A Proposal for Rural Innovation Center Professor Partha Ghosh, Chairman of The Boston Pledge Rishub Solan, Member of The Boston Pledge February 21,

“Real change happens from the bottom up” -President Obama, Clinton Global Initiative(9/25/2012) Our Mission: Empowering Change 2

The Mission 3 Boston Pledge aims at empowering the base of the human pyramid Positive change at the base funnels to the top Our focus is on providing to poor, impoverished populations and empowering these individuals Our mission is to setup revolutionary innovation centers in rural Indian villages and raise $250,000 $250,000

 Boston Pledge’s overall mission is catalyzed by YOU!  World kindness and social responsibility has created a unique time in which people are contributing to the welfare of the less fortunate  The incubation center movement is essential to assisting this cause to enable bottom up enterprising The Boston Pledge Catalyst 4

 A great deal of innovative, successful people have come from underprivileged backgrounds. Recognize some of these ground-breaking individuals?  Thomas Edison  John D. Rockefeller  Oprah Winfrey  J.K. Rowling  Richard Branson  Abraham Lincoln  Andrew Carnegie  Maya Angelou Success from the Base 5

We derive our inspiration from established Indian Vedic Philosophy dating back to 2500 B.C., with fundamentals that include: 6 Our Inspiration Knowing thy self: Uncover Power Within Harmony with Nature Self Enrichment : Rising Beyond Self

7 The Future Movement Towards Circular Economics: The 5 R’s CreateMakeSell/Serve Shrinking Resources Overflowing Land Fills Old paradigm: Linear Business Model Conventional Value delivery model New Paradigm: Circular Business Model* 1. Reclaim 2. Reverse Logistics 3. Recover4. Re-Entry 5. Repurpose Enhanced Value Recycle Model Conventional Value Delivery Component * Partha S Ghosh Model

 We provide impoverished individuals with access to experimental workshops where ideas can be tested, developed, and launched in rural Indian villages  This is facilitated through the use of financing, volunteering, business mentoring, championing of local consumers, and soft technologies  Innovation centers will generate eco- friendly, energy efficient solutions 8 Innovation Centers Incubators & Innovation Labs at the bottom of the pyramid Proven Applications to break old habits Trickle down of Upgraded Solutions

9 Lakhikantapur Transformation & Beyond

10 The Essentials of the Innovation Center Wood Working Center Metal Working Center Design & Eng. Center Physics lab Chemistry Lab Bio/Agro Lab Knowledge Center Eco-friendly Rural Innovation Center Basic functions/Spaces in the Center

The Center’s Facilities Design & engineering Metal Working Wood working Physics Chemistry Facilitate development of imaginative products focused on rural household productivity and comforts Wood working machines to help rural entrepreneurs build eco- friendly tools Help development of Rural robust products to manage logistics and storage of products Help apply laws of physics to engineering and development of products Knowledge Center Will guide Agro based Innovation Bio/agro Utilize chemical principles in product development Modernize rural health care practices in integration with modern techniques Purpose: Fund internal growth through skills development in various areas(wood working, physics, etc.) to develop and fully engineer sustainable products

12 Where the Money Will Go… Our Initial Goal of $250,000 for this revolutionary incubation center will go towards :  Land Contribution: (The Boston Pledge Founders Contribution)  Facilities & Land Development: $25,000  Access Road/Utilities: $15,000  Construction: $75,000  Lab Equipment: $35,000  Mentoring/Residential Quarters: $35,000  Vehicle Transport(1): $32,000  Initial Working Capital: $50,000

13 The Result The Results of the Boston Pledge Incubation Center are endless….  The Cure for local diseases?  Development of local plants and seeds?  Solutions to Improve Farming Techniques?  A Financially Feasible Water Desalination Method?  New Engineering Processes to Harness Natural Energy?  The Evident: Providing Unparalleled Opportunities to Underprivileged Children

 Donate as little as $1 or $2 to help the cause!  Proceeds go towards funding this nonprofit group and innovation centers we are setting up abroad in India  Access our online payment system to donate now: How can you help?

Attain these sponsorship levels and be forever remembered on our Wall of Founder’s:  Platinum: $100,000(Name Placard on Innovation Center Entrance)  Gold, $50,000(Name on one of the Innovation Center Rooms)  Sapphire $ 25,000  Silver $ 10,000  Sponsors: $5,000  Champions: $ 1-5k 15 Innovation Center Sponsorship Levels

Special Thanks to YOU for helping the cause… 16 Gratitude & Thanks *Images Extracted from Google Images and Photographs of TBP In India