IGNYTE Magazine Issue 06 | Page 63

REIMAGINING

HOW WE LIVE

The Citizen Innovator: Georgia Haddad Nicolau

Georgia Haddad Nicolau is the Director of the Procomum Institute in Sao Paolo, Brazil and a leader in the citizen innovation movement. Citizen innovation is where the citizens themselves co-create solutions that impact their lives.

“Citizen innovation is about creating a network between individuals, ideas and infrastructure. Innovation is not about institutions, it is about creativity in scarcity, in poverty, based on people’s needs.

Photo by Sophie Sheinwald for Generation Share.

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