Southern Innovator: The Next Phase | 2 August 2013

 

So much has been accomplished in the first phase of developing Southern Innovator magazine. It has reached out around the world to uncover a thriving global innovation culture comprising many pioneers and innovators. Three issues were printed and distributed across the globe from 2011 to 2012: a total of 15,000 print copies. A fourth issue is ready on the theme of cities and urbanization and awaits funding to clear so it can be printed.

The magazine uses an eye-pleasing design and layout developed in its design studio in Iceland. Experts in public design and cross-cultural communications work on each issue. A further two issues will be completed in 2013 and they will cover the themes of waste and recycling (Issue 5) and science, technology and innovation (Issue 6).

The magazine is currently seeking partners to help with the costs of printing and distributing the magazine. There are also opportunities for the right partner to support the magazine’s brand with tools that can help our readers. Stay tuned for more news on the magazine’s development!

© David South Consulting 2017

Issue 4 Ready: Cities and Urbanization is the Theme | 17 December 2012

 

Issue 4 of Southern Innovator has been readied for release after a busy production schedule taking in China, South Korea and Austria. Issue 5 is now under way and tackles the opportunities available in a world seeking fresh thinking on how to balance finite resources with an increase in human development. Clever solutions are available across the global South, we found, and the future looks very bright!

Issue 4 Cover

Issue 5 Cover in Development

Whirlwind Global Tour and Issues 4 and 5 in Production | 26 November 2012

 

November has been a very busy month: From visiting projects in China and South Korea to meeting a plethora of innovators at the Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo) in Vienna, Austria, SI has learned much. It is now time to complete issues 4 and 5 and make plans for 2013. A glimpse of what is coming can be seen below:

First draft of the cover of Southern Innovator's fourth issue.

Southern Innovator Ready for UN General Assembly | 26 September 2012

Print hard copies of Southern Innovator‘s third issue are now available in New York. And just in time for the UN General Assembly, which is meeting this week. While this is not the intended audience for Southern Innovator, I hope it proves an inspiring read for those attending the General Assembly. Issues 4 and 5 are in development and will be published in 2012.

Southern Innovator magazine's third issue.

Back From Cannes, Back to Work | 3 June 2012

Issue 2 of Southern Innovator was officially launched during the High-Level Meeting on South-South Cooperation at the United Nations in New York from May 22-25. The global roll out has begun and the magazine is available for distribution and sharing.

I briefly took in the 2012 Cannes Film Festival last weekend. It was a privilege to see the spectacle and join a film party. I also had the opportunity to see a snapshot of the global South’s creative economy through its many filmmakers displaying their films in the Cannes marketplace. Even I was surprised by the number of films set in Inner Mongolia and on the theme of Mongolian history! I will be approaching some of these people in the coming weeks to see if we can collaborate for the upcoming Cities and Urbanization issue of Southern Innovator (Issue 4).

I also had the opportunity to meet the representatives of the Kenyan Department of Film Services and hope I can visit them sometime soon.

A TV reporter at the Cannes red carpet.

Issue 3 is also busily underway. The theme is Agriculture and Food Security and a timely one, with the global population hitting 7 billion this year. Various options are being considered for the cover and they can be seen below. As is the case with all issues of Southern Innovator, sponsors can either choose to fund the issue’s production costs, advertise on a page or collaborate in the production of a supplement to be inserted inside each issue. Southern Innovator offers sponsors a great opportunity to reach a global audience and one that is on the cutting edge of change and innovation.