After seeing Koshi Kawachi's 'Manga Farming,' I'm convinced that my plain old planters are officially insufficient. These bad boys use old anime comic books in place of a traditional soil bed to sprout seeds.
We know that comic books feed the mind and stimulate creativity; with Koshi Kawachi's Manga Farming,' it's clear that anime also is quite good at stimulating seeds to grow.
Implications - Gardening is a task that may not be appealing to all, but can easily be jazzed up to attract a larger groups of consumers. Companies should be conscious of the emergence of a target demographic concerned with infusing style and flare into their lives. All industries should pay attention to altering existing product packaging and branding as to add excitement to basic products.
Anime Planters
Koshi Kawachi's 'Manga Farming' Uses Comics as Soil
Trend Themes
1. Comic Book Planters - Incorporating comic books into gardening could be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the gardening industry.
2. Anime Farming - Using anime as soil for growing seeds presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the farming industry.
3. Stylish Gardening - Tapping into a demographic interested in infusing style and flare into their lives could present an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the gardening industry.
Industry Implications
1. Gardening - The use of unconventional materials for planters and soil could be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the gardening industry.
2. Farming - Incorporating new and unconventional materials into the farming industry such as anime as fertilizer could present an opportunity for disruptive innovation.
3. Packaging - By altering existing product packaging and branding for everyday products such as planters, companies can add excitement and attract a larger demographic interested in style.