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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?

Meena Kadri

"Exploring the intersection of culture, communication and creativity"

I live way out on the Edge of Paradise in New Zealand. These days I spend a large part of my time as a Community Manager / Cross-Pollinator on OpenIDEO – hanging out with thousands of switched-on collaborators from all over the world and helping keep conversations and concepts, ideas and inspirations flowing. And yes, I pinch myself often to make sure I haven't dreamt up this incredible position!

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So You've Been Crowd-funded – Now What?

Crowd-funding may answer *part* of the financial equation. But can we find inspiration on the need to think beyond front-end funding from Tiny Lightbulbs?
March 28, 2012, 02:55AM 159 views 2 comments 15 applause
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Simplifying the Steps

A winning concept from our Vibrant Cities Challenge called for clarifying official processes around city development projects. Start-ups need clarity too!
March 14, 2012, 10:04PM 151 views 1 comment 11 applause
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Admitting Failure

What can we learn by sharing stories of failure? The Admitting Failure website collects & shares stories to leverage learning in the social development sector.
March 13, 2012, 10:58PM 617 views 21 comments 46 applause
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Meena Kadri

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April 14, 2011, 06:54PM
In case you're wondering how the hell I do it – this may help to explain: http://bit.ly/genetheory (note my fondness for attribution)
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March 20, 2012, 07:45AM
That high-scorer on our Maternal Health & Mobile Technology Inspiration phase is none other than my mother!
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March 22, 2012, 02:34PM
*Applause*
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Majid Mirza

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December 07, 2011, 05:04PM
Just read your profile for the first time!

When you first posted on my Concept, I thought to myself: "She should do this for a living." :)
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Keith McCluskey

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November 28, 2011, 06:08PM
Thank you for being such a gracious host and guide on this site. It's a real boon to the initiative. (And thanks for the redirection on my other issue.)
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November 28, 2011, 10:16PM
The pleasure is so totally mine – on both counts.
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James McBennett

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June 26, 2011, 12:14PM
Meena, Thankyou for all your inspiration! You truly are the engine behind OpenIDEO! Looking forward to concepts of 'empowerment.'
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June 26, 2011, 08:49PM
Oh – I just add a spot of oil here & there to help things hum. It's all 16k + of you that keep things revving!
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Scott Cooper

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May 07, 2011, 12:07PM
Heya Meena, very cool to find a Kiwi in the middle of this global community from way out there on the edge. Love your work ;)

PS apologies if I've submitted some version of this 3 times - having a few issues with logging in
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January 31, 2011, 02:32PM
Meena was a double winner on the Affordable Education Challenge. She caught our attention and we gave her a job! She now joins us as a community manager at OpenIDEO.
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April 13, 2011, 07:40PM
Disclosure: I actually wrote this myself when I was instructed to provide Testimonials for challenge winners ;^)
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April 17, 2011, 11:29PM
Congratulations, that is inspiring news!
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Meena Kadri

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April 17, 2011, 11:49PM
@Matthew: What? That I write testimonials for myself? You're easily inspired then, aren't you? ;^)
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April 19, 2011, 06:26AM
@Meena: Lol! Hey, at least you had been a challenge winner so you could interpret that assignment as an opportunity to write one about yourself!
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April 25, 2011, 08:52PM
I am easily inspired. So much material to be inspired about, but also inspired by your double-win and job!
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Kirk Soderstrom

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April 14, 2011, 01:20AM
Meena, thanks for giving OpenIDEO that additional edge of awesomeness that makes people like me come back for more. Keep up the good work in guiding the army of 14,000 (and counting)!
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Arjan Tupan

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April 13, 2011, 07:44PM
Meena, thank you for being here. You're doing a great job now, and also have before you joined the payed persons ranks. You really keep energy flowing. On the platform, in the user forums, and through basically any other channel you can get your hands on (is there really no place we can hide?!). You. Simply. Rock.
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April 13, 2011, 07:48PM
cyber-blush. especially coming from you & your all-round awesomeness
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Tom Hulme

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August 18, 2010, 04:24PM
Meena - thanks so much for all of your positive input to the site so far!
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April 13, 2011, 07:38PM
Sorry guys... this wins the prize as the biggest thrill of Testimonials for me. This is Tom (my other boss-that-I'm-not-supposed-to-call-my-boss at OpenIDEO) but he wrote this before I was hired when I was just enjoying the truly awesome platform he co-founded.
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Nathan Waterhouse

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April 13, 2011, 06:30PM
Thank you Meena for helping make OpenIDEO a vibrant and successful community!
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April 13, 2011, 07:33PM
Oh Nathan – you're so polite on the platform – given that you were recently threatening to spank me. (Disclosure for everyone else: Nathan is my boss-that-I'm-not-supposed-to-call-my-boss at OpenIDEO. The threat was over yet another spot of drama I'd caused. Unintentionally of course)
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Sina Mossayeb

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April 13, 2011, 07:08PM
witty and wile... keeps the blood pumping for the body politic to produce such goodness...
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April 13, 2011, 07:29PM
fanx sina – though you didn't need to post it twice. shall i remove the double up with my special powers so folks don't get the wrong idea?
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April 11, 2011, 09:35PM
Guys! Just a reminder that I get paid for my involvements with OpenIDEO (yes, I *do* keep pinching myself) Feel free to roll on with the praise but the real rockstars are all of you. Would be pretty boring if I was in here on my own. Kudos to all 14k of you, and counting...
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Johan Löfström

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April 06, 2011, 10:40AM
Meena, thank you very much for all of your appreciative comments! every little word is like music to my ears. And I truly hope that many others will be inspired in any little way from anything i can come up with.

But I am afraid I am done posting concepts now, they were all sketched and developed on my whiteboard over the last 3 weeks. It helped a lot to have written the date (of the opening of the concept phase) on the top of the whiteboard! Thats why I was so early and energetic like the "battery-bunny" :D

But I will of course check out all the other ideas regularly, and add my input/feedback here and there. Best of luck!
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Priyanka Kodikal

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March 22, 2011, 12:55AM
Thanks for your encouraging words, Meena! Your contributions are indeed very inspiring!
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Justin Kim

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March 16, 2011, 09:08PM
Meena, thank you very much for the encouraging words. I am very happy to have found 'Open Ideo' and get to meet many creative people like you.
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Krassimira Iordanova

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March 02, 2011, 03:58PM
Meena, I appreciate your feedbacka nd encouraging comments! A true pleasure to have you as an ideator and community manager!
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Ian G

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February 14, 2011, 09:23PM
Thanks for the feedback Meena! You are very encouraging. I'm loving all your contributions to the maternal health challenge.
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Vincent Cheng

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November 08, 2010, 11:20PM
Learned a lot from all your contributions to the affordable learning tools challenge. Thanks Meena!
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Joined: August 03, 2010, 08:10AM

Occupation: Cross-pollinator

Company: Random Specific (+ OpenIDEO)

Country: NZ

Websites: www.randomspecific.com

Twitter: @meanestindian

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