Course Description

This customized independent study course puts Sloan Fellows MBA students into direct contact with innovators tackling global needs in education, healthcare, and energy/environment. Co-designed projects address low-income markets in the U.S. or globally, focusing on the application of …
This customized independent study course puts Sloan Fellows MBA students into direct contact with innovators tackling global needs in education, healthcare, and energy/environment. Co-designed projects address low-income markets in the U.S. or globally, focusing on the application of new ideas and technology rooted in MIT innovations or the Boston ecosystem. Every project aims to develop better ways for the right innovations to reach scale, sustainability, and quality, thereby improving lives and uncovering opportunities in underserved markets.
Learning Resource Types
Other Video
Projects with Examples
Instructor Insights
Photo showing a path with irrigation hoses in the middle of a farm in Brazil.
In this course Aline Pezente applied blockchain technologies, AI, and analytics to improve small farming in her native Brazil. Image of a farm in Tietê, São Paulo, Brazil. (Photo courtesy of Scott Ogle on Flickr. License: CC BY.)