Ideas and Challenges

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Challenge Finder

A service that helps clients select the right designer/design studio for their challenge

Potential Outcomes:

- A prototype of a wizard that frees the client from understanding what design needs they have, i.e. knowing what they should look for in a designer
- A prototype of a service that lets designers create their profiles and relevant data so they can be contacted by businesses
- A prototype of a wizard that feeds the client with relevant data about designers
- A prototype of a process enabling to exchange relevant information between parties and make an informed decision

Suggested Sprint Team:

2 Designers
1 Researcher
1 Project Manager
1 Sales Rep/Senior Developer

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- A Design Sprint Business Owner that hires freelancers
- Somebody who hires designers/design agencies
- Somebody who writes Requests for proposals/design briefs
- A Hospitality expert
- A “Venue for Hire” expert
- Somebody who prepares proposals/ answers to RFPs
- Somebody who runs referral/leads for design services like "folyo.me"
- Somebody who runs a software development company and needs to engage with design companies.

GVDS #

2

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Ideal Collaboration

Explore the optimum way to kick off a project with a new client

Potential Outcomes:

- Both the client and consultant have a clear outline of the process
- A 10 Step DIY Plan

Suggested Sprint Team:

1 Sales Rep
1 Product Manager
1 Designer
1 Researcher

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- HR Representative
- Entrepreneur (ideally a designer-type who have built sustainable design businesses)
- Design Sprint Practitioner
- Business Development Officer
- Customer Service Experts

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3

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Waste Not, Want Not

A convenient service that helps reduce food waste

Potential Outcomes:

- Teach how to manage food in the fridge/kitchen
- A recycle or re-use Service for waste (A waste "Eco-system").
- Food waste reduced to half
- Education and knowledge for all on the topic

Suggested Sprint Team:

1 Marketer
1 End Consumer
1 Food Producer
1 Designer
1 Researcher

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- Food recycling expert
- Psychologist
- Chef
- Producer/manufacturing expert on working with recyclables
- Landscape/Gardening Expert

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4

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Home & Garden

Create sustainable ways of growing food in the homes rather than in farms

Potential Outcomes:

- Create #startfarming challenge initiative in schools
- Design for a campaign that helps making "home grown food" a norm and possibly "in fashion"
- Educational material on vegetables and fruits that are easiest to grow inside homes in limited spaces and are enough to feed atleast a family of 4

Suggested Sprint Team:

1 Social Media Expert
1 Content Designer
1 Graphic Designer
1 Brand Designer
1 Researcher
1 Animation/Video Maker
1 Illustrator
1 Marketing Expert

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- Internal farming expert
- Curriculum expert
- Intensive farming expert (permaculturist)
- School administrator
- Teachers
- Org design, change management expert

GVDS #

5

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Desirable Transportation

Improving transportation in intense urbanization areas within developed countries

Potential Outcomes:

- An app that tells you the best mode of transportation, given current road/weather options. (bike, train, bus, car)

Suggested Sprint Team:

1 Product Designer
1 Developer
1 UX Designer
1 Researcher
1 Illustrator
1 Interaction Designer
1 Branding/Marketing Designer

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- Transportation Authority Manager
- Urbanization/Transportation Expert
- Urban Designer

GVDS #

6

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Knight Riders

A special Uber-like transport for women who arrive at an airport after midnight where all transportation is usually suspended

Potential Outcomes:

- An app that lets women put in their arrival time (+ source & destination) and arranges a taxi/uber in advance for them
- A better understanding of service gaps by regions and countries
- An Uber-like service run by women for women in developing countries
- Verified pickup or certification process

Suggested Sprint Team:

1 App Developer
1 Developer
2 UI/UX Designers
1 Researcher
1 Social anthropologist

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- Women business travelers
- Police officers
- Women owned coalition of businesses
- Uber driver
- Someone in airport security
- Public transportation SME
- Psychologist

GVDS #

7

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Kampala’s Comp Dev Program

Creating a business funnel and/or platform for computer-skilled refugees in Kampala, Uganda

Potential Outcomes:

- A commissioned project from international companies.
- A platform where companies can find professionals to develop IT tasks
- Showcasing the refugees as skilled developers for international companies
- A service run by local refugee community to make the works of the developers available
- Verified certification process
- Finding companies for pilot projects

Suggested Sprint Team:

1 App Developer
1 Developer
2 UI/UX Designers
1 Researcher
1 Social anthropologist

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- Kevin White (former responsible for the refugee education program by JSR)
- Frido Pflüger (responsible for the refugee education program by JSR)
- Developers from the refugee camp in Kampala
- Pilot company to find out their needs

GVDS #

8

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Catch Me if You Can

An Uber-style service for catching a last minute flight on the cheap.

Potential Outcomes:

- An app where airlines can publish empty seats available 2 hours before checkin closes
- A crowd sourced private plane application.

Suggested Sprint Team:

1 App Developer
1 Developer
2 UI/UX Designers
1 Researcher

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- An airline System / ticketing expert
- A costing/pricing specialist
- A SME or researcher - travel and ticket location services
- An airline ticketing agent

GVDS #

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A Silent Shout for Help

A bullying app tracker where kids can anonymously report cases of verbal and mental abuse.

Potential Outcomes:

- A beta version of the prototype that's submitted to ProductHunt and school board reps n target cities
- Include scenarios to help students identify what a bully does and says

Suggested Sprint Team:

2 Mobile App Developers
2 UI/UX Designers
1 Researcher

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- Expert on School Bullying
- Student Interviews
- Principal at a Local Middle School
- School teachers
- School social worker

GVDS #

10

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Super Saiyan Strengths Finder

A self-awareness app for kids to discover their super powers, native strengths and preferred habits.

Potential Outcomes:

- Talent shows celebrating kids achievements
- A program where kids sign-up for experimental learning

Suggested Sprint Team:

1 Developer
1 Designer
1 Researcher
1 Teacher
1 Kid Designer and/or Developer (11-14 years old)

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- Parents/Teachers
- Expert in creative skills and development
- Local community centers & libraries
- Boys and Girls Clubs and programs

GVDS #

11

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IoT Second Sight Initiative

Integrate voice technology into home appliances and even furniture for blind people

Potential Outcomes:

- An interactive mirror than can describe to you the items of clothes you put in front of it
- A sensor system that uses sound to alert someone if they are near an object.
- A mobile app that communicates with sensors placed around the house for simulated echo-location.

Suggested Sprint Team:

1 Developer
1 Designer
1 Researcher
1 AI or machine learning expert
1 Voice Back End Developer

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- Wearables Expert
- Inclusive Design Consultant
- Visually impaired person

GVDS #

12

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Masters and Apprentices

A platform for discovering mentors in design, marketing and business.

Potential Outcomes:

- A 70% or better match and retention rate
- A video answer process for selection criteria (to give a sense of personality rather than just raw data)
- A rating system for mentees and mentors
- A check list style on both sides to help matches
- A mentor/mentee matching program based on StrengthsFinder.

Suggested Sprint Team:

1 Developer
1 Designer
1 Researcher
1 Business Analyst / Data Modeler

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- Manager of an existing mentoring programme
- Design/Marketing/Business experts who have worked in a mentorship capacity
- Someone who's experienced a successful mentoring relationship
- People seeking mentors
- Career coach
- Brandy Schade - StrengthsFinder Coach

GVDS #

13

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To Your Good Health

Easier access and understanding of insurance/healthcare

Potential Outcomes:

- An app with dictionary for certain words/jargons
- Users are able to easily compare coverage and pricing from multiple providers
- Increased awareness of preventative health measures available
- A baseline insurance app that searches and suggests the bare minimum that you need.

Suggested Sprint Team:

2 Developer
1 Designer
1 Researcher
1 Copywriter

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- Legal and compliance expert
- Prospective users, ranging from low to high tier tech saviness
- General practive doctor
- Insurance agencies
- Dietician

GVDS #

14

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Design Sprint Referral Network

An iteration sprint on the referral network concept started during the pilot program in November

Potential Outcomes:

- A design blueprint for each user type, and the interactions through each step.
- A completed prototype in Webflow on a mobile platform.
- Progressive disclosure of potential features in the future
- Use case scenarios with extensive testing with end users on the concept

Suggested Sprint Team:

2 Webflow Developers
1 Designer
1 Researcher
1 Copywriter

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- Human resources representative
- International hiring expert (who's familiar with different laws for hiring/contracting)
- Executive who looks for referrals for specific jobs
- Design sprint professional who's looking for meaningful contract/full time work

GVDS #

15

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Children's Creativity

Improving the creativity and visualization skills of children with an iPad app called LiL.

Potential Outcomes:

- Validating the idea of a creative skills application for children.
- Producing a high fidelity prototype
- Planning for a future beta release of the product.

Suggested Sprint Team:

2 Developers
2 Designers
1 Researcher
1 Product Manager
1 Business Consultant

Suggested Subject Matter Experts (SME):

- Art Teacher
- School curriculum supervisor
- E-learning specialist
- Sociologist with a background in child psychology

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