Social Innovation - Communal participation (2)

In the earlier post, I listed out certain catalysts who have spent a significant time & effort in social causes. They are not to be seen as NGOs spending monies. These guys come under a different league. The inviting thing about social innovation, is that this can be copied/mimicked, and the plagiarist attitude is actually helpful. Anyone set up a franchise of a rural call center or courier service, and contribute in a meaningful way. I envy the HR in such organizations (near 0 attrition).

If deaf and dumb can run courier services, why not laundromats & cleaners? With 3G in India, why not have a call center that can transcribe and reinterpret the signs to verbal dialect targeted towards focus groups?. Why not come up with financial planning for rural farmers who have a different set of needs. Why not have a facebook for challenged/access deprived users? Can you have a broadcast station for deaf?

These ideas have great potential, and I for sure will not ask for any credit ;). Certain seemingly simple questions like transliteration of sign lang to text, have made me realize the complexity of the problem. Until then I would encourage and make an effort to participate in every effort that aids this cause.