FMS Jan 2015 - Idea Mining

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	I	M
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2		Helen	Carbon credits	Sell carbon credits to domestic market as additional revenue model and/or subsidize the BoP stoves
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4		Jeanette	Inyeneri	Inyeneri is a Rwandan based SE that distributes clean cookstoves to families on a rental basis. Their model is something to be looked at.
5		Jeanette	Envirofit	Direct Competitor (theoretically) cookstoves for developing countries. Model should be compared.	Well respected
6		Jeanette	GreenChar	Direct Competitor (theoretically) cookstoves for Kenya - sells briquettes, dist. cookstoves. Model should be compared. (http://www.triplepundit.com/2014/10/greenchar-increases-access-clean-cookstoves-kenya/)
7		Jeanette	Prototype Revision	get a bunch of stove geeks together to reprotoype the stove. make it cheaper, smaller, lighter, etc - could increase the selling potentional	Stove geeks!
8		Deborah	EcoventStove	Selling cookstoves and water purifiers to event planners for large scale outdoor events like Burning Man
9		Deborah	CommuniStove	Stoves, heaters, and water purifiers for small communities who are transitioning away from Fossil Fuels... see Transition Towns model
10		Jeanette	New Model	Ditch the giant stoves. Invest in smaller stoves and focus on making impact. Selling giant, expensive stoves to a niche market isn't going to make any sort of impact	agree	why not do both?	but then theyre not unique
11		Jeanette	Zanmi Pye Bwa	Cookstoves need to be built/ reparable in BOP communities. job creation. $ in country. http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/stoves-for-haitians-displaced-by-earthquake/	priority	and the parts need to be created in country as well
12		Deborah	OutdoorHeat	A patio heating unit for outdoor entertaining; restuarants, bars, ski lodges, skating rinks, ice fishing folks
13		Rebecca	IGO contracts	Become the go-to supplier for intergovernmental (or related) orgs who need to source food prep/medical sanitation supplies for relief camps, hospitals, orphanages, etc.
14		Rebecca	Microconsignment	Small local entrepeneurs receive inventory at no cost up front, and pay back the distributing org once they have made a sale. More info on how microconsignment works here: http://microconsignment.com/model-comparison/#different
15		Kate	Micro businesses	Entrepeneurs in devoloping countries use for businesses - clean water, charging cell phone/appliances, renting out, leasing.
16		Kate	Dude Ranches	A fun, social outdoor cooking expereince for dude ranch guests.
17		Kate	Ranches	Could be used in working ranches where other alternatives are expensive or less accessible.
18		Kate	Summer Camps	A community building and unqiue way to cook for the campers.
19		Kate	EcoResorts	A unique, off the grid cooking options that is appealing to eco-minded guests.
20		Kate	Shantytown Supply	Gov't or NGO effort to have cooking, clean drinking water, medical sterlization, charging station, heat for slum dwellers.
21		Kate	UCampus	Stoves that could be used on university campuses for large events, graduations, football games, alumin functions, conferences.
22		Kate	CoHousing	Sell to cohousing community for cooking together (normally 2-3 times per week).
23		Kate	Wasteproducts	Sell to lumbermills, furniture makers, others who have wood/combustibles as waste products to generate heat/cook/etc.
24		Kate	Incinerator	Redesign to burn waste and sell to developing countries. http://www.sswm.info/content/incineration-small-scale
25		Kate	Real Goods	Sell through Real Goods http://realgoods.com
26		Kate	Observatories	Sell worldwide to observatories as they are remote, usually on mt tops, away from light pollution.
27		Brittany	Gov't Contract/Partnership	Partner with Department of Agriculture/US Forest Service to supply stoves to huts on Appalachian Trail, national parks, etc.
28		Brittany	Corporate Partnership/CSR	Partner with companies like Coleman & Primus that already produce stoves to bring operating costs down (on terms that social mission remains integral)
29		Brittany	BackcountryStoves	Sell to independent backcountry huts in mountain areas of the U.S. with extensive skiing/biking trips for wealthy clients
30		Kate	Alaska	Alaska likely tops the list as the state with the most off the grid people. http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/9/27/going-off-grid-inalaska.htmlThe small commnities are a good fit for the stove. Overall, there are 200K people living off the grid in the US as a whole. http://www.forbes.com/sites/houzz/2014/06/07/off-the-grid-living-are-you-ready-to-pull-the-plug/2/	agree
31		Kate	Athletic Events	Rent/Sell to event organizers for hot drinks (made with water) for marathons, triathlons, mt bike, bike, etc. competitions/fundraisers.
32		Kate	Preppers!	Lest we forget! It's coming. Be prepared! http://www.off-grid.net/urban/prepper-reality-check
33		Tom B	Doomsday Preppers	Get a partnership with the show "Doomsday Preppers" for some product placement
34		Tom B	Yurts	Find Yurt manufacturers, communities, stores, etc. The yurt clientele would appreciate this product
35		Tom B	Food Network, Travel Channel	Partner with one of these networks to host a cooking challenge event/TV show only using these stoves to raise awareness, solicit donations, etc.
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37		Kate	Divide and Conquer	Separate the for-profit and non-profit. See if the for profit can make it without a social mission. Have the non-profit support successful stoves that reach the broader market (families). http://inhabitat.com/four-cooking-stove-designs-that-can-save-the-world/
38		Kate	Mongolia	Building on Tom's idea, Mongolia is the land of Gers (Yurts). Many are stationary now. Heating, stove and water, bread all useful. Right now they mainly use coal: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTEAPASTAE/Resources/Mongolia-Heating-poor-peri-urban-ger-areas-Ulanbaataar-ASTAE-October09.pdf In Ulanbaataar this causes terrible air pollution.	Tiffany - Mongolia's largest microfinance bank Xacbank has a 'green loan' arm that focuses on distributing energy efficient stoves and insulated heat covers for yurts throughout all 21 provinces in Mongolia. There is possibility to offer in-kind group loans to account for the cost of the stove. Xacbank eco-banking: (http://xacbank.mn/en/273/personal-banking/eco-banking-products)
39		Tiffany	Central Asia	Building off Tom & Kate's idea for yurts - expanding distribution throughout Central Asia either through microfinance institutions, Peace Corp economic development volunteers and other agencies working in this region. Nomadic (yurt using) cultures with cold, harsh climates. We could explore Zsoka's idea of floor heating as an additive function of the stove.
40		Kate	Boots on the Ground	Many military operations are in off the grid locations and the DOD is focusing on this http://www.off-grid.net/energy/off-grid-military-energy-solutions . Even bases are going "net zero" http://otherwords.org/the-army-goes-off-the-grid/
41		Aruna	Light the Fire	Create a cadre of women microentrepreneurs to rent cookstoves for community events like weddings
42		Aruna	Akshaya Patra	Sell clean cookstoves to Akshaya Patra Foundation to use clean cookstoves in their facilities - http://www.akshayapatra.org/
43		Aruna	Midday Meal	Explore partnership with Indian government to use cookstoves in schools, for the midday meal scheme - http://mdm.nic.in/	agree but inStove not in India (do you know this? we only have the map of africa)		Aruna: This is assuming that they go into India
44		Aruna	Fueling a Higher Taste	Consider temples and other religious institutions as potential clients. The social good comes from the "poor feeding" that these temples do. One example is the Thirumala Thirupati Devasthanam - http://www.tirumala.org/
45		Aruna	Alternative Treatments	Consider alternative treatment (Ayurvedic) hospitals such as Kotakkal Arya Vaidya Sala (http://aryavaidyasala.com/(S(onen3i45mdanotq31xr0gd2a))/Index.aspx) and others, to prepare medicines
46		Aruna	Pilgrimages	If the stove can be dismantled, it can be used to do "on road cooking" for mammoth pilgrimages - http://www.deepakgaikwad.net/index.php/2009/01/15/vari.html
47		Kate	Cattle Stations Australia	The power grid in Australia does not reach many remote cattle stations. They are a possible market. And they love Barbies (not the doll)
48		Aruna	Drying papads	Can the griddle be used to dry papads? (http://www.wipo.int/ipadvantage/en/details.jsp?id=3619)
49		Aruna	The TIDE model	Several uses of cookstoves can be found here - http://www.tide-india.org/energy_efficient_stoves.html. A student of mine did an internship with TIDE; they are a great organization, and a potential local partner
50		Aruna	Bundling	They should consider the model where there is ability to encourage not only production, but also innovation locally, by constantly experimenting with local materials. They can then partner with an organization like SELCO (http://www.selco-india.com/), to bundle the lighting and cookstove uses, since their missions are allied, and SELCO has deep institutional connections
51		Aruna	Artisan usage	Can it be used in heating to make lac bangles? - http://www.dsource.in/resource/lac-bangles-hyd/process/index.html
52		Aruna	Religious Fires	Not exactly a nonprofit/social enterprise idea - but - can this be used as a substitute for homams or religious fires? (http://www.mamadeva.com/ganapati-homam.html). This would sell well in the case of performing religious rituals for Indians overseas, who are governed by fire safety regulations
53		Aruna	Microentrepreneurs and Health Camps	Create microentrepreneurs who could rent/sell the autoclaves to hospitals, organizations, foundations and others who run health camps, characterized by high mobility and minimal equipment. Two examples include Rotary (http://www.incanus.com/publications/india-health-quarterly/ihq-issue-01/rotary%E2%80%99s-medical-camps-treat-and-engage-india%E2%80%99s-poo) and Smile Foundation (http://www.smilefoundationindia.org/)
54		Aruna	Disparate business model and activities	Can be used in industries such as jaggery manufacturing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MH-durKh28 - watch from 5:59 till 8:40)
55		Aruna	Shodh Yatra	Not exactly a specific idea, but it might be good to take a portable version of the stove on something like a shodh yatra (http://www.sristi.org/hbnew/shodhyatra.php) and see if it fits in with specific other models/geographical contexts
56		Jasmin	Short Term Rental/Long Term Leases	Stoves cen be rented or leased for an extended period of time with an option to purchase, including a deposit fee of $x
57		Jasmin	Buy Back	Buy back old stove on completion of 10 year period alternatively, an option for user to purchase a new stove at a discounted rate.
58		Jasmin	Demo Expo	Marketing strategy to demo the model at an expo such as GreenBuild thereby targeting a wide audience.
59		Jasmin	Educating the masses	Participation in educational forums for social and environmental impact. NetImpact/GreenBuild http://greenbuildexpo.com/
60		Jasmin	Alternative Instove Fuel	As as ancillary service Instove could form local partnerships to produce alternative fuel for operating stove. eg local farmer, "dung rolls" which are delivered to institutions using InStove
61		Jasmin	Adaptibility	Ability of InStove to progressively adapt to environmental and social concerns.
62		Jasmin	Getting points for doing good	Corporations that source local harvesting goods and supports women actvities can sponsor Instove as part of its CR program in addition to promoting sustainable harvesting and production of goods. Eg Lush, Whole Foods, Trader Joes etc
63		Aysha	Outdoor Turkey Deep Fryer	Under a different brand name repurpose/sell InStove as an outdoor turkey deep fryer in the N. American market
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65		Aysha	Native American Reservations	About 14% of Native American reservations have no access to electricity (Energy Information Administration)--sell Instove as both a cookstove/space heater.
66		Aysha	Seafood Boil Cookstove	Sell to U.S. South/New England markets as a seafood boil cookstove. Many churches in the South have seafood boil fundraisers--this would give them a chance to get familiar with the product and give InStove access to a target market for the international side of the business.
67		Hunter	Sell the IP	Ship just the high temp alloys and have the rest of the stove manufactured incountry, essentially selling the manufacturing process rather than the stoves themselves, price the stove according to the local market.
68		Hunter	House + Stove	Partnering with a low-income housing project that builds the stove into the standard home design
69		Hunter	Loss Lead Cross Selling	Sell a home stove as a way to get into communities where you can sell the larger InStove
70		Hunter	Include side products	Develop side products such as cooking mits, tools for cutting small branches, clamps to remove the pot.
71		Hunter	Wood delivery service	Domestic and international look at ways to supply wood as a service after the stoves have been sold, perhaps as a method for recovering lost profits in low-income markets.
72		Hunter	Mobile payment option	Develop a system for recieving mobile payments in international markets where mobile money will become more prevelant
73		Hunter	Rental model in both markets	Renting can be a viable option in both domestic and international markets. Look for ways to use the longer recovery period in developing markets to your advantage.
74		Hunter	Sell it as a business	Sell the stove with attachements, tools and business plan that make it a viable franchise business. Private investors internationally could even be interested in these as small business investments
75		Hunter	Add wheels = Food cart	Connect the stove to a cart or trailer or bike, make it a mobile food option for the cities	j: i like this. I would add in a prototype session to make it more portble though. I think he said its 90 lbs now.
76		Hunter	Church campaign	Churches internationally host events frequently enough to need this type of stove. They also receive donations enough to pay for one. Create a sales and marketing campaign that focuses on them.
77		Hunter	Laundry attachment	In my research in Kenya I found that women spend upto 6hours a day on laundry especially during the rainy season. Create an attachment that both washes and dries clothes in less time than traditional models. With an all-in-one cooking/laundry/water purification appliance you are cutting down on costs three ways. Perhaps moving out of the BOP into the semi-middle class(wood stove users) can help make this a more viable option. In addition, a laundry business is a real opportunity in Kenya according to my market research	J:like this, hunter for the win!
78		Hunter	Better branding	Brands can be strong in emerging markets where people use word-of-mouth to share about products. Be sure to develop a consumer brand that people can talk about instead of being confused with your competition	J:yes! needs a brand identity! yesterdays presentation did not give a clear vision of the company or its goals
79		Hunter	Car stove	If your stove is superior to hybrid car engines, perhaps you should be looking at ways to build a better engine for transportation means. This doesn't have to be a traditional car but could be a new vehicle or agricultural tool. This would solve a different environmental/social problem which is still impact.
80		Hunter	Bake bricks	Use the stove as a kiln for bricks that can be used for housing. One stove could make enough bricks for a several houses and then be used to cook for those houses as a community resource. This could be a real application in long term refugee camps where small compounds can be centered around the stove the same way houses used to be centered around a fire pit	J: like this idea but, at least in my experience, bricks are dried in the sun for free. for 1 k they can probably just buy premade bricks
81		Hunter	Go big	Make an even bigger stove and try to replace larger manufacturing equipment which can be environmentally damaging
82		Kate	Island Hopper	There are 2000 inhabited islands in the Phillipines, many more in micronesia and around the globe. They are challenged for energy, clean water, and have small communities. What a great company to work for going to remote islands to sell something people need! Palm fronds for fuel!
83		Aruna	Indigo dyeing	I don't have the appropriate image for this, but low-income artisans can use this vat to prepare indigo dye. They could perhaps purchase this machine as a cooperative and share the facility. Here's an approximation of what I had in mind - http://www.taylortailor.com/2013/11/overdyed-denim-collaboration/#.VL-6TEfF91Y	J: I also thought this could be used for dyeing but if you are trying to dye multiple colors at once people will still use fires as aux sources.				Aruna: There are artisan cooperatives in Rajasthan (India) that focus exclusively on indigo dyeing. I was thinking more of those. Indigo is the most expensive dye on the market and the products are also high-priced. I thought of reducing the upfront costs
84		Kate	Zone In	Shift focus to Mexico, Central and South Am markets, closer, cheaper/faster to reach and have many social challenges and poverty to addresses. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/29/mexico-poverty_n_3673568.html http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/region/home/tags/americas
85		Kate	Tortillas!	Sell to the tortilla industry! Mexicans eating a billion tortillas every day made for $2.5 billion in tortilla revenues in 1996. The tortilla industry is Mexico's fifth largest; tortillas are the single biggest component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 1.97%.Start here to learn about the Mexican market (and other opportunities) and also to spread to other tortilla eating Central and S. Am countries. Adapt the stove to fit this market.	J: This could only be used on large scale production given the price. even a restaurant owner in mexico wouldnt pay 1k when they already have an efficient way of making torts. also, may compromise taste for more puritan chefs
86		Kate	Baja Benevolence	Sales trips to Baja! Yes! And visit all the upmarket resorts to sell the Baja Benevolence stove. Resorts pay a premium and part helps finance a stove in a poor area of Baja. Tourists like this (and can contribute!), good for community relations in resort area, addresses poveerty issues. Win, win, win! Can then spread concept to other resort areas of Mexican (CANcun Cooking Anyone? AcapulCO Cooking?)
87		Aruna	Amma canteens	Enter into a partnership with Government of Tamil Nadu to sell stoves through Amma Canteens, which are low-cost cafeterias that serve meals to low-income populations at subsidized rates (http://www.ammaunavagam.com/). These are present in Chennai (a major Indian city), and other cities/towns in the state of Tamil Nadu
88		Aruna	Revolution Foods	Enter into a partnership with a company like Revolution Foods (http://revolutionfoods.com/) to use "environmentally friendly" cookstoves to cook meals in communities that are off the electricity/gas grid
89		Zsoka	Alaska	One of the best selling point can be Alaska because there are many isolated communities there,rural areas and the temperature requires daily heating at homes.
90		Zsoka	Floor heating solution	Heating retailers can sell instove as an environmental friendly, efficient method to combine floor heating with instove instead of using gas for heating up the water filled pipes under the floor. In EU it is a new market
91		Zsoka	Government	Department which support low income families in the USA
92		Zsoka	Green tourism	Sell instove to green profile hotels where it can be advertised that the water is purified with instove and the food was made in instove, as well
93		leslie	M & a	merge or buy a complementary business/supplier to broaden product/service offering to BoP market
94		leslie	move to Africa	move all operations and manufacturing to Africa to better meet demand and lower operating costs				Aruna: I would extend this and say localize innovation and manufacturing
95		leslie	strategic alliances	Develop strategic partnerships and formal alliances to build predictable revenue to scale	World food programme	intl rescue committee	UNHCR
96		leslie	bamboo	engage with bamboo farming community to sell inStove
97		Kate	Breadbags!	Scrap it all and go with the new fashion trend introduced last night by Joni Ernst : breadbags! The true remedy for poverty:http://news.yahoo.com/sen--joni-ernst-s-sotu-rebuttal-sparks--bread-bag--meme-044257833.html. tweets: 'My Bread Bags are killing me! Thank god Obamacare graciously helps me get orthotics!' "For every kid to wear bread bags on their feet, we first gotta make sure families can afford 2 loaves of bread."
98		Jeff	High -efficiency home heating	Retrofit cookstoves with attachment to deliver high-efficiency home heating to rural "off grid" customers (replacement for woodburning stoves)
99		Jeff	Focus on the economically motivated	Sell to customers that have the strongest economic motivation (eg, customers that buy charcoal would spend less on fuel with this stove)
100		Jeff	High end domestic restaurants	Novelty stove for specific applications (pizza ovens, outdoor BBQ, outdoor grills)