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Nathan Waterhouse

"Designer"

Organisation, systems and interaction designer. Ex-pat Brit living in Bay Area with my two kids. Ashley, Margaret and I hold up the west coast side of OpenIDEO, with a 24 hour mind-meld with Tom, Haiyan & Meena. We created OpenIDEO to bring together a community of smart people like you to help solve some of the most complex problems we face. Thank you to everyone for your generosity, passion, and energy so far.

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Learn from Analogies

Doing something useful whilst waiting inline - Apple Stores

Apple Stores do a great job of enabling you to purchase something anywhere in the store using iPhones and iPads to process orders whilst roaming the store. They also do this whilst you're inline.

February 02, 2012, 04:01AM 410 views 2 comments 6 applause

Learn from Analogies

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Wounded Warrior - Designing Homes for the Disabled

Most injured U.S. service men and women returning from war must adapt to a home, even if it complies with Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines. This approach to designing new homes started with their needs from the ground up.

January 25, 2012, 03:24AM 217 views 3 comments 6 applause

Surprise Us

Venture for America - starting with students

It's a vicious circle: cities that lose their industry are not attractive for young college graduates, and so there's no new talent, no new young fresh ideas to boost the economy. Venture for America takes this challenge head on.

November 08, 2011, 08:44PM 863 views 10 comments 43 applause

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August 04, 2011, 12:42AM

Nathan is not only an integral part of our OpenIDEO Team – but occasionally he finds time to pump out mind-blowing ideas for our challenges. Grameen Creative Lab selected his Mobile Training Camp for Entrepreneurs as a winner on the Social Business Challenge – and our community rallied around this fab concept too. Way to go, Nathan!

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December 08, 2011, 03:34AM

And crikey – he's done it again! Nathan's Local Advice Wiki: AmnestyGuide concept was winner on the Amnesty Challenge. We don't know where he finds the time – but his collaborative approach to iterate socially innovative ideas continue to rock our world.

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