Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world when it comes to flooding, storms, and impact from sea level rise. An Amsterdam-based architecture firm called Waterstudio has come up with one possible solution: floating structures that can withstand storms made from thousands of discarded plastic bottles. http://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/11/these-floating-buildings-are-made-from-thousands-of-plastic-bottles

Online fashion retailer Everlane has focused on being transparent about its supply chain?including how much it costs to make each product. Its first physical store reflects this concept of transparency so there is no product in the windows. The brand is centered around people, and that is what you see when you look in. Also importantly Everlane has designed a point-of-sale system from scratch that creates a connection between your online profile and your shopping behavior in-store so your customer service is improved. https://www.fastcompany.com/40502731/everlanes-first-ever-physical-store-takes-radical-transparency-literally

UmbraCity allows you to borrow and return umbrellas using fully automated kiosks. The idea came from the University of British Columbia and Vancouver is the first city to adopt the service. http://umbracity.com/

SOURCE taps into the unlimited supply of water vapour in the air, using sunlight to power a renewable supply of drinking water.?https://www.zeromasswater.com/

?Fake it til you make it- the formula for faking it and looking good to investors? according to Jager McConnell, the CEO of CrunchBase, at StartCon 2017.

Three ideas from IdeaSpies were presented at the Ashurst November 2017 boardroom lunch. The idea receiving the most votes from directors was biodegradable plastic. This idea now goes to the final at the December boardroom lunch to select the top idea for the year. https://www.ideaspies.com/post/biodegradeable-plastic/