As some of you already know I am part of the team at Shake Your Power, a social enterprise that creates education and clean tech products for social good. One of our products is the DIY Maraca Torch and we launched it earlier this year at Bett Show in London. This DIY kit is essentially … Continue reading DIY Spark kits arrive in India
Category: Energy
Disruption Innovation Festival 2016
-This is the session transcript of my session at the DiF this year. Hope you enjoy it!- Clean Energy & Education Through the Power of Music Hello everyone and thank you for joining us in this session. I am Diana Simpson Hernandez and I am the Head of Design & Product Strategy for Shake Your Power. We … Continue reading Disruption Innovation Festival 2016
You & Climate Change
I just read recently that the UK's newly appointed Prime Minister Theresa May has just closed the Department of Energy and Climate Change, and transferred it under the control of the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. This move has obviously worried most environmentalists an climate change advocates as it signals that the new … Continue reading You & Climate Change
Spark shaker- creating a new category of products
The story of SPARK begins from a cross-pollination between music and design. This multidisciplinary birth allowed us to create a new product that opened a new category in itself: energy generating percussion musical instruments. Spark is a music percussion instrument that generates power through its use. It uses kinetic energy to generate electricity. As the … Continue reading Spark shaker- creating a new category of products
A Manifesto for Designers for Humanity
I know we are swamped by manifestos. Even brands have manifestos. Although the power these (manifestos) once had to ignite the imagination and active participation of people has dwindled over time, I still think manifestos provide a good way of clarifying what an initiative is about and a good way for values to be explained … Continue reading A Manifesto for Designers for Humanity
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