The $300 House Project

The $300 House was first described in a Harvard Business Review blog post by Vijay Govindarajan and Christian Sarkar. It started with five simple questions:

1. How can organic, self-built slums be turned into livable housing?
   
2. What might a house-for-the-poor look like?
   
3. How can world-class engineering and design capabilities be utilized to solve the problem?
   
4. What reverse-innovation lessons might be learned by the participants in such a project?
   
5. How could the poor afford to buy this house?
   

Initially, they just wanted to put the concept out there, but now, due to the tremendous response, they've decided to see how far they can go toward making this idea a reality. To find out more, go to http://www.300house.com/