Navalite Discovery Day 2018
Individual Reflection
Central Theme: H3
EXPANDING OUR HEARTS
TO EMPATHISE WITH OTHERS
ENGAGING OUR HEADS
TO THINK OF SOLUTIONS
CREATING WITH OUR HANDS
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Celebrating Navalites' Work
There is no innovation and creativity without failure.
- Brene Brown (Research Professor, University of Huston)
Understand: Caregivers (Nurses) need a way to know where the seniors are
Explore / Materialise: Add GPS device to existing wheelchairs to keep nurses informed of the location of seniors in the hospitals
Understand: Seniors who lives alone need a way to stay safe when they cook for themselves
Explore / Materialise: Substitute cotton material with burn proof fabric to protect the seniors from burning hazards especially when they are cooking
Understand: Seniors who do marketing alone need a way to push the trolley with less effort
Explore / Materialise: Replace back wheels of shopping trolleys with new wheels (of fidget spinner design) to make it easier for the seniors to push them over the steps
Understand: Food and water wastage
Explore / Materialise: Create a mini - garden using leftover food and recycled water
Understand: Plastics harm the environment as they cannot be broken down
Explore / Materialise: Create bioplastics which can be broken down