Charles Leadbeater on Frugal Innovation

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Channel: Royal Society of Arts · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Introducing RSA Spotlights – taking you straight to the heart of the event, highlighting our favourite moments and key talking points.

In this excerpt from the event, 'The Frugal Innovator' Charles Leadbeater discusses how frugal innovation promises to offer radical solutions to social challenges faced by organisations, individuals and communities worldwide, using four key design principles – “lean, simple, clean, social”.

Watch the event in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDIdoK1ByXc

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