Thursday, October 15, 2009

Session 14: Sunday September 27th

Interesting Companies


Technology
Consumer
Travel
Entertainment
Kids
Ideas that need Champreneurs
  • Other designs just for kids
  • Ratings for age groups
  • Unique online IDs
  • Tags on websites
  • Youtube can copy and filter
  • How can parents trust it?
  • Websense
  • Google Voice for kids on Internet
  • OpenID
  • Unique accounts for everyone in family
  • Date of birth to be requirement
  • Pre-defined categories
Everyday frustrations and possible solutions:
Problem: Awkward elevator silences and annoying music
  • Live company chat Lisa P Maxwell http://www.prweb.com/releases/chicago_advertising/advertising_jobs/prweb2617634.htm
  • Real Time footage of dog day care franchise facilities http://onlinedoggy.com/
  • Shoe shine in elevator
  • Headphones in elevator
  • Market research and product tasting in 30 seconds in elevator (like or not)
  • Webcam on each floor of elevator
  • Customized elevator shafts – go the lift with the news you want (daily, sports, entertainment)
  • Boss/employee web cam on elevator
  • Vending machines and coffee makers in elevator
  • For those who want a public profile, notification of who is in the elevator through a display board
  • Makeup kit in elevator like restrooms (hairspray etc)
  • 8 prime spots in elevator with LCD you can check weather, news
  • Hourly professions like mechanic – have webcam on their work (to see if it really took an hour) – pay for that service for more transparency
Problem: Losing weight is slow even with hours at the gym
  • Certain websites only based on weight
  • Snacks and Foods with notified doctor about what you are doing
  • Websites to lock or unlock foods
  • Unique online ID with fitness profile
  • Bus route subscription to your phone
  • Treadmill desk http://www.treadmill-desk.com/
  • Public goal websites
  • “Meetings on foot” at work like at Bayer
  • Money goes to George Bush if you don’t stay on diet
  • Exercise machines build you up while you eat
  • Food that requires more calories to digest than to consume
Problem: Irritating coworkers
  • Website to help get you out of irritating situations
  • Report irritating coworkers and post feedback
  • Youtube for specific office mates
  • Musical chairs mandatory for teams
  • Irritatormeter
Problem: No universal language
  • English translation in mid air
  • Colors to signify emotions
  • Penguin language is observed
  • Signal to reduce translation and contextual errors
  • “Lifeline” translators on demand
Problem: Why don’t people get EZ Pass?
  • Bike-able bridges
  • Cars with automatic EZ Pass (or a feature like leather seats)
  • Incentives like prizes for EZ Pass
  • Regular lanes 100x prices
  • London chip embedded in cars for automatic tolls
  • New roadway for non-EZ pass = 25 mph
  • Social stigma with a branded NO EZ PASS car
Other problems and frustrations:
  • Forgetting things and
  • Losing track of commitments
  • iPhone easily falls and cracks and breaks
  • Service to fix iPhone is expensive
  • Airline terminals and car rentals and baggage are too far apart

1 comment:

Sangram Birje said...

great summary of the ideation party... you may wanna check out bubbl.us.... it allows you to create online mind maps... maybe you can create mind maps simultaneously while note taking and then attach them to the blog...:)