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Frugal innovation or frugal engineering is the process of
reducing the complexity and cost of a good and its production
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Frugal Innovation
3. Frugal Innovation - Do More With Less
• What is frugal innovation?
– Frugal innovation is about lowering the complexity and
cost of producing a product - in a scalable and sustainable
manner.
– Frugal innovation or frugal engineering is the process of
reducing the complexity and cost of a product and its
production.
– In our increasingly resource-constrained world, consumers
are demanding affordable, high-quality products that are
environmentally friendly and socially inclusive
– Navi Radjou discusses his new book "Frugal Innovation:
How To Do More With Less"
5. Frugal Construction - Housing
• Frugal innovation or frugal
engineering is the process of
reducing the complexity and cost of
a homes and its production
• Frugal innovation or frugal
engineering is the process of
reducing the complexity and cost of
a housing and its production
6. Frugal Innovation
• “Frugal Innovation” proposes a breakthrough approach
to solving some of the most pressing issues of our
global economy as it empowers human beings to use
their creativity to generate economic and social value
while preserving the environment.
• Frugal innovation is a critical business strategy for
companies to prosper in a world where customers are
both value-conscious and values-oriented. It challenges
companies to create high quality products that are
affordable and sustainable as well as desirable and
meaningful for end-users.
7. Frugal Innovation - BoP
• Delft University of Technology and the
Erasmus University Rotterdam in the
Netherlands. We study frugal innovation in
relation to economic transformation to find
out where and when frugal innovation is
capable of positively influencing the lives of
people at the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP).
8. Frugal Innovation – Key challenges
• Key challenges embodied in affordable
housing shortages.
– Lack of resources
– Insufficient funds
– Skills shortage
– Time constraints
– Work flow control
– Waste
9. Frugal Construction System
• Housing the “Base of the Pyramid" – Link
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approach to frugal principals
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