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Cutting plastic to zero in the school canteen
A high-school canteen with 1,200 students produces 900 plastic bottles and 400 single-use cups a day. How do you end this without a bigger budget?
Shortening a hospital appointment queue
Average wait in the outpatient clinic is 68 minutes and patients per doctor are fixed. Where do you cut the queue?
Raising girls’ participation in STEM clubs
Across 12 schools in one district, girls make up 18% of robotics clubs. The clubs are open and registration is free — so why don’t they join?
Redesigning a neighbourhood waste collection route
A municipality wants to serve 30% more streets with the same number of trucks. Is it the route, the timing or the bin placement?