DIY Spark kits arrive in India

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

Shake Your Power at Bett Show 2017

January was an incredibly intense month at Shake Your Power. We were invited by the Department of International Trade to exhibit at Bett at the Excel Center. Bett is the largest education technology exhibition in the UK and I'm sure it's also one of the biggest in the world, if not the biggest. So, naturally … Continue reading Shake Your Power at Bett Show 2017

The Top 15 Idea Generation Techniques

As designers and creatives, a central part of what we do revolves around creating original and fresh ideas. Be it for a new business, a service, a new user interaction, a new product, a new logo, etc. Coming up with new ideas is crucial. However, the creative process is not a formula and when we exert too … Continue reading The Top 15 Idea Generation Techniques

Mexico's MestizObjects

I've always been fascinated by human creativity, and some of it's finest expressions are found in the most humble places. In Mexico, like in so many other places where there is a lot of scarcity, there is also incredible resourcefulness. "One man's trash is another's treasure. " We have all heard this. And this couldn't … Continue reading Mexico's MestizObjects

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