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Weekend Curiosity

Adult everyday ideas

Notice one ordinary friction point and find a clearer way through it.

Adults · 6 activities · 12 images

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Everyday friction map

Find one step that costs more effort than it needs to.

systems · prioritising

Story from object

An ordinary object can carry a made-up journey.

narrative · perspective

Make instructions kind

Make a familiar task easier for someone new to it.

writing · empathy

Neighbourhood detail sketch

Draw what is there before deciding what it means.

observation · inference

Constraint remix

A useful limit can uncover a new idea.

creative problem solving · iteration

Question walk

A walk can make space for a better question.

listening · summarising

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