10 Ideas: Topics for 10 ideas

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6 min readDec 16, 2017

The challenge this week is to come up with 10 topics that you’d love to complete a 10 ideas list on (we’re going a little bit meta in preparation for 2018).

We’ve got no shortage of topics, but when I discussed this topic with some people over the past week there were some phenomenal suggestions come back. So I’m excited to see what we come up with as a group!

Ideally, your 10 ideas should be topics that you’d love to complete if we were to use them on this list in 2018.

This post is a collection of responses from the weekly 10 ideas email. If you’d like to be more creative every week, you can sign up to receive the email here.

Some of my favourites this week:

10 ways Keep Cup could increase their product offerings
10 uses for a 100-acre island off the north-west coast of Australia
10 products Dyson should reinvent
10 ideas for photographers to implement to remain relevant
10 ways to do away with currency exchange and associated fees and charges
10 ways to make the general population exercise more
10 new TV shows that can only be watched live
10 ways to improve how the media does news reporting
10 music artists that could launch breakfast cereals, and the product names.
10 industries that Zara could expand into
10 takeaway food outlets that should be available frozen from the supermarket.
10 rappers who should collaborate with Disney.
10 brand extensions for San Pellegrino.
10 new children’s toys (that could be used for adult creativity and mindfulness in the same way as colouring books)
10 new sites for outdoor advertising
10 ways to make money from mindfulness
10 niche food products where you could build global mega brands ie. Nutella
10 new hybrid sports (combine two common sports)

The full list:

Company specific

10 ways Keep Cup could increase their product offerings
10 products that Proctor & Gamble don’t sell that they should.
10 industries that Zara could expand into.
10 rappers who should collaborate with Disney.
10 new markets that Nike could enter
10 ways Airbnb could disrupt healthcare
10 brand extensions for San Pellegrino.
10 products Dyson should reinvent
10 industries that WeWork could disrupt
10 niche food products where you could build global mega brands ie. Nutella
10 products that ESPN could launch
10 new burger names for McDonalds
10 brands that should have restaurants.
10 new industries that Aldi could enter.
10 History channel brand extensions
10 business extensions for T2

Retail

10 businesses that should sell products through vending machines that currently don’t
10 products that could only be sold on instagram
10 deserts that could have their own retail shop
10 ways to 10x the consumption of live flowers
10 takeaway food outlets that should be available frozen from the supermarket.
10 ways to 10x the consumption of cheese.
10 brands that hardware stores could collaborate with.
10 ways to 10x consumption of bread
10 ideas for solo dining experiences
10 ways to bring genetics into food shopping

Health and beauty

10 ways to make the general population exercise more
10 ways to reduce diabetes in society
To eradicate obesity
To promote wellness
To increase use of cancer screening 10x
10 ways to reduce alcohol consumption
10 ways to decrease the cost of IVF.
10 ways to charge $50 for a bar of soap
10 ingredients that could be added to shampoo
10 ways to make money from mindfulness
10 ways to reduce the cost of health insurance
10 ways to 10x reduce consumption of sugar
new types of cosmetics (that have health benefits)
10 ways for cosmetic brands to access the male market
10 ways to make it socially acceptable to take naps through the workday
10 ways to introduce more physical exercise into the workday
10 ways to encourage fitness via gaming
10 products that could have Vitamins added to them

Politics and society

To develop a meaningful and credible political system that people trust and support
To reduce prison population
To increase ways older workers can be valued and contribute
10 ways local neighbourhoods could work together to save money
10 ways local neighbourhoods could work together to make money
10 alternatives to UBI
10 ways to improve the school system
10 ways to overhaul the taxation system
10 ways to solve the housing affordability problem
10 ways to reduce government corruption
10 ways to increase corporate giving
10 ways to 10x reduce household electricity consumption
10 ways for the government to promote charitable donations
10 ways to make the public service more efficient

Travel and tourism

10 ways to make group travel easier to organise.
10 ways to reduce shark attacks
10 new travel experiences specifically designed for the over 70s
10 new travel experiences specifically designed for parents with toddlers
10 new high-tech hiking accessories
10 ways air travel would be different if private jets would be one tenth of the current cost
10 uses for drones in tourism
10 new types of hiking trips
10 ways to improve luggage.
10 ways to make train travel faster (without altering physical infrastructure)
10 ways mobile phones could be used in search & rescue operations.

Media and entertainment

10 ways to improve how the media does news reporting
10 new TV shows that can only be watched live
10 things to do with a million outdated DVDs
10 music artists that could launch breakfast cereals, and the product names.
10 ideas for indoor children’s entertainment
10 new hybrid sports (combine two common sports)
10 ways to increase female sports betting
10 reality TV shows built around dogs
10 new reality TV shows built around relationships
10 ways to make teenagers watch TV
10 new sites for outdoor advertising
10 ways to make chess a spectator sport
10 sports you could apply a 20/20 concept to (shorter, more entertainment
10 products that should be sold using infomercials
10 new combinations of adventure sports.
10 music festivals for the over 60s

Finance

10 new services that banks could offer to small and medium businesses
10 ways to do away with currency exchange and associated fees and charges
10 ways to improve the credibility of the financial advice industry
10 ways to offer 10x cheaper financial advice
10 ways to close the retirement savings gap between men and women
10 features that should be included in internet banking (that currently aren’t)

Logistics and transport

10 ways to reduce the cost of shipping retail goods internationally by 10x
To speed the introduction of clean fuel vehicles
10 businesses that will be viable once there is a camera (that’s always on) on every car.
10 new ideas for traffic cameras
10 pivot ideas for mechanics in the world of electric cars

Property

10 things to do with service stations (if they’re suddenly made redundant)
10 uses for a 100-acre island off the north-west coast of Australia
10 ways to reduce the operating costs of a large office building
10 ways to make home renovations more affordable.
10 ways to fit more people into existing homes

Tech

10 ways to improve the mental health impacts of smartphones and apps
10 start-ups that will breakout in 2018
10 things you currently can’t control from your cellphone, but should be able to
10 new limited functionality electronic devices (eg Kindle).
10 uses for hover boards
10 ways to improve the relevancy of online display advertising
10 ways to integrate VR into the classroom
10 industries that will benefit from AI
10 ways to use Ai in taxation
10 uses for drones in the home
10 pieces of technology that could be implanted under human skin

Manufacturing and agriculture

10 innovations in clothing materials
10 ways to improve the drought resilience of farms
10 ways to improve the image of Australian Agriculture and encourage more people to buy Australian made
10 industries that will be disrupted by 10x better batteries
10 ideas for the next Thermomix
Ten ways genetics will disrupt gardening

Productivity

10 ways to improve Time/productivity within your company
10 ways to reduce the time spent on/in meetings
Ten ways to 10x reduce amount of time spent house cleaning

Other

10 ways to make your industry more inclusive and accommodating for migrants, first gen children and other disadvantaged folks
10 jobs for Trump to consider post-presidency
10 ideas for photographers to implement to remain relevant
10 new children’s toys (that could be used for adult creativity and mindfulness)
Ten uses for domesticated crocodiles.
10 things to do with a million empty wine bottles.
10 new business opportunities for electricians
Ten school excursions critical for the students of 2030.
To generate 10x usage from renewable resources.
To make coal mining clean, viable and valuable to Australia
10 easier ways to mow your lawn / 10 business models for lawn mowing

This post is a collection of responses from the weekly 10 ideas email. If you’d like to be more creative every week, you can sign up to receive the email here.

10 Ideas: Topics for 10 ideas

Some of my favourites this week:

The full list:

Company specific

Written by Steve Pell