The Honest Queue Sign
physicalNeeds electronicsA sign that tells you how long the queue really is, because the people in it voted.
InnovationGrants
for StudentsFSB
Future
SandboxWorkshop 02
Step two
Stuck for an idea?
We’ll write you one.
Tell us who you are and get three prototypes written for you on the spot - each one buildable in the time you have, with the kit already in this room.
01
What do you study, or work on?
In your own words - the more specific, the better the ideas.
02
What would you like it to be about?
Pick as many as you like.
03
What do you want to be holding at the end?
This one changes the answers most.
Nothing here is required. Answer what you like and press the button.
Your ideas appear here
They are written for your answers when you press the button, so they will not be the same as the team next to you. They take a few seconds each and appear as they are finished.
Or take one off the shelf
The house collection
Every one of these has been scoped to the kit in this room and the time you actually have. Take one as it is, or bend it into something of your own.
What do you want to end up with?
About what?
32 of 32 ideas
Sorting Hat for Rubbish
physicalNeeds electronicsHold a piece of waste up to the box and the right lid opens.
The Chair That Nags
physicalNeeds electronicsA cushion that buzzes when you have been slumped for too long.
Seed Bomb Vending
physicalA hand-cranked machine that drops a wildflower seed ball for a coin-sized token.
Noise Map of One Room
physicaldigitalNeeds electronicsA physical map that lights up where the room is loudest.
Lost & Found Board
physicalA pegboard where found objects hang next to the note describing them.
Four-Minute Shower Hourglass
physicalA waterproof hourglass that makes the length of a shower visible instead of theoretical.
Backpack Indicator
physicalNeeds electronicsTurn signals for cyclists, on the bag rather than the bike.
Portion Truth Plate
physicalA plate with the recommended portions moulded into it, so serving is the measurement.
Door Mood Dial
physicalA dial on your door that says how interruptible you are right now.
Shadow Board in an Afternoon
physicalA tool board where the missing tool is obvious from across the room.
The Umbrella Reminder
physicaldigitalNeeds electronicsA hook by the door that glows when it is going to rain today.
One-Cut Shelf System
physicalA shelf made from a single repeated part, assembled without glue or screws.
Cardboard Phone Booth
physicalA one-person quiet corner that folds flat and costs nothing.
Plant That Asks
physicalNeeds electronicsA pot that puts its hand up when it needs water.
Campus Swap Shelf
digitalA page where you list the thing you are done with and claim someone else's.
Who Owes Who, Settled
digitalEnter a shared bill and it tells each person the one payment they should make.
One-Thing Browser Tab
digitalA tab that shows only the single thing you said you would do today.
Two-Minute Accessibility Check
digitalPaste a URL, get the three things most worth fixing.
Skill Swap Board
digitalTwo columns - can teach, want to learn - and the page finds the pairs.
Guess the Watts
digitalA quiz that shows you how wrong you are about what uses electricity.
The Quiet Route
digitalDirections that avoid the loud, busy way even if it costs you four minutes.
Three Things in the Fridge
digitalTell it what you have left and it tells you one thing to cook.
Deadline Reality Check
digitalEnter a deadline and your actual free hours, and see whether the plan is possible.
Consent Badge Scanner
digitalphysicalEvent lanyards that say whether you may be photographed, readable at a glance and on camera.
Is the Machine Free?
digitalOne screen that answers the only question anyone asks the workshop technician.
First Week Survival Map
digitalThe six things a new student actually needs to find, and nothing else.
Where I Can Actually Work
digitalA crowd-built list of the good places to study, rated on the things that matter.
This Thing Has Been Fixed Before
digitalphysicalA QR sticker on equipment that opens everything that has ever gone wrong with it.
Safety Induction Worth Doing
digitalThe workshop safety talk as a two-minute game you cannot fail without learning why.
One Number on the Wall
digitalphysicalNeeds electronicsA screen showing the single measurement this room should care about today.
Idea Stock Market
digitalphysicalEveryone gets ten tokens and invests them in each other's ideas.