What is an important problem that professional creative thinkers face? Can we come up with tools/solutions that solve this problem for them?
The creation of the open brainstorming platform is based on the hypothesis that focused collective ideation gives rise to an emergent property - creative superpower. Focusing our collective creativity on one problem at a time should increase our efficiency at solving hard problems. This should put humanity on a faster path to making our technologies catch up with our ambitions.
According to Shreyas Doshi's twitter thread people would not use a new product unless it:
solves a problem for them
the problem is important enough
the problem is solved in the most efficient way
Before such a brainstorming platform can be useful to humanity at large it needs to be maximally useful to individual ideators. Fun doesn't hurt either:)
What is an important problem that such a platform could solve for creative people? How would the platform solve it?
A sub-problem that needs to be addressed first is: How can I sell my idea without it being stolen? This could be solved by the marketplace for ideas proposal.
Shubhankar Kulkarni21 days ago
Darko Savic21 days ago
Shubhankar Kulkarni21 days ago
Where do I find creative people to brainstorm with?
Darko SavicMar 28, 2021
Problem: I would love to bounce my ideas off of some smart people and brainstorm on how to make them work. Where do I find ideators to brainstorm with?
The need for guidance from an expert to save time on virgin research
Darko SavicMar 31, 2021
Problem: When a non-expert sets out to explore a new field a lot of time is spent sub-optimally before the high signal, low noise information is discovered. Initial guidance from an expert (or a few) would cut down the path to discovery.
Deru Xu15 days ago
Sometimes creativity stalls. How do I get it going again?
Darko SavicMar 28, 2021
Problem: How can a creative person get good ideas flowing after they have stalled?
Some of these solutions could be made into online tools
The need for Instant, high-quality feedback
Darko SavicMar 28, 2021
Problem: I'm trying to iterate on my idea. How do I get fast, high-quality feedback in sufficient numbers that I can draw conclusions based on it?
This could be the solution. A feature where the asker pledges a bounty and asks for feedback. Everyone who provides feedback of sufficient quality gets a share of the total bounty payout. The asker gets as much feedback as is needed and paid for.
Dragan Otasevic16 days ago
Darko Savic24 days ago
Finding the right buyer for your idea
Shubhankar KulkarniMar 31, 2021
If a creative thinker wants to earn, they need the right buyer. A right buyer is the one who faces the problem that the idea solves, and therefore, knows the worth of the solution. They may be futurists and may not need the solution but can still buy it and bring it to reality. A platform like this will help individuals meet potential buyers. Bounties will also provide options to the buyers to collaborate with/ buy from. It is basically a win-win.
Have a good idea but no funds/skills to make it happen
Darko SavicApr 06, 2021
I see this problem pop up often on Quora. People say they have amazing ideas but lack the necessary skills, funding (or both) to bring them to life.
Solutions that come up in quora answers are:
Learn.
Hustle. Develop the necessary skills.
Find a partner or put together a team of people with the necessary skills.
There are 3rd party services that develop consumer products based on your idea and give you a percentage cut on products/license sold
Create a prototype and do crowdsourcing (kickstarter, indiegogo, etc)