In 2009 CF Labs ran a 'Call for Ideas' to gather ideas for tools we could build to make lives easier.
The call for ideas has now closed.
27 March 2009 by J Allder. 1 Comment.
Describe your idea: one interface to see if a product is healthy and ethically appropriate. My supermarket.com already provides information on product cost across supermarkets and their nutritional value using the traffic light scheme. To add in from this database sustainability information on if a fish is MSC certified or if an apple type is [...]
25 March 2009 by Andy Gibson. 1 Comment.
Describe your idea: A simple, searchable site that presents information about who owns and profits from different companies and brands, to make it easier for consumers to make ethical choices about the companies they will support. This could be linked to Wikipedia pages, news sources and other independent information on the companies, and possibly mined [...]
11 March 2009 by Ben Griffiths. 1 Comment.
Describe your idea: The NHS publishes a ‘behind the headlines’ blog, on which experts critically examine breaking news stories and judge whether research methods and conclusions are sound and are correctly reported. Not as important, but the equivalent consumer blog, with statisticians and market research experts, would critically examine the churnalistic consumer press release surveys [...]
11 March 2009 by Andy Armstrong. 1 Comment.
Describe your idea: In sparsely populated rural areas there are often numerous small businesses (farm shops, independent food shops, community shops) that supply produce. Because these are small businesses the stock that they hold will vary on a daily basis, often unpredictably. It is hard for potential customers of these businesses to find out that [...]
11 March 2009 by Abdul Wahab. 1 Comment.
Describe your idea: A good website you could use for ideas or to collaborate with is ripofftipoff.net from Trading Standards. It lets people pass tip off’s on the latest scams and gives advice on how to avoid being a victim. What problem does it solve?: Lots of issues including dubious websites and buisnesses, illegal sales [...]
10 March 2009 by Richard Pope. 1 Comment.
Describe your idea: A simple question / answer website for how to fix products. What problem does it solve?: Encourage people to fix broken equipment rather than replace it.
27 February 2009 by Julian Todd. 2 Comments.
Describe your idea: A website where people could describe the work they had done on their house or garden, listing the price, time taken, quality of the job, quality of the service, and any photographs. Should list builder’s name, contact number, geographical area covered and possibly a photo of the builder at work. Success would [...]
26 February 2009 by Tim Jackson. 1 Comment.
Describe your idea: Yesterday the bogs in my local gym were all blocked and there was no soap anywhere. I’d like to shame them into improving. What I need is the ability to publicize a complaint to local people so that other customers will be mobilized to pressure them. Kind of like groups near you [...]
26 February 2009 by Tim Jackson. 1 Comment.
Describe your idea: Some companies don’t publish manuals online (eg Vaillant boilers). Other companies profit by selling manuals that ought to be free, without remitting payment to the original company An open source place to get all product manuals would be great. What problem does it solve?: Need for basic information for products bought second [...]
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