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My Challenges

How might we support web entrepreneurs in launching and growing sustainable global businesses?
How might we design an accessible election experience for everyone?
How might we restore vibrancy in cities and regions facing economic decline?
How can technology help people working to uphold human rights in the face of unlawful detention?
How might we increase social impact with OpenIDEO over the next year?
How might we use social business to improve health in low-income communities?
How might we better connect food production and consumption?
How might we increase the number of registered bone marrow donors to help save more lives?
How might we improve maternal health with mobile technologies for low-income countries?
How can we improve sanitation and better manage human waste in low-income urban communities?
What global challenge do you think innovation leaders should work to solve right now?
How might we increase the availability of affordable learning tools & services for students in the developing world?
How can we raise kids' awareness of the benefits of fresh food so they can make better choices?

Arjan Tupan

"Give a man a fish, and you have fed him for a day; teach a man how to fish, and you have fed him for a lifetime."

Change-lover. Especially when it has social impact. Also running my own strategy consulting boutique.
But, more importantly for here: Seasoned User! If you're new to the OpenIDEO platform, the Seasoned Users are here to help you find your way. Check the New Users: We're Here to Help Forum: http://3bl.me/d8x2th - or ask your question on Twitter, using the #oi_newuser hashtag.
I also maintain an OpenIDEO community Twitter list: http://3bl.me/mhear4 - let me know if you want to be included.
Now go and ideate.

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Stories of Support
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Garage48 realizes concepts to first versions in 48 hours

In the earlier social impact challenge, I already shared about Garage48. It's a 48 hour event, where teams go from idea to initial version in 48 hours.
March 15, 2012, 11:01AM 208 views 5 comments 8 applause
Surprise Us
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Tearing down the walls

The Berlin Wall has a great significance in the history of Europe. And when it came down, a lot changed. Still, there are some 'walls' in existence within the EU, that need to be brought down as well.
March 14, 2012, 08:35AM 132 views 4 comments 8 applause
Stories of Support
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TechHub and TechHub Riga, places where startups go

TechHub is a "TechHub is the physical hub for the technology start-up community." Started in London and now expanded to Riga as well.
March 13, 2012, 08:36PM 294 views 6 comments 15 applause
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Maha

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December 06, 2011, 06:44PM
Thank you for your inspiring ideas and experinces :)
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Maha

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December 06, 2011, 06:43PM
Hello There, I am Maha from Jordan , just like to share with you an experince which becaome an inititaive in Jordan . In rular areas in Jordan there are people who suffer from poverty , lack of services and education ..etc . So the inititiaves are about gaining skills aand starting a career. i.e women can prepare food items benefiting from area sourding their houses .i.e Olives , Wine ..etc or traditional items and sell it to local markets and foreign ones this is in cooperation with Jordanian Partners and International One as well , so poeple are learning skills and benefitng from resources they have and are having another sourc of income
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Miki Sim

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August 01, 2011, 12:06PM
Hi there! Although I'm new to the OpenIDEO, I feel that I've been learning a lot from you! Look forward to seeing your great works in future as well. :)
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August 01, 2011, 12:52PM
Well, I'm happy you've found your way here. And I know I'm speaking for many of us :). Anyway, there are some of us who've been around for a while, so feel free to ask if anything is unclear.
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James McBennett

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June 24, 2011, 09:41AM
Legend, Superhero, OI Brother!

Agree with all of them!
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June 24, 2011, 09:50AM
I like the OI Brother best :)
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Snehal Trivedi

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June 23, 2011, 05:58PM
Hi Arjan, You are like a OpenIDEO Super hero, nice contribution.

If I can ask you one more thing. What kind of experience would you say you have gained into farming and growing food, working with underprivileged communities, initiating grass root projects and all that.
Just curious!
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June 23, 2011, 08:08PM
Thank you for your comment here, Snehal. But... I am not a super hero. Just an enthusiastic user, and big fan of open debate, open collaboration and open innovation.

As for growing food myself, my experience is not too big. A small piece of garden when I was a kid. After that, I rarely had the space to really grow other things than the herbs I use.
Working with underprivileged communities or grass roots projects, well, I don't know if I want to classify it as such. I'm a knowledge worker, who connects dots, and from that experience I try to leverage as much as I can (and can afford) into trying to help the societies or communities I am a part of improve. Whether that is in so-called grass roots projects or trade associations that have an influence on government to improve public transparency and good corporate citizenship in an economy that is still suspect in terms of corruption. I am in the fortunate position that I can do quite many things in quite different fields. But the one thing that I am at the moment quite involved in is bringing health care to children who otherwise do not have access simply due to their location, or cannot afford it. Many of these are also not fully developed mentally.
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September 10, 2010, 07:07AM
I have created a Twitter list with people active in the Open IDEO and Open Planet Ideas communities. The list is here: http://3bl.me/hs546g - it's not (probably never) complete, but let me know when I should add you.
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April 16, 2011, 12:00PM
Stacy, I had added you earlier this week. Glad you've joined.
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June 20, 2011, 05:27PM
I would like to be part of this twitter list too :)
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June 20, 2011, 07:21PM
You're already on, Kanika. For a while, actually :)
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May 02, 2011, 06:55PM
BeTheInternationalMatch.org, Arjan's winning concept in the Bone Marrow Donation Challenge, was doubly impressive. Not only was it a fab idea, but it showcased what Arjan does best - connecting the dots! Check out the bone marrow registry map he created and add in your own local bone marrow spots! http://3bl.me/qfmmcd
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May 03, 2011, 08:13PM
Thanks for this beautiful comment!
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Meena Kadri

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May 02, 2011, 05:06AM
Arjan is an OpenIDEO legend – collaborative, congenial and community-centered. So fab to have your upbeat energy pumping through the platform!
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May 02, 2011, 05:25AM
Wow! Thanks, Meena. Speechless...
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Vincent Cheng

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April 22, 2011, 01:41PM
Congrats Arjan! There have been quite a few contributions of yours that I've rooted for on OpenIDEO. Glad that the International Match concept was selected =)
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April 22, 2011, 07:22PM
Thanks, Vincent. I'm just hoping it will help. And well, you know how I feel about the winning concepts :).
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Sarah Fathallah

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April 18, 2011, 09:35PM
Hi Arjan! Congratulations on winning the Bone Marrow challenge! Well deserved.
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April 19, 2011, 05:59AM
Thanks. It's nice. I hope it helps to kick cancer's butt. I think it's great that the Haas Center and 100K cheeks now have some concrete things to work on. Also like the realisation phase, in which we can see and help with making it real. Anyway, about winning... there's a little discussion on the user forums: http://3bl.me/c5z5ds
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Sina Mossayeb

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April 16, 2011, 02:36PM
Brother Arjan! Aren't you really everyone's Open IDEO brother? You're super helpful in general and provide so much energy to the community (not just the challenges). You're ideas rock, and I like the diversity of your thinking. Keep charging ahead!
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April 16, 2011, 02:41PM
Hurray, we're one big family, my brother! Thank you for your super kind words. And I really feel honored with the brother-title. Thanks.
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Kirk Soderstrom

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April 14, 2011, 12:40AM
Arjan, I enjoy your great insights, collaborative mindset and sense of humor. I can see why you were selected as top collaborator. ( I still need to update the picture on the "adaptive distribution" concept! )
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April 14, 2011, 05:16AM
Thank you, Kirk. Don't worry too much about that picture. Better to focus our energy on new ideas :)
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Anne Kjaer Riechert

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April 13, 2011, 03:11PM
Dear Arjan, Thank you for your kind comment on my "We Have a Dream" project. I just wrote you a comment in return on my wall - thinking it would appear on yours as well, but it appears it didn´t. (My appologies, I am still new to the ins and outs of OpenIDEO)
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April 13, 2011, 03:46PM
Thanks. I saw your response and send you an e-mail. Functionality here is constantly changing, so you never know what comes next :). But, I will take the liberty to add it to the suggested features list in the user forum. They might implement it in the future.
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Anne Kjaer Riechert

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April 13, 2011, 03:11PM
Dear Arjan, Thank you for your kind comment on my "We Have a Dream" project. I just wrote you a comment in return on my wall - thinking it would appear on yours as well, but it appears it didn´t. (My appologies, I am still new to the ins and outs of OpenIDEO)
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Krassimira Iordanova

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March 28, 2011, 04:07PM
Arjan, thanks a lot for the feedback! I enjoy reading your diverse contributions a lot and I find your enthusiasm around this platform contagious:-)
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Arjan Tupan

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March 23, 2011, 06:03AM
Haha, me, too, Haiyan! And thanks for having made this all happen.
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Haiyan Zhang

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March 22, 2011, 12:37AM
Arjan, I love your new profile photo! Thanks so much for being our top collaborator :)
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Mohsen Saleh

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December 06, 2010, 12:34PM
Thank you for testimonial and your constructive comments, I already made the Planet Agent page on Facebook, hopefully the website would also get launched by the help of volunteers ...
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Planet-Agent/181899448492435
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Nicole Skibola

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November 26, 2010, 05:20PM
Thanks for the testimonial and all of your comments. Its the voice of the lawyer that never fails to get people fired up! (whether for good or bad :)
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Johan Löfström

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November 19, 2010, 10:56AM
Thanks for your comments and your idea to making a cookbook. I was actually sketching about it a little, on my whiteboard of my living room (which is for idea-collecting and inspiration)
But, I think that I would need help writing and a good contact with book-publisher first, and I have no such contacts. But I will try to work on it.

And I often think I would be helped to have a network of "friends" with different insights from different countries to bounce around loose ideas and concepts (that are not part of a general challenge as OpenIDEO)
Would you be interested in setting up such a "group" or "forum" together with me? discussing small and big ideas, products, methods and services? perhaps in a regular scheduled chat on facebook or similar?
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Susanna

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November 09, 2010, 11:55AM
Thanks for all your great ideas and your role-model collaboration on the site! Did you know that you can now share your DQ on your facebook wall and your blog? Share your creative power with your friends and get others involved :) The more the merrier - and more fresh minds to innovate over the ideas on platform!
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Vincent Cheng

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November 08, 2010, 11:58PM
Wow, you've been posting so many great contributions & comments on the OpenPlanet challenge! Really keeps us thinking...
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luke jackson

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November 07, 2010, 03:35PM
You Showed Me The Website CrowdRise
I Was Going To Start A Project Fundraiser That All The Money Would Go to WWF
I Realy think we can help start to Project get it started?
The Project On the website you work with teams I Was Hoping You Will Me Do This Campaign ?
I'd Love to Talk about are you
on Facebook or Msn ? or something can i can chat easier to you about it ?
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luke jackson

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October 22, 2010, 01:08PM
Can I Ask You A Few Question
What Happens to the person who has the winning concept?
And What is the points for?
And any advise on expanding Thoughts on how to help with concepts?
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Arjan Tupan

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September 09, 2010, 08:54PM
Thanks Tom! All the great inspirations, concepts and people around here certainly contributed to that. The process works wonders.
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Tom Hulme

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September 09, 2010, 04:12PM
Wonderful contributions Arjan!
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Occupation: Entrepreneur and OpenIDEO Seasoned User

Company: Who walks the Dog Strategic Consulting

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