARITY

SUSTAINABILITY

© S. Katebalirwe© S. Katebalirwe

Marie-Sar™ bark cloth products

© S. Katebalirwe

OFFERING DIAGRAM

Sustainable Mobility Project (MULO)

MULO Chassis

RICKSHAW PULLER

POTENTIALITY

traditional highly localized society

De-localized global society

the ‘Leapfrog’ hypothesisthe shift towards an advanced multi-local society in the not-yet (fully) industrialized societies

advanced multi-local society

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(after E. Manzini)

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