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Side Project Idea Jam

by PixelBadger Creative Production › Creative Exploration

40 minutes 6 Steps

  1. Annoyance list

    10 minutes

    List everything that annoyed you this week, however small. Aim for 20.

  2. Flip them

    10 minutes

    For each annoyance, write a one-line idea that would fix it.

  3. Combine

    5 minutes

    Pair up two random ideas and see if the mash-up is more interesting.

  4. Pick one

    • Could you build a first version in a weekend?
    • Would you actually use it?
    • Does it excite you?
  5. Sketch version one

    15 minutes

    Draw the one screen or write the one command it needs.

  6. Park it

    • Save every idea in your ideas file, dated
    • Put the first build session in your calendar