Rutger Komen
We got involved in the project in September of 2015 and tried to prepare ourselves the best we could for our journey to India in November. Communication with the Indian part proved to be difficult what led to an incomplete transfer of knowledge of the project. Certain progress was made in India without us being aware of this.
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Business model review
We created a business model with the focus on the implementation of the solar powered still, used to create lemongrass. Meanwhile Amrita University had made certain steps regarding the implementation. Basically we were both busy with the same subject, without knowing this about each other. Now this looks inefficient, but can also be used to an advantage. The business model created by us can be… -
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Functions of innovation systems
For a technology to be successfully implemented, one should take Innovation Systems into account. The technology is not implemented in isolation, but in an existing socio-cultural context: in this case that of the village of Valaramkunnu. Innovation Systems are defined as the combination of actors that are needed to turn ideas into process, product or service on the market. Here we are dealing…