On our course we were convinced that to improve our innovation skills we need to get good at opening our eyes, observing what is happening without judging too quickly and spotting problems that maybe need a solution.
So I plan to start my blog by trying to do this ...
At work I spend time making sure the site is tidy, that equipment has a home and that any surplus equipment is moved off site. This includes cardboard boxes which should be put into a bailing machine - and if this isn't done I make a fuss as it makes my site a mess and less safe. I'm now in the process of moving house and find that I need cardboard boxes .. but that now I need them they are really hard to come by in large quantities. The local greengrocer has a few (but I have a lot of stuff), I've looked on e-bay - but why should I have to pay for these (when I normally see them as rubbish)?
There must be so many things which are rubbish at one moment and in one context but of value the next ...... is there something more that could be done to get resources and stuff in the place that it's needed (and out of landfill sites/recycling plants)?
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My immediate thoughts were:
1. What if the stuff you are trying to put in the boxes is actually the 'rubbish', may be you could look at that another one. And then....
2. I wonder if there is some way to make people think that by carrying your stuff from the old house to the new house, they are having fun. I.e. could moving house be made to look like a fun game which people might pay you to do! :-)
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