I was recently told that a board was looking for a person as a NED based on these 4 "H" characteristics which make a lot of sense to me. They should be Honest, Hardworking, Humble and have a sense of Humour!

The new Station F by Storefront is the world?s biggest startup campus, located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. It?s giving brands an opportunity to make their Ideas a reality by showcasing them in popup shops. Over 8,000 campus and incubator residents and investors are expected to visit the startup zone every day. Station F is planned as a hotspot for tech events as well as a focus for new ideas. https://www.thestorefront.com/spaces/france/paris/25063-retail-space-in-station-f

1. Get to a work- or task-free space -the creative default network in your brain thrives when you aren't distracted 2. Try not to set any objective for your mind-wandering. Free yourself up to let your imagination roam to unlikely and unexpected places 3. Disrupt yourself: Add a dose of novelty to whatever task-free experience you're using in order to activate your brain's default network. Meet somebody outside your usual circle, go to a museum exhibition on your own. Novelty helps shake the brain out of its familiar cognitive patterns, opening up opportunities to engage in new ways of thinking and being. https://www.fastcompany.com/90204263/a-very-short-guide-to-the-most-creative-part-of-your-brain?

Crows are highly intelligent, copy each others behaviour and live abundantly in cities making them the ultimate cleaners of the city. They are capable of collecting cigarette filters on the most difficult places where normal city cleaners can?t reach.The Crowbar is the device developed by a startup called Crowded Cities. It?s designed to train crows to pick up and deposit cigarette butts. A crow drops a cigarette filter onto the device?s funnel, where a camera scans it. After the camera recognizes the item as a filter, it releases a piece of food for the crow to pick up as a reward. The crow then flies off to find more cigarette butts and recruit more crows to participate. www.crowdedcities.com

Florida-based Saltwater Brewery has used by-products from the beer-making process to create six-pack rings that can safely be eaten by marine wildlife. This bio-based?packaging?is made from edible wheat and barley. It?s the first ever 100 per cent biodegradable, compostable and edible packaging to be implemented in the beer industry. https://www.fastcompany.com/40519960/publishing-1-23-9-am-finally-you-can-buy-beer-with-a-biodegradable-six-pack-ring