The other day, I overheard three young women talk on the subway in Stockholm, Sweden. They were talking about how to wear their hair and getting ready to go out. Then one of them exclaimed a brilliant idea, I thought worth sharing.

Many young women in Sweden, like to go together into a public restroom and use the same toilet, taking turns, while continuing to chatt with each other (Usually, there are no stalls, but closed doors). However, not everyone are comfortable peeing, while others are present, or even by themselves in public restrooms. One of the common things to do then, is to open the faucet and let some water rinse. This though, one of the women pointed out, wasn’t particularly good for the environment, given the unnecessary waste of good water. She said, she wanted to make an invention, that would simply produce the peeing sound, when needed, without having to use actual water. I couldn’t help but cheer them on, before the exited the train.

This is a typical example of how a conversation in a group coaching session, could develop an idea for a green invention, at Telluselle Living Center. Installing a device? Make an app on the phone to play? How would you solve it? All good inventions, solve a problem.