It's about you making it happen. Mostly examples from Cyprus and the youth, these are some references to inspire you to take action! It is 99 U

1. Success Stories
It’s 99U!
@Natasa Christou
Architect, Academic Tutor, Phd Researcher, Entrepreneur

2. + +
KNOWLEDGE
EXPERIENCE METHOD
FROM CREATIVITY TO INNOVATION

3. Body scrub liqueur
painting More paintings

4. Life Outside The Box
Convergent vs Divergent Thinking

5. “But I’m not the
creative type of
person”
WRONG

7. Who can be creative?
Creativity is not just for artists, musicians, writers, and designers. We
are all creative, but the people who are known for it have spent time
cultivating it, failing at it, and working at it

8. ARTISTIC
CREATIVITY
[creator needs,
personal
perception,
motivation]
SCIENTIFIC
CREATIVITY
[problem-
solving]
HYBRID
CREATIVITY
[both]
KINDS OF CREATIVITY

9. Be inspired by others
7 stories….
ARE YOU READY?

10. Utilize opportunities
We supported Elena to volunteer in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games 2016 as the only
volunteer from Cyprus! #SupportElena

11. Activate Local Initiatives with global potential
Christina Skarparis and her team for almost 4 years now, brings together people from the villages
close to youth, generates interaction and activates local heritage through festivals and
workshops

12. JAPAN MUSHROOMS LAMP
[POLLUTION TROUGH
INCREASED RADIATION LEVELS]
[MUSHROOMS THAT
ABSORD AND DISOLVE
RADIATION]
[MUSHROOM POWDER
CAN BECOME CONSTRUCTION
MATERIAL]
PROBLEM/
OPPORTUNITY
DISCOVERY INNOVATION

13. Dare to Work on
something you
are truly
passionate about
Boyan Slat, just 19 years
old, designed The world’s
first ocean cleaning
system dedicated for
cleaning plastic waste from
the oceans.
Boyan is obsessed with
diving and upset about all
the waste that destroys our
oceans

14. Extra Space
Architect: Jack Woolley,2005
Project: one man’s rubbish
Crisp packets are made from a laminate of
polypropylene and foil, developed to keep crisps
fresh by making the packet impermeable to air.
The material is difficult to recycle and slow to
degrade, but its reflective surface and
impermeability suggested a material for
temporary shelters.
Waste Materials/ recyclability

15. There is opportunity everywhere [waste materials are free]
Material:cardboard tubesShingeru Ban Cardboard creations

16. Petra Pferdmenges , RMIT University,August 2015

17. From observation to action

18. Dare to stay
curious
The ability to challenge
basic assumptions,
empowers divergent and
critical thinking.
The more critical thinker
you become the better
chances are to discover
or create something
novel!

19. If changes occur in
a social, political, economic or
demographic level, if new
inventions are discovered that
provide new knowledge,
then opportunities can exist.
-Venkataraman, 1997

20. “For sustainability to occur, it must occur simultaneously in each of its three dimensions”
(economic, social and environmental)
Larsen, 2012
Βασικές συνθήκες ενίσχυσης βιωσιμότητας:
‘Enhanced’
sustainability
social economic
environmental

21. Your challenge
THINK
innovative
responsive
scale
usable
Do you have the know-
how?
Is it your passion?
Does it solve a real-problem?
diverse
Is it investable?
practical
adaptable
interactive
comfortable
ecological
Is it sustainable?
sustainable
autonomous