How a nondescript box has been saving lives during the pandemic – and revealing the power of grassroots innovation
- Written by Douglas Hannah, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Innovation, Boston University
A do-it-yourself air purifier in use in a classroom.Douglas Hannah, CC BY-NDOne afternoon, a dozen Arizona State University students gathered to spend the morning cutting cardboard, taping fans and assembling filters in an effort to build 125 portable air purifiers for local schools. That same morning, staff members at a homeless shelter in Los...