Snapshot

Encouraging Better Environmental Practices Through Smarter Products

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Goal

Improve technology take up and automation of an appliances or housewares manufacturer

Problem

The inefficient operation of products and services harms the environment

Sebir

Technology and automation are adopted to a greater extent through working with manufacturers and suppliers to incorporate technology that optimizes the use of products or services in a manner that is independent of the way they are employed or utilized. For instance, a washing machine manufacturer responds by integrating sensors and software that weigh the clothes that have been loaded and then automatically adjusts the amount of water required to clean them Adverse environmental impacts are significantly reduced when, instead of completing a standard operating cycle, products and services perform at the minimum required resource-consumption level with its obvious attendant benefits

Breeding Hint 1

Think about how you might visualize a scenario for utilization of your products or services whereby they have zero impact ecologically. Given the capabilities of modern technology, this could lead to dramatic improvements in their configuration

Breeding Hint 2

Think how you might work more closely with others whose activities overlap with you own to minimize aggregate environmental impacts. Addressing the connections that exist could open up previously unrecognized opportunities for eco progress

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