Wind is a problem; how can we harness it for good use?
2. CHALLENGE TO BIOLOGY:
How does nature harness free energy?
3. NATURE'S ANSWER:
Learning from how fish shed tiny vortices when swimming in schools; Ocean View can harvest wind energy from any direction using vertical axis wind turbines.
What are the digital solutions and online services that can be derived from internet access?
2. CHALLENGE TO BIOLOGY
How does nature create and use communication networks?
3. NATURE'S ANSWER:
Learning from how mycorrhizal fungi communicate environmental ques to benefit the entire forest, Botshabelo can facilitate more efficient health care and security via a community app.
Mdantsane
1. COMMUNITY NEEDS:
How can the Mdantsane community promote collaboration and leverage existing richness, diversity skills and resources?
2. CHALLENGE TO BIOLOGY:
How does nature leverage eco-system engineers to create a thriving eco-system?
3. NATURE'S ANSWER:
Learning from how elephants create pathways for resource exchange between many species; Mdantsane could, through a youth led initiative, map and list businesses and informal entrepreneurs on a digital marketplace platform.
MPOPHOMENI
1. COMMUNITY NEEDS:
How can the Mpophomeni community benefit from their water resource endowment?
2. CHALLENGE TO BIOLOGY
How does nature filter dirty or polluted liquids?
3. NATURE'S ANSWER:
Learning from how nature cleans water, Mpophomeni could implement an Eco-Machine waste water treatment system that purifies water without chemicals, bringing the water body back into ecological health.
