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Fantastically simple solutions to problems

How to prevent corruption by officials ?
Solution: Uniforms with no pockets
(702)

How to prevent the wearing of Burkas?
Make it compulsory for prostitutes to wear them
(Rory Sutherland)

How to popularise an ugly vegetable and make it infinitely eatable?
Make it a vegetable not for plebs but only for kings, guard the fields where it is grown and don't guard them awfully well. If something is worth growing it's worth stealing.
(Rory Sutherland)

How to make people keep the road rules?
Points loss. Start with twelve and have them taken away. "Oh dear, I only have three left."
(Rory Sutherland)

How to stop people from multitasking on mobile devices?
Call on them. Ask them for their opinion. Ask them to extrapolate a solution based on what you were saying, ask them for an opinion or some facts and figures.
(article, sorry no reference)

How to manage the information that large groups hold?
Take the problem to the people - internet, tagging
(Clay Shirky)

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