Explore Problems & App Ideas
Search and filter 39 real business problems from workers across every industry. App ideas group related problems into buildable product concepts.
Individual Problems
NumberSense Boost
A 4th grade teacher struggles to teach place value, rounding, and comparing numbers because students lack foundational number sense and the curriculum lacks direct instruction, leaving most students confused and failing.
StickyMind Learning
Reading specialist struggles to help students with dyslexia/ADHD retain and apply reading and writing information despite using multiple evidence-based teaching strategies.
EngageCam
Educators who teach without a visible face struggle to maintain student engagement during lectures, as the absence of nonverbal cues makes presentations feel passive and less dynamic.
LingoLink Classroom Translator
Teachers need a handheld translation device that supports Pashto input via Arabic keyboard and works reliably in class without student phones or personal devices.
MusicLab for Kids
A music teacher needs a free Android app that helps youngsters create music, similar to Cubase but for mobile devices.
MathMastery Adaptive Tutor
A teacher/tutor struggles to effectively explain advanced math concepts (factoring, quadratic equations) to a college student who lacks foundational background and has poor instructional resources.
SeeThrough
College students struggle to understand abstract concepts from text-heavy explanations, equations, and long videos, lacking interactive visual explanations that show what's happening.
SlideSync Pro
Teacher needs a free or affordable alternative to Nearpod that can push Google Slides to student devices slide-by-slide.
WriteRight
A teacher is frustrated that students with scribe/dictation accommodations for writing difficulties do not receive adequate instruction to improve their handwriting and written expression, leading to a lack of skill development.
ArtSpark Studio
First year elementary art teacher needs tablet-based art apps that encourage creativity and experimentation rather than passive coloring, due to budget cuts limiting paper and material usage.
Bilingual Audio Story Converter
Teacher needs a tool to accurately translate English text into Spanish and provide audio so an ESL student who cannot read in either language can listen to the story.
ClassroomCompendium
Kindergarten teacher needs free educational websites for daily Chromebook time because district removed iReady learning paths without replacement.
EduTunnel
A high school Geography teacher cannot access online instructional resources because the district firewall blocks them, and needs a VPN that works on a district laptop, multiple devices, and is affordable.
TouchTeach Board
A teacher needs whiteboard software that works smoothly with a TouchView interactive display, as the built-in tool is clunky and previous tools (document cameras, slideshows) don't meet their needs for writing on the board.
EconSim: Central Planner Challenge
Econ teachers lack engaging, classroom-ready simulation tools that let students internalize policy trade-offs through firsthand experience rather than passive memorization.
MemorizeSmart: Pattern-Based Practice
Elementary teachers face pressure to avoid rote memorization tools like math flash cards and spelling tests, but believe memorization is essential for freeing up mental space for higher-order tasks.
DyslexicTeacher Toolkit
Teacher with dyslexia struggles when forced to rely on board writing as primary teaching method, leading to illegible handwriting, letter swaps, student disengagement, and supervisor criticism.
DialogueForge
Online reading group facilitator needs creative pedagogical methods that are serious and discussion-oriented for adult participants exploring heavy historical/political themes.
TeachBoard Pro
Remote math teacher needs a drawing tablet for more effective virtual whiteboard instruction.
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