Santa Clara University

What is Frugal Innovation?

View the slide deck of the context and need for frugal innovation today. 

Frugal Innovation Lab Year End Report

Read about the Lab's latest engagements and accomplishments in 2012. 

The 10 Core Competencies

Read about the backbone of the Frugal Innovation paradigm which are used in frugal classes.

Mobile Health Focus at SCU

Learn more about the current projects and future innovations we're working on.

A team of SCU students created an analysis matrix for water purification technologies designed for Border Green Energy Team (GSBI '11) to evaluate technologies based on cost, maintenance, simplicity, level of purification, etc. and choose the appropriate solution.

The World Turned Upside Down a special report on Innovation in emerging markets by The Economist. Read Article

The Great Rebalancing from McKinsey Quarterly. Read Article

How GE is Disrupting Itself by Jeffrey Immelt, Vijay Govindarajan, and Chris Trimble in Harvard Business Review. Read Article