# Engineering a better life for all

- Institution: TED
- Department: Business Innovation Factory
- Speaker: Cat Laine
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering, Business and management
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/cat_laine_engineering_a_better_life_for_all)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

At the BIF innovation summit, Cat Laine draws on the Greek myth of Tantalus to explain the frustration developing countries face. She shows how we might help communities rich in human capital, but poor in resources and infrastructure, with cleverly engineered solutions.

## Lectures

1. [Engineering a better life for all](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/cat_laine_engineering_a_better_life_for_all/06e485b3f1a1), 16 min (TED's player)