Community Ideas

What needs a better solution?

Share a specific problem from everyday life. The prompts below are examples to help you begin, not published community submissions.

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Six starting points for investigation.

Example prompt01 / Health

Medication routines are easy to forget

How might a simple physical system make daily routines clearer without becoming intrusive?

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Example prompt02 / Education

Shared tools are difficult to track

Could a low-cost check-in system help classrooms and workshops reduce lost equipment?

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Example prompt03 / Sports

Practice feedback arrives too late

What can be measured safely during practice to help students reflect immediately?

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Example prompt04 / Environment

Reusable containers still leak

Could a closure or pressure indicator make everyday containers more dependable?

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Example prompt05 / Accessibility

Small controls can be hard to use

How could common switches and interfaces become easier to operate for more people?

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Example prompt06 / Transportation

Carrying several items is awkward

Could a modular carrier redistribute weight for short everyday trips?

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A useful submission

Describe the situation, not the invention.

Begin with what happens, who experiences it, where it occurs, and why current solutions are not enough. Avoid jumping immediately to a product.

A clear observation gives a project team room to research, compare approaches, and discover a solution that may be better than the first idea.

Submit an idea

What keeps going wrong?

Share one problem from daily life. Add a sketch, photo, or project file if it helps explain the situation. Your submission goes to the organizer’s private inbox.

Submit an idea

Please leave out passwords, home addresses, personal health records, and other sensitive information.

Private submission · reviewed by the organizer · never published automatically