"Inclusive Shopping Experience — In-Store Assistance"

• Create a physical in-store assistance system (e.g., a smart shopping cart, wearable guide, or RFID-enabled product helper) that supports people with visual or motor impairments.

  • Goal: Test how users interact with physical guidance (e.g., vibrating handles, audio descriptions, automatic product scanning).

  • Focus: Ignore backend inventory systems — prioritize how people experience the physicality of shopping assistance.

Virtual Worlds and Augmented Spaces

• How might we use AR/VR/MR/XR to create a space that helps us achieve our goals?

Travel Redefined

• How might we create new methods of getting from one place to another? How might we envision travel of the future? How can we make current transportation methods better?

Medicine on the Move/Health and Wellbeing

• How might we think about the evolution of medicine and where it might go in the future? What sorts of devices might improve our sense of wellbeing? How might we use wearables or other technologies to make medicine or health monitoring more mobile? What might medical technology look like if it was embedded in our transportation systems?

Connections where we need them

• The world can be a lonely place, especially if you spend a lot of time on social media or work remotely. How can technology help fix a problem it helped create? How can we minimize loneliness or create connections across differences?

Finding our Way

• How might we use technology to help us get where we want to go? How might we use technology to help us find our path in life?

Making Life Easier, Calmer, More Joyful

• How might technology make our life more joyful? How might technology help us stay calm or monitor our emotions more effectively?

Resilience in a Changing Environment

• How might technology make us more resilient in a fast-paced world? How might technology help us adapt to climate change? How might technology help the environment respond to climate change in ways that make it more adaptable?

Transforming What is Old to Something New

• How might we use technology to transform old ways into new ones? How might technology work together with traditional methods to create something new and better?

Learning in a Complex World

• How might technology improve the way we learn? How might technology make for a better classroom, a better textbook, a better teacher?