Lily Born came up with the idea of Kangaroo Cups to help her grandfather who has Parkinson’s Disease and was frequently spilling his drinks. What makes her business unique and interesting is that she saw a problem with a normal, everyday item that most people would not think twice about and came up with a very good solution for it. Lily exhibits the ability to research how best to solve the problem. She and her dad traveled to the ceramics capital of China, JingDeZhen, where they found a manufacturer and refined models of the cup. They made the cups out of ceramics and plastic and produced them thanks to crowdfunding from platforms like Indiegogo and Kickstarter. Each cup features three handles to keep it from spilling. Lily Born inspires me to think twice about products, even normal objects, and think of how to improve them. I also have learned that there is always room for improvement in everything. I hope that this innovation becomes normal in this world over the cups that have one handle or no handle that can easily spill. Lily is an inspiration to innovators of any age and a role model for kids all around the world.
This is very interesting, I have never heard of this company or product. I love that she at a young age (after doing a bit of research myself) of 12 years old wanted to do what she could to help her own grandfather. No matter the disability there are always ways to help and make their life a little easier, lily proves this through a day-to-day object, a cup! I like how her family supported her all the way to go to China and physically create her idea into a reality. This is a really cool product.
Amazing to see the innovation of this entrepreneur. Even at a young age she was able to identify the problem and come up with an effective solution. This is a great example of how anyone with an idea can create something amazing to benefit society as a whole!