In Ghana, women traditionally collect shea nuts and carry them home in heavy bowls over long distances on their heads, which puts a strain on their necks, and limits the amount that can be harvested. The shea nuts, once shelled and dried, are stored in the home, and quite literally become the bank account for […]
Want to keep up to date with all the latest Extreme news? Find us on your favorite platform and follow us. We promise to keep it interesting. Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook
Although summer signals the end for many classes at Stanford, Design for Extreme Affordability rolls right into our Social Entrepreneurship Lab or Social E Lab. The Social E Lab provides funding, space, and mentorship over the summer as the student teams take project’s prototyping and testing to the next level. Social E Lab will be […]
We are beyond proud of the Extreme Class of 2020. They persevered through the most extreme Extreme class ever! COVID-19 hit right before their international travel was supposed to begin, and they quickly pivoted to figure out how to do remote research in order to understand their users’ needs. Check out their final videos on […]
Every year, Extreme works with amazing partners that provide the initial challenges we work on, support teams during the design process, and facilitate the implementation of resulting solutions. This year, we started with ten partners, but due to challenges caused by COVID-19, we were only able to continue working with eight of them in spring […]