Since late 2006, I have been working in Nigeria in the retail sector after leaving a six-year stint as an Associate Chair of Product Design at Parsons School of Design, where I harnessed some out-of-the-box thinking capabilities. I worked with and implemented the ideas of an innovator, Tony Whitfield, who taught me more about risk and challenges. So, in Nigeria, I found myself studying other sectors to see what was possible. How and why? Well, I am half Nigerian and half American. These two elements are important. They are about gustiness and daring.I have been coming back to Nigeria for the last six years, about two to four times a year, to understand its potential and to discover opportunity by looking and studying hard. What I realized is that frequency is important in this context, as most Nigerian people take you seriously if they see you often and more or less will talk with you more often and in detail about what you are looking to learn.More... (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/atim-oton/zaria-academy-lessons-on-_b_914585.html)
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