Comments on: Daily Brief: The Bambulance (w/ Response) http://www.marcopuccia.com/2009/08/daily-brief-the-bambulance/ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:36:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Daily Brief: African Entrepreneurs, Zambikes, and GAO on AGOA - Marco Puccia : Business and Development http://www.marcopuccia.com/2009/08/daily-brief-the-bambulance/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Daily Brief: African Entrepreneurs, Zambikes, and GAO on AGOA - Marco Puccia : Business and Development Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:51:28 +0000 http://www.marcopuccia.com/?p=576#comment-67 [...] For All Occasions (via Beyond Profit) – I posted an article a while back on the Bambulance, here’s a similar article by Beyond Profit magazine featuring a company called Zambikes which [...] [...] For All Occasions (via Beyond Profit) – I posted an article a while back on the Bambulance, here’s a similar article by Beyond Profit magazine featuring a company called Zambikes which [...]

]]> By: Marco Puccia : Business and Development (Reposted) http://www.marcopuccia.com/2009/08/daily-brief-the-bambulance/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Marco Puccia : Business and Development (Reposted) Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:46:15 +0000 http://www.marcopuccia.com/?p=576#comment-63 [...] For All Occasions (via Beyond Profit) – I posted an article a while back on the Bambulance, here’s a similar article by Beyond Profit magazine featuring a company called Zambikes which [...] [...] For All Occasions (via Beyond Profit) – I posted an article a while back on the Bambulance, here’s a similar article by Beyond Profit magazine featuring a company called Zambikes which [...]

]]> By: Marco Puccia http://www.marcopuccia.com/2009/08/daily-brief-the-bambulance/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Marco Puccia Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:44:14 +0000 http://www.marcopuccia.com/?p=576#comment-157 Excellent, thanks so much for your response! I'll be following the project closely! Best of luck in the Index:Awards! Excellent, thanks so much for your response! I'll be following the project closely! Best of luck in the Index:Awards!

]]> By: Kara Pecknold http://www.marcopuccia.com/2009/08/daily-brief-the-bambulance/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Kara Pecknold Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:32:29 +0000 http://www.marcopuccia.com/?p=576#comment-156 Great post! I'm a volunteer with DFD and can comment briefly on the notion of the BoP model inquiry. We're in the early stages of production, training and testing but have local partners in the field who will help maintain a sustainable business model. As with many not-for-profit societies, we require funding to cover the initial project costs to ensure the best solution is provided (as we are fans of including the voice of the people who will maintain the bambulance locally!). Our next stages for this pilot project are scheduled to begin in 2010. We will deploy 15 prototypes with a business model associated with this implementation. Local partners will provide all components of the bambulance (from bamboo supply to sewing). The initial design stages are complete but since we are fans of ensuring appropriate delivery of a sustainable manufacturing process (which includes the ideas you suggest in this blog post) we want to be sure to do adequate testing on all levels of the design process. <br><br>Our project overview suggests the scope:<br><br>• Designing and prototyping a bamboo bicycle ambulance (Bambulance);<br>• Working with stakeholders to fine-tune the ambulance to respond to local needs and environment;<br>• Training local not-for-profit organizations to manufacture and market the bicycle ambulances, thus providing the organizations with a means of income generation;<br>• Providing local not-for-profit organizations with basic problem-solving design skills, providing the organizations with tools for approaching future issues;<br>• Identifying and developing relationships with communities in need of improved health transportation;<br>• Manufacturing & distributing 15 bamboo bicycle ambulances for piloting by participating healthcare organizations & villages;<br>• Training recipient organizations in use & maintenance of the ambulances;<br>• Establishing a system of community-based project monitoring & evaluation.<br><br>While the terms “business model” don’t show up directly, we are definitely interested in how this creates economic opportunity locally.<br><br>Again, we appreciate your attention to this project and if you are able, we welcome any support for the People’s Choice Award that is part of the Index:Award festivities in Copenhagen. <a href="http://www.designtoimprovelife.dk/index.php?option=com_content_custom&view=article&id=127:bambulance-project&catid=10:finalists-2009&Itemid=223" rel="nofollow">http://www.designtoimprovelife.dk/index.php?opt...</a> Great post! I'm a volunteer with DFD and can comment briefly on the notion of the BoP model inquiry. We're in the early stages of production, training and testing but have local partners in the field who will help maintain a sustainable business model. As with many not-for-profit societies, we require funding to cover the initial project costs to ensure the best solution is provided (as we are fans of including the voice of the people who will maintain the bambulance locally!). Our next stages for this pilot project are scheduled to begin in 2010. We will deploy 15 prototypes with a business model associated with this implementation. Local partners will provide all components of the bambulance (from bamboo supply to sewing). The initial design stages are complete but since we are fans of ensuring appropriate delivery of a sustainable manufacturing process (which includes the ideas you suggest in this blog post) we want to be sure to do adequate testing on all levels of the design process.

Our project overview suggests the scope:

• Designing and prototyping a bamboo bicycle ambulance (Bambulance);
• Working with stakeholders to fine-tune the ambulance to respond to local needs and environment;
• Training local not-for-profit organizations to manufacture and market the bicycle ambulances, thus providing the organizations with a means of income generation;
• Providing local not-for-profit organizations with basic problem-solving design skills, providing the organizations with tools for approaching future issues;
• Identifying and developing relationships with communities in need of improved health transportation;
• Manufacturing & distributing 15 bamboo bicycle ambulances for piloting by participating healthcare organizations & villages;
• Training recipient organizations in use & maintenance of the ambulances;
• Establishing a system of community-based project monitoring & evaluation.

While the terms “business model” don’t show up directly, we are definitely interested in how this creates economic opportunity locally.

Again, we appreciate your attention to this project and if you are able, we welcome any support for the People’s Choice Award that is part of the Index:Award festivities in Copenhagen. http://www.designtoimprovelife.dk/index.php?opt…

]]> By: Marco Puccia http://www.marcopuccia.com/2009/08/daily-brief-the-bambulance/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Marco Puccia Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:44:14 +0000 http://www.marcopuccia.com/?p=576#comment-38 Excellent, thanks so much for you're response! I'll be following the project closely! Best of luck in the Index:Awards! Excellent, thanks so much for you're response! I'll be following the project closely! Best of luck in the Index:Awards!

]]> By: Kara Pecknold http://www.marcopuccia.com/2009/08/daily-brief-the-bambulance/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Kara Pecknold Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:32:29 +0000 http://www.marcopuccia.com/?p=576#comment-37 Great post! I'm a volunteer with DFD and can comment briefly on the notion of the BoP model inquiry. We're in the early stages of production, training and testing but have local partners in the field who will help maintain a sustainable business model. As with many not-for-profit societies, we require funding to cover the initial project costs to ensure the best solution is provided (as we are fans of including the voice of the people who will maintain the bambulance locally!). Our next stages for this pilot project are scheduled to begin in 2010. We will deploy 15 prototypes with a business model associated with this implementation. Local partners will provide all components of the bambulance (from bamboo supply to sewing). The initial design stages are complete but since we are fans of ensuring appropriate delivery of a sustainable manufacturing process (which includes the ideas you suggest in this blog post) we want to be sure to do adequate testing on all levels of the design process. <br><br>Our project overview suggests the scope:<br><br>• Designing and prototyping a bamboo bicycle ambulance (Bambulance);<br>• Working with stakeholders to fine-tune the ambulance to respond to local needs and environment;<br>• Training local not-for-profit organizations to manufacture and market the bicycle ambulances, thus providing the organizations with a means of income generation;<br>• Providing local not-for-profit organizations with basic problem-solving design skills, providing the organizations with tools for approaching future issues;<br>• Identifying and developing relationships with communities in need of improved health transportation;<br>• Manufacturing & distributing 15 bamboo bicycle ambulances for piloting by participating healthcare organizations & villages;<br>• Training recipient organizations in use & maintenance of the ambulances;<br>• Establishing a system of community-based project monitoring & evaluation.<br><br>While the terms “business model” don’t show up directly, we are definitely interested in how this creates economic opportunity locally.<br><br>Again, we appreciate your attention to this project and if you are able, we welcome any support for the People’s Choice Award that is part of the Index:Award festivities in Copenhagen. <a href="http://www.designtoimprovelife.dk/index.php?option=com_content_custom&view=article&id=127:bambulance-project&catid=10:finalists-2009&Itemid=223" rel="nofollow">http://www.designtoimprovelife.dk/index.php?opt...</a> Great post! I'm a volunteer with DFD and can comment briefly on the notion of the BoP model inquiry. We're in the early stages of production, training and testing but have local partners in the field who will help maintain a sustainable business model. As with many not-for-profit societies, we require funding to cover the initial project costs to ensure the best solution is provided (as we are fans of including the voice of the people who will maintain the bambulance locally!). Our next stages for this pilot project are scheduled to begin in 2010. We will deploy 15 prototypes with a business model associated with this implementation. Local partners will provide all components of the bambulance (from bamboo supply to sewing). The initial design stages are complete but since we are fans of ensuring appropriate delivery of a sustainable manufacturing process (which includes the ideas you suggest in this blog post) we want to be sure to do adequate testing on all levels of the design process.

Our project overview suggests the scope:

• Designing and prototyping a bamboo bicycle ambulance (Bambulance);
• Working with stakeholders to fine-tune the ambulance to respond to local needs and environment;
• Training local not-for-profit organizations to manufacture and market the bicycle ambulances, thus providing the organizations with a means of income generation;
• Providing local not-for-profit organizations with basic problem-solving design skills, providing the organizations with tools for approaching future issues;
• Identifying and developing relationships with communities in need of improved health transportation;
• Manufacturing & distributing 15 bamboo bicycle ambulances for piloting by participating healthcare organizations & villages;
• Training recipient organizations in use & maintenance of the ambulances;
• Establishing a system of community-based project monitoring & evaluation.

While the terms “business model” don’t show up directly, we are definitely interested in how this creates economic opportunity locally.

Again, we appreciate your attention to this project and if you are able, we welcome any support for the People’s Choice Award that is part of the Index:Award festivities in Copenhagen. http://www.designtoimprovelife.dk/index.php?opt…

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