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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?
How can we raise kids' awareness of the benefits of fresh food so they can make better choices?

Sarah Fathallah

"Fail Early. Fail Often."

I am passionate about languages and the intersection between technology and development. In my spare time, I enjoy bottle-feeding baby elephants.

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Making voting as easy as Netflix

A democracy where less than half of people vote isn’t good enough. I came across this startup that aims at improving democracy by helping more people vote more often. In their own words, "TurboVote is basically Netflix for elections."
January 30, 2012, 08:04PM 463 views 7 comments 16 applause
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The election poster wall

In Morocco, I grew up around these walls where each candidate gets a numbered space to put up a poster.
January 24, 2012, 11:50PM 462 views 15 comments 26 applause
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Last Minute Wild Ideas

The second of the 7 rules of brainstorming is called "Encourage ideas". We tried to do the same during our OpenSTORM in Paris, in order give rise to creative leaps and out-of-the-box concepts that might lead to creative yet feasible ones.
December 30, 2011, 12:08PM 317 views 4 comments 5 applause
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OpenIDEO

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April 30, 2012, 12:40AM
Sarah was selected for our monthly Featured Ideator series. Check it out: http://bit.ly/oi_insight_1
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Simon Morfit

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January 23, 2012, 05:20PM
congrats Sarah on your recent round of winning concepts. I always enjoy reading your thought-provoking and inspiration-provoking contributions!
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January 24, 2012, 02:00PM
Thanks Simon! I am really looking forward to collaborating on future challenges here :)
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OpenIDEO

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January 24, 2012, 01:11AM
There she goes again – being an awesome collaborator & ideator! Sarah landed 2 concepts amongst winners on the Vibrant Cities Challenge: Vibrancy in a Box and Attracing Start-Ups. Congrats Sarah!
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Gabriela Flores

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December 06, 2011, 08:48PM
Hello Sarah!
Just a quick line to express the inspiration your talents and ideas bring to this community member :)
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January 05, 2012, 05:55PM
Thanks Gabriela! Welcome on board and looking forward to collaborating on future challenges!
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OpenIDEO

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September 13, 2011, 12:11AM
Sarah seems to make us see double! Once again she has a double feature in the winners hitlist – this time on our Anniversary Impact Challenge – for both her OpenREALISATION and OpenTRANSLATE concepts. We were in awe of her active prototyping and the collaborative energy she sparked during the challenge
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OpenIDEO

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August 03, 2011, 08:57PM
Sarah was a double winner on our Grameen Social Business Challenge. Not only has she devised comprehensive and innovative social solutions (across a number of challenges) but she is also a keen collaborator and feeds each challenge she participates in with inspiration and creative rigor. Way to go, Sarah!
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Krassimira Iordanova

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July 27, 2011, 09:54AM
Sarah, congratulations! Well deserved!!! Not one, but TWO winning concepts! Great job!
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July 27, 2011, 12:06PM
Thanks Krassimira! Congratulations to you too, well done!
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Vincent Cheng

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July 26, 2011, 07:20PM
Congratulations on your selected winning concepts for the health social business challenge Sarah! Very well deserved for your great contributions on this challenge, previous challenges, & I'm sure on future challenges to come =).
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July 26, 2011, 07:22PM
Thank you very much Vincent, it means a lot coming from you!
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OpenIDEO

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May 02, 2011, 04:20AM
Sarah's participation across the Maternal Health + Mobile Technology Challenge was legendary. It was only fitting that her comprehensively concepted Healthcare Workers Salary idea featured amongst the challenge winners. And we're loving seeing Sarah's continued collaboration across challenges!
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May 02, 2011, 05:19AM
Thanks OpenIDEO :)
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James McBennett

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April 22, 2011, 01:00PM
Thanks for your comment. I noticed "Fail Early, Fail Often" is the front page and main article of this months WIRED UK.
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April 26, 2011, 08:38PM
Your welcome James! It's also a little mantra I try to live by (whenever I can afford to). I love to build stuff and rapidly prototype concepts :)
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Kirk Soderstrom

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April 14, 2011, 01:33AM
Hey Sarah, I echo the thoughts below. Your ideas and feedback have a clarity and depth that elevate the discussion, and spark other ideas. I look forward to your future contributions!
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April 14, 2011, 01:33PM
Right back at you Kirk! Since you joined OpenIDEO, I've been in awe of your contributions and your awesome visualizations. I'm really looking forward to discovering what tricks you still have up your sleeve!
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Meena Kadri

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January 25, 2011, 12:51PM
What a roaring start you've made on OpenIDEO! Loving your inspiring and encouraging attitude. Great to have you onboard.
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April 13, 2011, 09:50AM
Thanks Meena! Feels great being onboard as well, I'm learning so much here!
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April 14, 2011, 07:24AM
Alongside teaching us a thing or too, I'm noting!
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Arjan Tupan

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April 13, 2011, 07:32PM
Hey Sarah, you're contributions have been amazingly inspiring, divers and collaborative, and very well thought through. And I really liked your status-message-mini-meme joke! In short: great to have you around! Thanks!
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April 13, 2011, 11:04PM
Thank you so much Arjan. Coming from you, that means a lot!
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anjelika deogirikar

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February 09, 2011, 12:12AM
i too second meena's and vincent's praise - great contributions to the current challenge! such a diverse mix of inspirations - can't wait to see what other inspirations you know of...!
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April 13, 2011, 09:51AM
Thanks Anjelika!
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Vincent Cheng

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February 01, 2011, 06:59AM
I second Meena's praise. In addition to your thoughtful and encouraging builds on others' posts, you've also shared some amazing inspirations for the maternal healthcare challenge, all in a structured way that concisely brings forth the salient information. I'm really looking forward to your future contributions Sarah!
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April 13, 2011, 09:51AM
Thank YOU for your inspiring contributions and your continuous encouragements!
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Occupation: Design and Strategy Fellow

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