Creative Futures; Sustainable Rating

   Done as a team Originated by Albert S. Humphrey in the 1960s, the tool is as useful now as it was then. You can use it in two ways – as a simple icebreaker helping people get together to "kick off" strategy formulation, or in a more sophisticated way as a serious strategy tool. Strengths: What advantages does your organisation have? Covering a market which no one else has. Customer based design. What do you do better than anyone else? transparency of information and resources non-profit would allow an approach that cannot be interpreted as  being  biasd What unique or lowest-cost resources can you draw upon that others can't? What do people in your market see as your strengths? What factors mean that you "get the sale"? (Have people come back.) What is your organization's Unique Selling Proposition (USP)? Consider your strengths from both an internal perspective, and from the point of view of your customers and people in  y...

In Week 3 class, we identified that we had hit a wall where the other sustainability rating systems out there pretty much covered everything we had wanted to create, especially an app called CoGo which was exactly what we had in mind. But after a talk to the tutors, we realised this wasn't a wall but an opportunity, there was all these different systems but nowhere that made it easy to understand and compare them and the products they were on.  We then took to this quite well and formed an idea which focused around a website which laid out the differing sustainability ratings over a set of criteria that were easy for consumers to understand. The website also allowed for consumers to compare different products and companies with their assigned sustainability ratings to understand what the most sustainable purchase would be. A login and sustainability importance quiz would be added to allow for customised searches and...

Need to revisit in the future: Whole canvas Cost structure/financial sustainability 

#1. The Customer The first step in building a Social Lean Canvas is to start with the customer, because every business model needs customers to survive. The customer box needs to include all the key people you need to move to make your social enterprise work. Not all customers need to be paying you, but at least one segment will be. Groups who might end up in this box include customers, funders and end-users. In our example we might have three key customers: Hungry/thirsty people who work near our cafe and want to spend their money in a way that makes a difference (cafe customers) Young people who want to improve their lives by getting training and a job A gover nment department that has a vested interest in reducing unemployment among youth #2. The Problem Next, we jump to the opposite side of the canvas and look at the problem box. Customers and problems come in pairs. If a customer doesn’t have a problem we think we are solving, then we need to rethink t...

AsureQuality : AQ Assured Transparency Programme is designed to provide consumers with trusted end-to-end supply chain information about the products they are about to buy. When consumers see a product with the AQ Assured™ Transparency mark on a supermarket shelf, they can scan the QR code and view the checks along its supply chain. Our expert review of the farm-to-fork processes provides verified information that is categorised into key attributes, making it easy for shoppers to navigate and understand. Categories: Origin - Where in New Zealand the product is sourced. Environmental -  New Zealand's Regional Councils'  environmental regulations. In compliance with  New Zealand's Resource Management Act (2009)  and  local council  Resource Management Plans .  T hese rules include: Disposing of waste in ways that prevent pollution. Controlling manufacturing emissions to ensure air quality is maintained. Using only approved che...