UCT Upstarts 2015 Week 15: Digital Innovation with Jonathan Mackenzie UCT Upstarts is the Vice-Chancellor’s Social Innovation Challenge. It’s a joint-initiative between UCT, the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Super Stage. UCT Upstarts is igniting a ‘Student Start-up Nation’ by creating a parallel university experience – one that produces a generation of both graduates and social entrepreneurs - who solve real-world problems from campus, and launch start-up realities beyond it. UCT Upstarts is building a ‘Social Innovation Culture’ that literally does make Africa work better and is helping to create an ‘Innovation Economy’ that actually does create jobs – starting from campus!

1. HOW DIGITAL INNOVATION CAN IMPROVE THE LIVES
OF PEOPLE
BE PART OF IT

2. WHAT WE DO.

3. ABOUT US.
WHO?
We are a Social Innovation Company that is inspired by peoples needs and technology.
WHAT?
We build digital products, services, mobile applications and content.
We follow a collaborative process of Co-Exploring, Co-Discovering and Co-Creating ideas
for the most valuable asset of all, our people.
WHY?
We believe that digital innovation can help solve social, environmental
and educational problems that we face.
We believe people are the most valuable commodity of all.
We believe success lies in improving the lives of people not just making profit.

4. WHAT INSPIRES
US.

5. HUMAN CENTERED
TECH.
- How can we make the search for information easy?
- How can we bring people together globally?
- How can we make getting a taxi more efficient?
A simple human need is behind all great technology platfo

6. REAL WORLD
PROBLEMS.
Crime. Education. Health + Food. Jobs + Industry.
Problematic situations in our society inspire the need for zalu

7. ZAlutions that are good for people, planet and profit.
THE SUSTAINABILITY TRIPLE
LINE.

8. “ IF YOU WANT TO WALK FAST, WALK ALONE.
IF YOU WANT TO WALK FAR WALK TOGETHER. “
BE PART OF IT
AFRICAN PROVERB
THE POWER OF THE
COLLECTIVE

9. OUR APPROACH.

10. Our network of journalists & researchers investigate, identify and expose
relevant problematic situations in the world.
UNDERSTANDING THE NEE
INVESTIGATE IDENTIFY
EXPOSE

11. By collaborating and listening to the needs of a targeted community we
develop a socially conscious solution inspired by South Africans.
DEVELOP COLLABORATIVE
SOLUTIONS
SHARE INSIGHTS GET FEEDBACK
EXPOSE THE BRIEF

12. CROWDSOURCE ZALUTION

13. These solutions are open to the public on social platforms to
discuss, share, evolve and vote on.
EXPOSE SOCIALLY +
PROTOTYPING
SHARE SOLUTION SOCIAL VOTE + FEEDBACK
DEVELOP PROTOTYPE

14. OUR ZALUTIONS SHOWCA

15. PROJECT SILVERLINE
Using smart phone technology to improve the lives of
Senior Citizens

16. UTT FORCE FOR GOOD
Working with Chevrolet to uplift communities in South Africa.

17. OURHOOD MOBILE NETWO
Using a mobile network to connect neighbours and strengthen co

18. OURHOOD MOBILE NETWO

19. OURHOOD MOBILE NETWO

20. COCA COLA – EVERY BOTTLE
HAS A STORYWe worked with Coca-Cola in the Philippines to co-develop a vitamin rich drink called
NutriJuice, a beverage that provides nutrients and iron to help reduce the incidence of Iron
Deficiency Anemia among schoolchildren. Coca-Cola has distributed NutriJuice to over
100,000 schoolchildren in the Philippines

21. SAVING A WHALESHARK FROM
CAPTIVITYUsing social media to save the life of a whale shark .

22. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL
WE BELIEVE THAT ALL OF YOU SITTING HERE
TODAY COULD BECOME ZALUTIONISTS AND BE
AGENTS OF CHANGE IN AFRICA
BE PART OF IT
SEND US YOUR ZALUTIONS TO : INFO@ZALUTIONS.COM

23. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL
THANK YOU