One of our most favourite inventions of all time, and in fact, the winner of our competition “Sustainability’s Next Top Model” is Sugru. It’s a moldable silicon that lets people hack virtually anything. Spotted recently is this great Sugru fix. A little bit of Sugru molded to the side of these headphones provides an instant fix. Apparently these headphones aren’t built to last.
Of course, the alternative is Ian McBurnie’s Hack, which is a very inventive and resourceful alternative to Sugru.
A little bit of tape and an old card envelope can also do the trick.
Katherine Hui is currently the Social site editor at Green Thing, a web-based public service in London that inspires people to lead greener lives through creative content.
Before this, she worked as the Development Manager at Social Innovation Camp, an organization that encourages people to use web and mobile-based technology to mobilise social change. She oversaw 300 ideas submission and helped build 20 prototypes – five of which have gone on to get further funding or investment.
Katherine’s came over to the UK form Canada in 2007 for an MSc program at the London School of Economics. Before arriving in London, she managed a small environmental start-up in Vancouver called the Canadian Climate Change Alliance.
Katherine is football mad. She is a loyal supporter of Arsenal FC, plays for Islington Borough Ladies FC and coaches for Gunners in Islington in her spare time. Her second favourite hobby is kite surfing and she can sometimes be found chasing the wind.
