With a mission to bring back the world's forests and repair damage done to Earth before it's too late, one young industrial designer is able to plant forests in a very small amount of space. Shubhendu Sharma applies the concept of the assembly line to make cities greener. Through his company Afforestt, he is able to grow 300-tree forests in the an area the size of six parking spots.
Based out of India, the startup wants to use its extremely efficient model to plant forests all over the world. The amplified but natural growth process created by Japanese scientist Akira Miyawaki involves planting nutrients 3 feet deep into the soil and plotting trees very carefully. The result is a forest so thick you can't walk through it and a sellable service.
What's Driving This Trend
- Urban Thicket-growing Services
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative techniques to grow and maintain forests in small urban spaces, providing a sustainable and green solution for cities.
- Assembly Line Greening
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Apply the assembly line concept to urban greening initiatives, optimizing efficiency and scalability in the process of planting and maintaining trees.
- Amplified Natural Growth
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore and implement methods, such as the Miyawaki method, to accelerate natural growth processes and create dense forests in restricted areas.
Who This Affects Most
- Environmental Services
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a new segment within the environmental services industry that focuses specifically on urban thicket-growing services, addressing the growing need for urban greening.
- Sustainable Urban Development
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate urban thicket-growing services into sustainable urban development practices, offering a holistic approach to create greener and more livable cities.
- Agriculture and Horticulture
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Extend the expertise and techniques used in agricultural and horticultural industries to cultivate and maintain urban forests, bridging the gap between urban and rural landscapes.
