NXplorers is a movement for positive change. These stories show the difference we're making.
September 2021
REIMAGINING MAGNETIC FORCES AS A SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEM
NXplorers students in Qatar Science & Technology School for Boys, in Doha, reimagined magnetic forces to develop a solution that reduced the acidity of native soil.
This year in Singapore, Team Hydrogen Bond, used NXthinking tools like the Connections Circle Feasibility Funnel to identify a low energy method of harvesting clean water for the growth of crops.
This year in Qatar Team Elite used the NXthinking tools they learned to reimagine the ways in which water and energy interact to deliver water to the people of Qatar.
In Oman, the Awasir team reimagined the simple banana as as a flourishing eco-system, improving bio diversity and creating economic wealth through the production of eco friendly products.
In Indonesia, the team has just completed their Train-the-Trainer programme ahead of the first cycle of NXplorers programmes in schools later this year.
When we combine different perspectives we close the gaps in the bigger picture and fill the different blind spots that every person has - try this exercise to see where your blind spots are.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION GROWING PLANTS IN SPACE
In order to grow plants in an inhospitable environment, the team on the ISS are applying NXthinking skills that are similar to those being used by NXplorers students around the world.
The story goes that Sir Isaac Newton’s moment of inspiration towards understanding gravity occurred when he saw an apple fall from a tree, but was that really enough to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos?
