Designing a Digital Platform for Local Artisans in Nairobi
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Design a digital platform for Nairobi artisans, defining value and revenue models. Deliver a Business Model Canvas and pitch to earn a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
CraftConnect is a small NGO that currently helps 200 artisans sell at local markets. They have a basic website but no e-commerce or payment integration. Artisans lack digital skills and access to smartphones.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
How can CraftConnect design a digital platform business model that empowers artisans and creates a sustainable marketplace?
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply platform business model patterns to a social enterprise context
- Design value propositions for two-sided markets
- Evaluate revenue models for digital platforms in emerging markets
- Integrate social impact goals with business sustainability
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Digital Business Models
Bachelor · Digital
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Digital Business Models at the Bachelor level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Platform Business Models
Apply platform business models to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Value Proposition Design
Apply value proposition design to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- User Experience Design
Apply user experience design to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Social Impact
Apply social impact to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Business Model Canvas
Apply business model canvas to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: