Thanks to everyone who participated! It was wonderful to see so many inventive ideas to make products more sustainable. We believe these finalists are the best solutions based on our goals of practicality, functionality, and creativity. We've now looked in-depth at how each finalist performed within those areas. You can see their scores in their descriptions along with some feedback. Congratulations to all the winners!
We like that this creative idea filters for 1/100th the cost of a Brita filter. Filtered water would add a lot of value to a very wide audience. It's functional because the filter component could be made cheaply out of ceramics.
Practical value: 1
Functional: 3
Creative: 1
Better water collection would give value to many and we like the creative way that this entry got the job done. It's a great, functional concept!
Practical value: 2
Functional: 1
Creative: 3
This entry is an affordable solution for those needing medical care that could maybe pair up with the airway tool in a clinic's "digital" closet. Strength of material would play in a role in its functionality.
Practical value: 3
Functional: 6
Creative: 6
This multi-use educational game stood out to us because of its simplicity and usefulness. There is a lot of potential value for children with this type of concept.
Practical value: 6
Functional: 2
Creative: 10
This bottle cutter empowers others to repurpose and conserve resources, making it a valuable and functional tool!
Practical value: 8
Functional: 7
Creative: 4
Drip feeding plants is a smart way to conserve water. This valuable store of water allows developing countries to grow they plants they need. It's an added bonus that this reuses materials in a functional way.
Practical value: 4
Functional: 4
Creative: 13
Having tools like this with multiple functions is important in developing countries. This entry is useful at all sizes, too, which makes it even more practical.
Practical value: 7
Functional: 12
Creative: 2
We are fans of this entry's goal to improve sorting. Waste-pickers may prefer to sort using their hands which makes this less functional than some of the other entries.
Practical value: 5
Functional: 11
Creative: 8
We think the concept of slide-in lenses is innovative, practical for the special populations that need it, and functional.
Practical value: 9
Functional: 10
Creative: 7
We like that this entry brings 3D printing, reduced costs, and recycled plastic to photography. This should bring a lot of value because photography accessories are usually so expensive.
High value use of plastic...but not improving the life of a resource entrepreneurPractical value: 10
Functional: 5
Creative: 11
Footwear is an innovative concept to improve. This entry seems like the most practical way to do sandals.
I think this could break easily.Practical value: 12
Functional: 8
Creative: 9
Dental hygiene is important and hard for those in developing countries and this entry could be a big help there. It would need bristles to work which limits its functionality.
Practical value: 11
Functional: 14
Creative: 5
The idea of a "digital" hospital closet has so many possibilities and this is a great example of what could be available for use in one. We think another supply that was more readily needed would be more practical.
Practical value: 13
Functional: 9
Creative: 12
This entry provides a good way to get more value from anything that comes in a tube and creates less waste from more efficient use.
Not high enough value to winPractical value: 14
Functional: 13
Creative: 15
This razor is useful to a lot of people but isn't very valuable. You would also need other parts to make it functional. We still think this is a great concept, though.
Practical value: 15
Functional: 15
Creative: 14
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