GOBEE

Back then it was just me, Mahad, and Jessica. The social impact space needed a new approach to innovation, an approach that centered people in design and that aimed to make technology meaningful. Our vision was a "small but mighty" engine that would stitch together different organizations in new ways to unlock fresh ideas. We imagined Gobee as a bachola - a matchmaker - for innovation. Gobee was literally a "go between." It was an experiment because it was risky: we didn't know how it would turn out... After 4,320 days in business, we decided to shut down Gobee. This is our story, 2009-2022... In one of our final pre-COVID acts, we worked with the Gates Foundation, USAID, and Scope to produce Nio Far Dakar, an experience that charted the path forward for design in global health for the next decade.