04/11/2008 11:28:49 AM 
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(1) He's Nokia's resident field researcher/ethnographer.
His function is to help Nokia better understand how people use mobile phone and identify potential opportunities.
In his presentation he shared some great examples of how people in the developing world are adapting/hacking and playing with limited resources to deliver experiences they want and need.
Here are some of his examples;
1. Not An Official Product: Two SIM cards on the space of a single SIM so users can switch between providers
2. Stealing Electricity, but with a Meter- from Brazil- It costs to add the meter, but having the meter gives you an address and the "rights" from having an address.
3. A system for airtime transfer gets turned by its users into a banking system- Africa- people can send airtime quicker than money and in towns and villages, individuals exchange that airtime for cash.
Posted by Ed Cotton
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It was good to see you there, Ed, however briefly. I had this thought during the talk that because we have so much disposable income and a disposable approach to products, that we are missing out on some cool innovations. Having multiple SIM cards would be totally cool here too!