Archive for September, 2008

Contest Idea - ABC Keyboards

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

This is my second idea submitted on google’s contest. I wrote about it in my previous article.

Your idea’s name
ABC keyboards instead of QWERTY ones.

Category
Everything else

What one sentence best describes your idea?
Effectively promote ABC keyboards to cause worldwide switch from QWERTY to ABC.

Describe your idea in more depth.
Use “mobbing” on companies manufacturing computers and other devices with keyboards to convince them to use ABC type of keyboards.

What problem or issue does your idea address?
There are billions of people using old QWERTY keyboards that are not as efficient as ABC ones. Time is wasted on much longer learning, longer typing and there are more typos. There are more users and more devices each year, the sooner we switch the better. The switching period could take two years.

If your idea were to become a reality, who would benefit the most and how?
All people typing on keyboards because of faster learning to type, faster typing and intuitive usage.

What are the initial steps required to get this idea off the ground?
Contact all major manufacturers of devices with keyboards and ask them to cooperate. New devices should be produced with new ABC keyboards, there would be replacements for existing devices (on most laptops it is fairly easy to replace a keyboard). The second step is to convince consumers. Alternatively convince customers first so that they will demand ABC keyboards.

Describe the optimal outcome should your idea be selected and successfully implemented. How would you measure it?
Success if all new devices will be ABC style and many cheap replacement released, after two years most of the devices will be ABC. For all People even those who are used to QWERTY it is easy to learn ABC.

Contest Idea - EFT

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

This is my first idea submitted on google’s contest. I wrote about it in my previous article. You cannot complain that you cannot change the world. If you have a really good idea you can. This contest gives satisfaction and teaches people how to plan realistically.

Your idea’s name
Spread Emotional Freedom Technique to the World.

Category
Education

What one sentence best describes your idea?
Spread Emotional Freedom Technique to the World and gain in productivity and satisfaction from life.

Describe your idea in more depth.
EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique is a quick and simple tapping technique. You tap with fingers on special body points and repeat sentence “even thou I have this challenge I deeply and completely accept myself”. Children can learn it in minutes but it can serve for life. EFT helps to gain control when in a bad emotional state.

What problem or issue does your idea address?
People are less effective and make mistakes under strong influence of negative emotions. With EFT people will act more constructively.

If your idea were to become a reality, who would benefit the most and how?
People who use this technique will get immediate benefit, but by their emotional state changed people in their surroundings will be affected as well.

What are the initial steps required to get this idea off the ground?
Do a research on your own, if EFT is effective then spread it over media to the world, even to schools and preschools if possible.

Describe the optimal outcome should your idea be selected and successfully implemented. How would you measure it?
Desired outcomes are:
- increased level and satisfaction from life
- productivity raise
- less accidents, crime and misbehavior
- increased emotional awareness