Insights

Notes on what works here, and why.

The Cutaway takes apart a real incident. What Works Here looks at systems that already work in African conditions. Every figure carries its source.

Cutaway 001 · Cybersecurity × IoTHackers didn't steal a single file. They turned up the heat.Supermarket freezers across France were switched on from the internet and warmed to 50°C overnight. What that means for cold rooms in Lagos.
What Works Here 01 · Systems designThe bank that ran on trust.Long before mobile money, Africans built savings systems that still work today. Here is what they get right.
What Works Here 03 · Digital systemsBuilt for the phone people already had.M-Pesa launched in Kenya in 2007. It did not ask people to change their phones, their shops or their habits.