Integrated Community Garden (ICG)

ICG is a technologically-equipped community garden to incentivize conservation of energy and upgraded food storage.

Background: Not enough access to fresh food and clean water. Where there is access, a lack of adequate energy is contributing to food waste.

Solution: ICG

Our approach: 

A community will share one generator.

We will build an app that traces energy used based on household. An alert will be given when too much energy is used. 

If household consumes a certain portion of low energy, they get ICG credits that will lower energy bills and gives discount at a community farmers market.

This farmers market will have solar powered water filtration on site. 

Outcome:

Access to clean water

Access to fresh food

Lowered bills.

Due to a broad range of diversity on our team—which includes individuals that have upbringings in countries overseas—we are confident that we understand what a local community needs to have a more efficient and healthy lifestyle. 

We also have MBAs on our team, that understand product and business development, and deal heavily in data analytics. We can provide measurable metrics to ensure that this approach is working. This is it!

Outcome:

Access to clean water and food 

Lower water bills and tax incentives.

Local, underdeveloped communities as well as governments can benefit from our solution.

Track downloads in the App Store - 10,000 people in India download our app

Health records and water testing - Clean water in underdeveloped communities

Tax information - Lower bills

Two key distinctions of our approach are mobile technology-enabled garden

Incentive to conserve (change behavior)

Very human-centered.

From the app to the garden, everyone in the community does their part.

App tracks usage of energy and tells you when you're consuming too much energy.

Local farmers can sell at market, and ICG credits give discounts to those using low energy.

It's a win-win for all!

Mobile app and website

Also at local community garden

Solve will help.

We will enter competitions for money.

Private donations. 

Use leverage from involvement with the Smithsonian Institution.  

Team members are spread out in terms of location.

Travel to India for piloting could be costly.

Startup financing.

By becoming a solver, we are hoping to help make the world a better place.

As the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University states, we want to think "business with humanity in mind."

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