The Intersection of Innovation and Inspiration | David Sengeh & Kate Krontiris | TEDxBeaconStreet

David Moinina Sengeh, born and raised in Sierra Leone, is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the MIT Media Lab. His research in the Biomechatronics Group focuses on work is at the intersection of medical imaging, material science, human anatomy, computer-aided design and manufacturing. David is on Forbes 30 Under 30 in Technology for 2013, a 2014 TED Fellow, on the Wired Smart List 2013, winner of the Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize, and other awards.
David is a cofounder of Global Minimum Inc. (GMin), an NGO that aims to break the cycle of dependence on foreign aid by empowering young inventors to develop tangible solutions to challenges, as well as creative endeavors like his own custom clothing line and making rap music that draws youth towards creativity and away from drugs and gansterism.
Kate Krontiris is a social scientist, strategist, and facilitator working to transform civic life in America. In pursuit of a society where more people assert greater ownership over the decisions that govern their lives, she uses ethnographic tools to design products, policies, and services that enable a more democratic future. She is has just completed an embedded ethnographic investigation of what motivates everyday people to take civic actions, and what holds them back, in collaboration with Google. For the 2014-2015 academic year, Kate holds a fellowship at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, at Harvard University.
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[@tumsesssysesssay]

keep it up David. thanks for making us proud.

[@liamahfoeday4672]

A light, that you are , continue to shine!!! From Liberia 🇱🇷

[@isatahawakamara2072]

My role model, I see you as my mentor I love you Sengeh I hope I get to see you one day and tell you how great you are more than you know.

[@lifestylechangesolar5251]

Innovation is the key.

[@ibebangsoneword8358]

U really working to push ur self and beloved mama Sierra Leone

[@mariedumbuya934]

Such inspirational story

[@farahdoekoroma159]

Proud of you my bro

[@adonyoung4516]

Wow, you always making us proud mentor!

[@ibnabbasaltarbawee3487]

I'm inspired by this brother

[@ibnabbasaltarbawee3487]

So brilliant

[@victoragaba1783]

My new role model!

[@zahidconteh1791]

Great work bro

[@danielwurrisons9232]

Sharp guy 👦

[@daudatholley1626]

Fantastic job bro great innovation

[@IbrahimIbrahim-nw7yx]

Good job done bro.

[@gebilljalloh4113]

We are talented but we don’t have support in Sierra Leone

[@abrahamrexkoroma1731]

It's great listening to you bro, keep the good work going.

[@ibebangsoneword8358]

Great wrk bro