Plan C Live: Stories From Covid-19
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Plan C: Makers Combating Covid-19
Comprehensive coverage of the community response to the Covid-19 crisis.
Plan C Live: How Can We Mobilize Government Support For The Maker Response To Crises Like COVID-19?
What could government do to assist and support the civic response of makers in the future? What kind of policies would bring about this much needed collaboration?
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Plan C Live: Developing an Open Source Ecosystem for Medical Hardware
Innovation is often born from adversity. Despite its many horrors, the pandemic has generated some beautiful human stories from collective efforts to address the crisis. One such story recounts tens of thousands of persons self-organizing into unpaid teams to address the pandemic by successfully making and distributing personal protective equipment (PPE). A parallel but no […]
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The Pandemic-inspired Case for an Open-Source Medical Hardware Ecosystem
The pandemic has been horrible; but it has created beautiful human stories. One such story recounts tens of thousands of persons self-organizing into unpaid teams to address the pandemic by successfully making and distributing personal protective equipment (PPE)
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Plan C Live: From Invention to Innovation: Maker Incubators During Covid-19
In his book How Innovation Works, Matt Ridley defines invention and innovations as different things. The creation or invention of a product is not the same as developing a product that meets a need and becomes useful. For makers, this often means making the transition from prototype to product, as well as developing the capabilities […]
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Plan C Live: Economic Recovery from the Bottom Up
Two significant economic indicators currently point in opposite directions: Unemployment is at a record high and so is the stock market. While this dichotomy reflects certain changes in traditional economic models, what does it say about the way COVID-19 has affected life in our communities? Or, what will be needed for individuals, communities, and businesses […]
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Plan C Live: Building Resilient Communities
Join us for this week’s episode, Plan C Live: Economic Recovery from the Bottom Up. A resilient community can use available resources to respond to, withstand, and recover from adverse situations. A fast and flexible civic response to COVID-19 has demonstrated the need for communities to self-organize and connect people in groups to solve problems […]
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