Description: Dartmouth Professor Vijay Govindarajan has a vision of creating affordable housing for the world’s poor. He just does not know how to do it. Hear him discuss a competition designed to inspire creative thinking.

Source: WSJ.com

Date: December 5, 2011

Related Link: http://www.300house.com/

Questions for discussion:

1. Think about the problem of world-wide poverty and housing for the poor. Why is creativity needed to solve this problem?
2. The idea advanced by Professor Govindarajan is clearly social innovation. Should business be involved? Why or why not?
3. Review the stages listed on the $300 House web page. Is this a good approach? How do these stages compare to the innovation process in your text?