Explore Problems & App Ideas
Search and filter 27 real business problems from workers across every industry. App ideas group related problems into buildable product concepts.
Individual Problems
ScaffoldReader
High school English teacher needs a structured method to gradually transition students from guided note-taking to independent analysis during novel study.
DiffPlan Pro
4th grade teacher struggles to differentiate instruction and provide Tier 2 support for low-performing students, leading to poor test scores.
UnitPlan Adjuster
Teacher miscalculated end-of-year timeline and needs to quickly redesign project and test schedule for Reconstruction unit and semester recap.
WholeChild+
Teachers are expected to overcome deep societal and educational deficits in a 50-minute class with no effective support, while schools waste money on ineffective third-party solutions.
SciAccess Adapt
Need an adapted OpenSciEd curriculum for middle school students with mild to moderate disabilities reading at 1st-3rd grade level but covering 6th-8th grade standards.
InterveneMath Pro
School lacks a comprehensive math intervention (MTSS/RTI) curriculum for grades 3-8 and needs to research and select one.
LearnSync Accounting
Textbook practice problems don't match the lessons, making it hard for first-time learners to understand the material.
KeyToTest Typing Coach
Students as young as 3rd grade must type timed writing responses on state tests but receive no formal keyboarding instruction.
PrepFlow Curriculum Hub
A second-year teacher is overwhelmed by managing multiple preps without curriculum or materials, splitting time between buildings, and lacking prep periods, leading to burnout
WordMatch Games
A teacher needs a 30-minute game-based activity to help second grade students understand homonyms because they struggle with lectures.
LitEvidence Pro
District curriculum requires only excerpts, teacher wants to demonstrate to admin that full novels are better for 4th grade ELA students.
IntegrityMath Classroom
High school math teacher struggles with uncertainty over whether to use tech-based or paper-and-pencil methods in the classroom, feeling overworked and unsupported.
CuriosityAI: Home Learning Companion
Parents want AI-supplemented tools to continue educational development at home, particularly in math and logic, but no such tools have reached their parent groups.
LearnAI Home Tutor
A parent is looking for AI-supplemented tools to continue educational development at home, but the recommendation suggests non-AI solutions.
WriteGap Analyzer
AP English teachers need to know which writing skills students struggle with so they can focus instruction, but they lack a systematic way to identify gaps across students.
OpenCLIL Hub
A student teacher cannot find free, downloadable CLIL textbook examples needed to design a complete math CLIL curriculum for a practicum project.
ScienceSpiral
Elementary science is deprioritized until 4th grade, then teachers must cram 5 years of standards into one year because K-3 instruction is lacking.
ExoticVet Academy
Veterinary students and professionals lack adequate exposure to reptiles, especially snakes, during their training.
PrintSmart Curriculum
A 4th grade teacher wants to reduce student screen time and find non-digital curriculum materials like textbooks for Science and Social Studies.
AlignAssess: Standards-Aligned Test Analysis
Kindergarten teacher is frustrated that the updated VALLS exam is too hard, misaligned with kindergarten standards, and causing students who perform well in class to fail.
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