Hack-a-Day

Work is changing. We are seeing more and more people that are choosing to become independent contractors. Take for example the Gig economy (Uber & Deliveroo). Unlike employees, independent contractors do not work regularly for an employer but work as required. That also means that they are responsible for their own health & insurance. Movir is specialized in disability insurance for independent contractors and is looking for ways to keep people healthy at work. How do we keep this group of independent contractors, that is becoming bigger every year, healthy so that disability insurance remains affordable for all independent contractors.

Our world is on fire! How are adults responsible and how are kids responsible? How to make collaboration towards a better future between adults and kids workable? Let’s explore each other’s perspectives and then work together on a plan.

'CamptocampUs' is the core philosophy in all that we do; it entails empowering the host and hosting community into running a dignified refugee Camp(Us) self-sufficiently and sustainably. Context: MOTG wants to move away from the old donation model. We want to sell the concept of Camp to CampUS to a donor, as an investment opportunity. For this, we need to show what would the profit & loss of refugee camps are. If we approach it as an investment, how does our concept yield? What is then the donors return on their investment? We need this business model defined according to a traditional business model. We need your advice on this.

Context: We want to be 100% financially transparent. What are the pro's & con's to this and how can we best address these, in practical terms?

We want to empower refugees (we prefer to call them residents - camp residents) and there is no better way to do this than offering financial compensation for work they do for us. However, refugees in Greece are not allowed to be paid a salary. What loopholes could be used to offer them financial compensation, even for those that lack their legal paperwork?

Niaga redesigns everyday products for the Circular Economy using 3 key principles: use of simple ingredients, only clean materials in the products, and reversible connections to enable reuse and recycling. With advanced science, technology, and innovation, Niaga has so far redesigned mattresses, furniture and carpets so that they can be fully recycled again and again. The next challenge for Niaga is to design a future-proof system to enable circularity in today's society, where every actor will need to play a role for the system to be successful. What will that system look like? How will it capture the attention of today’s busy consumers and other stakeholders in the economy?