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How can we raise kids' awareness of the benefits of fresh food so they can make better choices?
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Concepting
The Concepting phase is now closed - as you can see we received 198 in all!
We were blown away by the quality of the Concepts and Inspiration submitted in the previous phase, as you'll see below we distilled it into the Themes that arose repeatedly and some Hurdles that we all identified as key (click here).
We then went through Concepting where we requested more specific Concepts to solve Jamie's challenge. These might have been products, services or businesses - we also asked which Theme you think it fits with and also build of specific Inspirations that your concept was influenced by.
We were excited by the proportion of users that submitted images to support their Concept - we have community members from 146 countries and we've found that images work well across cultures! Have fun and even if you're just browsing feel free to applaud the content you like...
The Food Curriculum - connecting what already exists / perception / awareness
Building on The food curriculum for national and international schools.
connecting, school children with the real world and the real world with children, children with adults to adults with children and using different cultures/industries/ histo...
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no no
September 13, 2010
10:56PM |
Do It Yourself Family Dining Experience - At a Restaurant
Most families either go to a restaurant or order food to take home almost every evening. Eating this way is both unhealthy and misses an opportunity to educate children about food. This concept addresses both hurdles by combining ready to eat food...
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Nick Hork
September 13, 2010
10:55PM |
Our Food Factories on Tour
De-construct our food processing factories into their basic production principles allowing children of all ages to be actively involved in learning the basic elements about where our foods come from, how they are made and how simple they are to cr...
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Sophie Jewett
September 13, 2010
10:51PM |
The establishment of an national organization that would set the national standards and guidelines for building public gardens and farms in America's neighborhoods and cities.
Rating System & Criteria for public gardens similar to LEED Standards and USGBC
The establishment of an national organization that would set the national standards and guidelines for building public gardens and farms in America's neighborhoods and cities.
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Dan Tran
September 13, 2010
10:39PM |
Social Network Based on Home Gardens
The most effective way to address this problem is a project with two distinct but integrated parts: home gardens and a social network-like platform, both oriented towards children and their parents. Basically, children are involved in the growing ...
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Matthew Claudel
August 25, 2010
05:14PM |
Goody bags
Students and parents run a food co-op in school creating goody bags of fruit and vegetables to buy and take home.
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Georgy Holden
September 09, 2010
08:39AM |
Healthy food guide Scanner
If people could instantly learn the chemicals and composition in their food and other goods, they would start buying green, thus putting pressure on companies to make more environmentally friendly and healthier products. In turn having healthy foo...
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smriti mehrotra
September 13, 2010
01:36PM |
Pronto, The Food Delivery System
Parental involvement + Child incentive + convenience = a change in eating behaviours.
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brigid burnham
August 29, 2010
10:30AM |
Share stories about gardening
Use story time as a medium to get kids interested in gardening
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Lisa Wilson
August 26, 2010
07:28PM |
The Jamie Oliver dinner kit
Okay okay, you can have the box with the gift, but you have to make me dinner.
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Ruben Prins
September 12, 2010
08:13AM |
Given the idea that "kid-friendly" food is a problem, and the idea that kids are more likely to enjoy food that they had a hand in creating, why not create a cooking show that centers around parents and kids cooking together?
A cooking show for parents and kids
Given the idea that "kid-friendly" food is a problem, and the idea that kids are more likely to enjoy food that they had a hand in creating, why not create a cooking show that centers around parents and kids cooking together?
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Dani Nordin
August 24, 2010
03:44PM |
In School Taste Testing
10 times is how many times a new food must be tried before you really know whether you like it or not. Help children get past the "peas are yucky" stage by hosting a taste test of different recipes during lunch. Provide incentives for tasting t...
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Kenneth Baker
September 07, 2010
07:24PM |
Play Food Puzzle Sets
"The 3-D Fruit Puzzle is an excellent, educational toy that teaches table etiquette, the basic food groups and nutrition..."
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Thao Vo
September 12, 2010
01:27AM |
Choice Architecture for grocery shooping "Healthy Groceries = MORE Active time for Children"
This concept is aimed at integrating food + lifestyle choices that create a beneficial situation for parents and their children each time they go shopping.
What if a parent’s purchase of healthy foods enabled them to claim a discounts and bene...
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Ching Tan
September 04, 2010
07:02PM |
Wheels of Wellness - Health Awareness Van
In this concept, a van drives from town to town, educating children and their families about their gastronomic health. Able to be rented for schools or communities, the "Wheels of Wellness" van provides an unique hands-on experience that allows a...
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Alec Steinhorn
September 02, 2010
02:32AM |
Battle-Bite
A digital, character based battle toy to educate kids about eating a healthy, balanced diet. Using play as a teaching platform leads to natural learning.
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TOYDesigners
September 12, 2010
06:44PM |
Happy Saint Fiacre's Day!
On September 1st we celebrate the day of Saint Fiacre, patron saint of food growers. On this day, children of all ages come together to make a full dinner out of fresh food for the party of their choice: a group of friends, their (grand)parents, t...
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Arjan Tupan
September 05, 2010
03:43PM |
Universal Standards for Agriculture+Horticulture in Public Spaces
The creation and cultivation of the baseball diamond, the football field, basketball court and track & field arena were all essential in the development and massive proliferation of their respective sports, industries, economies and cultures. To...
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Dan Tran
September 12, 2010
02:08AM |
Survivor Food Challenge
Create a school assembly program that includes a Survivor Food Challenge, like the TV show, but the foods they are trying are veggies that many kids normally wouldn't try. Kids that like veggies will be rock stars. Peer pressure can be used in the...
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Patrick Donohue
September 10, 2010
11:25PM |
My first cooking set
A cooking set to kick-start kids and their engagement with food and cooking. Includes tools, recipes (to cook alone or with your parents), useful tips and tricks, as well as an individual id-access code to an online community of junior cooks.
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axel unger
September 02, 2010
04:04PM |
