We talked about some general ideas and prof Diamond gave us some specific examples of those. and then we opened it up to the table and we got to share what our projects were and if we had any questions we could open it up to discussion.
A prime example is that of Ebola in Zaire. the couple of nurses that went in there had good intentions but became the propagator of spreading the disease by reusing needles. well, this was a long time ago and we dont reuse needles anymore, but that is not the point. the important thing to stress here is our responses to such outbreak and crisis. we need to address the problem and propagate it.
another example he gave is about a country that had a tsunami hit them. we discussed that the most vital thing to do in that situation is to empower the people. it's not about going in there without a plan, helping out, and withdrawing from the country again. that is not going to help out their situation. a good strategy is to have some kind of financial loan system where the people would loan money and they use it to buy something in order to circulate more money into their own economy. it is therefore something that they do on their own, and giving them their own possessions that they work for empowers them to control their own environment.
there were 5 Cs to this whole thesis but i only remember 4: convergence, cooperation, communication, collaboration.
a question a student brought up was that of the importance of a mission statement and how to make it effective. ya, it's a little out of topic but not really because mission statements are the foundation that a project is built on.
overall, very interesting seminar and very hands on and applicable.
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