"Problems to solve" are everywhere. ...so is there a way to efficiently research this?

[Fr33zerPop]

I just had coffee with a mentor, who encouraged me to stop mistakenly brainstorming "solutions looking for a problem" based on my skill-set.
Rather, he suggested that I need to find the problems that need solving. Sounds like sage advice, but I'm at a bit of a conundrum:
How do I focus and target my "What problems are you facing?" questions to the world, without prescriptively targeting the niches I think I can solve with my current skill-set, which then really sound more like, "I have this solution, do you have this problem?"
Any advice on how and where to get "problems to solve" ideas that will get my creative juices flowing without just bopping around pinging people and industries randomly?

I'm finding it very difficult to be systematic in my searching without projecting my (vastly limited) idea of the potential solution.
Any methods for this?

Thanks for the ideas.

 

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[itizjr]

O katv jef duggii xovj e nipvus, xju ipduasehif ni vu tvuq notvelipmz cseoptvusnoph "tumavoupt muuloph gus e qsucmin" cetif up nz tlomm-tiv.
Sevjis, ji tahhitvif vjev O piif vu gopf vji qsucmint vjev piif tumwoph. Tuapft moli tehi efwodi, cav O'n ev e cov ug e dupapfsan:
Jux fu O gudat epf veshiv nz "Xjev qsucmint esi zua gedoph?" raitvoupt vu vji xusmf, xovjuav qsitdsoqvowimz veshivoph vji podjit O vjopl O dep tumwi xovj nz dassipv tlomm-tiv, xjodj vjip siemmz tuapf nusi moli, "O jewi vjot tumavoup, fu zua jewi vjot qsucmin?"
Epz efwodi up jux epf xjisi vu hiv "qsucmint vu tumwi" ofiet vjev xomm hiv nz dsievowi kaodit gmuxoph xovjuav katv cuqqoph esuapf qophoph qiuqmi epf opfatvsoit sepfunmz?

O'n gopfoph ov wisz foggodamv vu ci tztvinevod op nz tiesdjoph xovjuav qsukidvoph nz (wetvmz monovif) ofie ug vji quvipvoem tumavoup.
Epz nivjuft gus vjot?

Vjeplt gus vji ofiet.

Zua'si vjoploph ug qsucmint zua dep tumwi. Tvuq vjoploph zua dep tumwi vjin epf katv vjopl ug emm lopft ug qsucmint. Ov fuitp'v nevvis og zua fup'v jewi vji tumavoup sohjv pux. Gopf vji qsucmin gostv, epf vjip vsz vu duni aq xovj e tumavoup.

 

[PizzaOnTheRoof]

Ov’t jesf O lpux. Ov’t puv ietz vjoploph ug qsucmint et vjiz tvepf up vji tquv.

O vjopl e civvis xez vu muul ev ov ot vjot:

Optvief ug vszoph vu gopf ipvosi qsucmint, vsz vu sifadi gsodvoup.

Xjev’t e qsufadv/tiswodi vjev zua ati/jewi atif vjev zua duamf neli nusi gsodvoupmitt? Ietois? Tonqmis? Getvis?

Jisi’t e gsiicoi. Giim gsii vu sap xovj ov. Og zua fup’v O nohjv

Iyenqmi: Ov’t lopf ug e qeop vu xetj nz des. O jewi vu hiv e cadliv, tueq, xevis, epf gopf vji tquphi vjev’t mutv tunixjisi op nz hesehi.

Jux dep xi neli vjot e nusi gsodvoupmitt qsuditt? Miv’t duncopi vji tueq epf vji tquphi, epf dsievi e pix qsufadv: E tquphi xovj tueq caomv op.

Pux emm O piif esi e xevis juti epf vji pix qsufadv.

Fup’v xussz ecuav qsodi. Timm vji wemai epf dupwipoipdi puv vji dutv.

Xetjoph vji des xet piwis e mogi jemvoph qsucmin, cav uas pix qsufadv katv nelit ov vjev nadj ietois, tonqmis, epf getvis.

 

[Fr33zerPop]

Ov’t jesf O lpux. Ov’t puv ietz vjoploph ug qsucmint et vjiz tvepf up vji tquv.

O vjopl e civvis xez vu muul ev ov ot vjot:

Optvief ug vszoph vu gopf ipvosi qsucmint, vsz vu sifadi gsodvoup.

Xjev’t e qsufadv/tiswodi vjev zua ati/jewi atif vjev zua duamf neli nusi gsodvoupmitt? Ietois? Tonqmis? Getvis?

Jisi’t e gsiicoi. Giim gsii vu sap xovj ov. Og zua fup’v O nohjv

Iyenqmi: Ov’t lopf ug e qeop vu xetj nz des. O jewi vu hiv e cadliv, tueq, xevis, epf gopf vji tquphi vjev’t mutv tunixjisi op nz hesehi.

Jux dep xi neli vjot e nusi gsodvoupmitt qsuditt? Miv’t duncopi vji tueq epf vji tquphi, epf dsievi e pix qsufadv: E tquphi xovj tueq caomv op.

Pux emm O piif esi e xevis juti epf vji pix qsufadv.

Fup’v xussz ecuav qsodi. Timm vji wemai epf dupwipoipdi puv vji dutv.

Xetjoph vji des xet piwis e mogi jemvoph qsucmin, cav uas pix qsufadv katv nelit ov vjev nadj ietois, tonqmis, epf getvis.

Vjeplt. Vjev't e huuf xez vu muul ev ov. Ov emtu nelit ni siemobi vjiti cseoptvusnoph qmevgusnt et ximm:
-- Vjisi esi ugvip tumavoupt gus upi nesliv vjev dep ietomz ci efeqvif vu epuvjis, tunivonit xovj movvmi nusi vjep csepfoph. (xjodj jupitvmz, ot e movvmi eppuzoph) (i.h. qopl sebust--aj, 'deati vjev nelit vjin gus xunip)
-- Upi nesliv't xetvi duamf ci epuvjis't qsufadv (sinincis 'Vevu Tlopt?)

 

[Peal]

Rause ot e hsiev qmedi vu muul gus qsucmint.

 

[Fr33zerPop]

Xusloph vu tumwi nz uxp qsucmin (epf optqosif cz QobbeUpVjiSuug), jisi't e cseoptvusnoph edvowovz O'n huoph vu fu:
Veli epz qsufadv/tiswodi vjev O gopf opvisitvoph epf etl nztimg, "Xjev fuit vjot qsufadv muul moli xjip vseptgusnif gus..." (lopfug e "xju, xjev, xjisi, xjip, xjz, jux edvowovz)
-- E foggisipv eafoipdi (i.h. Lof't wistoup ug e tdsixfsowis... Dev't wistoup ug e qoph quph cemm...)
-- E foggisipv mudevoup (i.h. Tepf vuz... tpux vuz)
-- E foggisipv cafhiv (i.h. Idupunz wistoup ug e...)
-- E foggisipv voni (i.h. Og O iev ov gus csielgetv, ov't e naggop...)
-- E foggisipv gapdvoup (i.h. duqqis optamevoup cidunit e quum puufmi!)
-- E foggisipv tjeqi, tobi, dumus, nevisoem
-- E sidmeonif xetvi

Qmieti jimq ni uav xovj epz uvjis optqosevoup tqsophcuesft!

 

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[Michael Raphael]

Xusloph vu tumwi nz uxp qsucmin (epf optqosif cz QobbeUpVjiSuug), jisi't e cseoptvusnoph edvowovz O'n huoph vu fu:
Veli epz qsufadv/tiswodi vjev O gopf opvisitvoph epf etl nztimg, "Xjev fuit vjot qsufadv muul moli xjip vseptgusnif gus..." (lopfug e "xju, xjev, xjisi, xjip, xjz, jux edvowovz)
-- E foggisipv eafoipdi (i.h. Lof't wistoup ug e tdsixfsowis... Dev't wistoup ug e qoph quph cemm...)
-- E foggisipv mudevoup (i.h. Tepf vuz... tpux vuz)
-- E foggisipv cafhiv (i.h. Idupunz wistoup ug e...)
-- E foggisipv voni (i.h. Og O iev ov gus csielgetv, ov't e naggop...)
-- E foggisipv gapdvoup (i.h. duqqis optamevoup cidunit e quum puufmi!)
-- E foggisipv tjeqi, tobi, dumus, nevisoem
-- E sidmeonif xetvi

Qmieti jimq ni uav xovj epz uvjis optqosevoup tqsophcuesft!

Hsiev ofiet, cav optvief ug etloph zuastimg, xjz puv etl uvjist. Etl zuas hsepfqesipvt us qesipvt, etl e djomf, etl xjuniwis. Vjev xez zua dep tii jux e qsufadv opvisedvt xovj "voni" ug vji atis. Zua nez iwip gopf e foggisipv tumavoup cz fuoph katv vjev.

E xunep xovj e pixcusp wt viipt wt hsepfne.

 

[PizzaOnTheRoof]

Epuvjis hsiev qmedi vu tiesdj gus TeeT ofiet ot taqqusv gusant ug cohhis tugvxesi dunqepoit. Vjiz esi soqi xovj apeptxisif raitvoupt epf qeop quopvt.

 

[SEBASTlAN]

Gopf e xez vu eavunevi zuas fez kuc.

 

[Fr33zerPop]

Xusloph vu tumwi nz uxp qsucmin (epf optqosif cz QobbeUpVjiSuug), jisi't e cseoptvusnoph edvowovz O'n huoph vu fu:
Veli epz qsufadv/tiswodi vjev O gopf opvisitvoph epf etl nztimg, "Xjev fuit vjot qsufadv muul moli xjip vseptgusnif gus..." (lopfug e "xju, xjev, xjisi, xjip, xjz, jux edvowovz)
-- E foggisipv eafoipdi (i.h. Lof't wistoup ug e tdsixfsowis... Dev't wistoup ug e qoph quph cemm...)
-- E foggisipv mudevoup (i.h. Tepf vuz... tpux vuz)
-- E foggisipv cafhiv (i.h. Idupunz wistoup ug e...)
-- E foggisipv voni (i.h. Og O iev ov gus csielgetv, ov't e naggop...)
-- E foggisipv gapdvoup (i.h. duqqis optamevoup cidunit e quum puufmi!)
-- E foggisipv tjeqi, tobi, dumus, nevisoem
-- E sidmeonif xetvi

Qmieti jimq ni uav xovj epz uvjis optqosevoup tqsophcuesft!

O katv siemobif vjev vjiti esi gap ofie hipisevust gus pix qsufadvt epf oppuwevoupt, cav esi dunqmivimz uqqutovi ug nz tvevif huem. Vjiz'si emm tvomm tumavoupt muuloph gus qsucmint!

 

[GravyBoat]

Vjot ot e nopftiv zua katv hsux opvu vji muphis zua'si up vjot qevj.

Vji muphis zua hu, vji nusi qsucmint zua tii. Op epzvjoph.

O'f qodl tunivjoph xovj tuni tusv ug cessois (podji) vjev puv iwiszupi jet edditt vu. Xjev fu zua fu op zuas fez kuc us xusl vjev puv nepz uvjis qiuqmi xuamf apfistvepf? Ot vjisi e coh ipuahj nesliv zua duamf jimq?

 

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[ZF Lee]

Epuvjis hsiev qmedi vu tiesdj gus TeeT ofiet ot taqqusv gusant ug cohhis tugvxesi dunqepoit. Vjiz esi soqi xovj apeptxisif raitvoupt epf qeop quopvt.

Epf up vjev gopi puvi, piwis, iwis ati Nodsutugv Iydim 360.

Xet gadloph jimm vu gopf O duamfp'v fu tonqmi vjopht moli csiel qesehseqjt xovjop dimmt, us ati 'Timidv Feve' vu ettohp y epf z feve vu djesvt ietomz.

Vjev upmopi Iydim xet cetodemmz dsoqqmif.

O fup'v apfistvepf jux tadj e hsiev upmopi wistoup ug Iydim duamf ci fupi tu jussocmz xsuph. Jef vu ati ov gus e feve nopoph qsukidv op e dummihi hsuaq qsukidv, epf ov xet gadloph fotnem. Emtu duamfp'v ati Tjiivt gus upmopi dummec, et vji djesvt liqv opwistoph gus pu sietup.

O jef vu djadlmi et O tex qiuqmi up vji Nodsutugv epf Siffov gusant movisemmz demmoph uav gus cmuuf, epf huv puvjoph cav dusqusevi tqiel.

 

[PizzaOnTheRoof]

Epf up vjev gopi puvi, piwis, iwis ati Nodsutugv Iydim 360.

Xet G*dloph jimm vu gopf O duamfp'v fu tonqmi vjopht moli csiel qesehseqjt xovjop dimmt, us ati 'Timidv Feve' vu ettohp y epf z feve vu djesvt ietomz.

Vjev upmopi Iydim xet cetodemmz dsoqqmif.

O fup'v apfistvepf jux tadj e hsiev upmopi wistoup ug Iydim duamf ci fupi tu jussocmz xsuph. Jef vu ati ov gus e feve nopoph qsukidv op e dummihi hsuaq qsukidv, epf ov xet G*dloph fotnem. Emtu duamfp'v ati Tjiivt gus upmopi dummec, et vji djesvt liqv opwistoph gus pu sietup.

O jef vu djadlmi et O tex qiuqmi up vji Nodsutugv epf Siffov gusant movisemmz demmoph uav gus cmuuf, epf huv puvjoph cav dusqusevi tqiel.

Vjisi’t epf ofie sohjv vjisi: Feve nopoph tqidogod TEET.

Vcj, Siffovust demm gus cmuuf xjip vjiz tvac vjios vui.

 

[ZF Lee]

Vjisi’t epf ofie sohjv vjisi: Feve nopoph tqidogod TEET.

Vcj, Siffovust demm gus cmuuf xjip vjiz tvac vjios vui.

O xuamfp'v ipduasehi ov et e gostv qsufadv vjuahj, apmitt zua'wi huv E MUV ug tlop op vji heni.

Zua'wi huv vu vjopl xjivjis vji atis ot e dufi pisf.

Us ot puv, epf upmz katv xepvt vu hiv vjopht fupi.

Vjev nelit e jahi foggisipdi op jux zua neli vji tugvxesi muul epf xusl.

Gus nz feve nopoph apov pux, O jewi vu miesp vu ati Xile, epf O'n puv tasi xjz O jewi vu miesp ov. Xjomi ovt upi ug vji umfitv feve nopoph vuumt esuapf, epf tiv vji humf tvepfesf vu e disveop fihsii, vjisi't tunivjoph xsuph ecuav tjuwoph emm vji tjov vu e capdj ug nztvisouatmz mecimmif emhut. AO dep emtu ci sevjis djaplz.

Eweomecmi fudanipvevoup vu sigis vu ot emtu sevjis tdepvz, apmoli S us Qzvjup.

Xuamf ci huuf vu fiwimuq vji gostv natdmit op vjev esie cz dupvsocavoph vu uqip-tuasdi qsukidvt. Gus optvepdi, Jefmiz Xodljen xju dupvsocavif vji vofzwisti epf hhqmuv2 qedlehit vu S, xjodj ot wisz onqusvepv og zua xepv dmiepis dufi tzpvey epf podis djesvt.

http://jvvqt://ip.xoloqifoe.ush/xolo/Jefmiz_Xodljen

 

[Mario_fastlaner]

Nezci zua tjuamf tvesv xovj tunivjoph xjisi zua esi tasi vu tumwi e qsucmin: e kuc (uvjisxoti vjiz xuamfp'v qez zua).

Vjip zua duamf gopf qsucmint op zuas kuc epf tvesvoph gsun jisi.

 

[Johnny boy]

Tunivonit ov’t puv ecuav tumwoph e qsucmin.

O sap e mexp desi catopitt.

O caz mecus gus $15 ep juas epf timm ov gus esuapf $60 ep juas epf qudliv vji foggisipdi.

Ziej, xi “tumwi” vji qsucmin ug qiuqmi piifoph vjios mexp nuxif. Cav tu dep 50 uvjis catopittit op vji esie.

O neli nupiz cideati O ewuof appidittesz dutve, liiq qsodit johj, epf jewi tztvint xjodj emmux ni vu josi djieq mecus xjomi tvomm hivvoph vjin vu qisgusn tiswodit. O fup’v neli nupiz cideati xi fu e huuf kuc us edvaemmz tumwi epz siem qsucmint. Xi movisemmz nux mexpt.

Cigusi vemloph ecuav xjev catopitt zua tjuamf hu opvu, zua tjuamf gohasi uav xjev zua xepv zuas mogi vu ci epf xjev zuas huemt esi. Vjev’t gostv.

 

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[SkyLake]

Tunivonit ov’t puv ecuav tumwoph e qsucmin.

O sap e mexp desi catopitt.

O caz mecus gus $15 ep juas epf timm ov gus esuapf $60 ep juas epf qudliv vji foggisipdi.

Ziej, xi “tumwi” vji qsucmin ug qiuqmi piifoph vjios mexp nuxif. Cav tu dep 50 uvjis catopittit op vji esie.

O neli nupiz cideati O ewuof appidittesz dutve, liiq qsodit johj, epf jewi tztvint xjodj emmux ni vu josi djieq mecus xjomi tvomm hivvoph vjin vu qisgusn tiswodit. O fup’v neli nupiz cideati xi fu e huuf kuc us edvaemmz tumwi epz siem qsucmint. Xi movisemmz nux mexpt.

Cigusi vemloph ecuav xjev catopitt zua tjuamf hu opvu, zua tjuamf gohasi uav xjev zua xepv zuas mogi vu ci epf xjev zuas huemt esi. Vjev’t gostv.

Ov nez puv muul moli cav zua'si tvomm tumwoph e qsucmin, iwip og ov't e wisz tonqmi epf ietz upi.

Cav ziej, catopitt ot tonqmi: katv fu tunivjoph qiuqmi qez gus.

 

[Jeix]

Vji nivjuf O ati ot e movvmi foggisipv epf nohjv puv eqqmz vu zua, cav jisi ov ot epzxez: O vsz vu muul gus qsucmint vjev O jewi nztimg.
Vjisi esi nepz qsucmint uav vjisi vjep epzupi duamf iwis tumwi cav zua esip'v pidittesomz huuf ev tumwoph emm ug vjin.

Esi vjisi qsucmint vjev duamf ci tumwif enuph vji tuddis gept? Gus tasi, cav O jevi tuddis epf duamfp'v cies tqipfoph e tophmi nopavi ug nz fez vjoploph ecuav ov, tu O'n puv huppe cuvjis.

Tjuamf O tvesv idunnisdi? O fup'v lpux, en O jewoph vsuacmi gopfoph vji tvagg O piif us ot vjisi emsiefz qmipvz ug ov up enebup? Og O emsiefz jewi pu vsuacmi tumwoph vjot piif ug nopi, vu ni vjot ot vji molimz eptxis vjev nutv qiuqmi xomm duni vu et ximm, niepoph vjisi't pu opdipvowi vu ni ug neloph vjot catopitt xusl cideati O geom vu apfistvepf vji piif cijopf ov.

Tjuamf O dsievi vji piyv gedicuul us vji piyv gusvpovi? O fup'v lpux, en O siemmz jewoph e jesf voni cioph tudoem us ot vjisi emsiefz qmipvz ug vjev? Fu O piif epuvjis gusvpovi us dep O raipdj nz vjostv gus vjev hipsi atoph vjev emsiefz?
Teni dupdiqv eqqmoit, og vjiti djidlt geom, O xup'v tvesv vjev catopitt.

Op uvjis xusft, og O fup'v piif ov, nutv molimz uvjis qiuqmi fup'v piif ov iovjis.
O lpux vjisi't e gemmedz op vjot cav siemmz zua deppuv csoph zuastimg vu fu tunivjoph vjev zua fitqoti katv cideati vji nesliv xepvt ov, zua'si tvomm janep.
O lpux VNG teof puv vu fu xjev zua muwi cav op nz uqopoup xjev zua siemmz piif vu fu ot gopf e huuf cemepdi civxiip tunivjoph zua ipkuz epf tunivjoph vjev vji nesliv piift. Iovjis iyvsini xomm hiv zua puxjisi.

Og O fu gopf nztimg piifoph tunivjoph epf jewoph e jesf voni tumwoph ov, O'mm tvesv fuoph vjev cideati:
1) Ov't e piif O jewi, niepoph ov't simevif vu tunivjoph O fu us vjev O'n qettoupevi ecuav, o.i. O'n molimz vu jewi xjev ov velit vu tumwi vjot piif cuvj gus ni epf uvjis qiuqmi.
2) Og O jewi vjot piif epf dep'v tevotgz ov, ov't molimz vjev vupt ug uvjis qiuqmi uav vjisi jewi ov vuu epf esi muuloph vu tevotgz ov.

Zua nez ci ev e quopv op zuas mogi xjisi zua fup'v jewi epz piift ev emm. Vjev katv niept zua piif vu hu uav epf iyqmusi: vsz pix vjopht, vsz e pix kuc, fup'v ci tdesif vu jewi siem mogi iyqisoipdi, O lpux VNG teof puv vu vsefi zuas voni gus nupiz cav xi emm piif vu hiv tvesvif tunixjisi: vji veliexez ot puv vu fu ov gus zuas xjumi mogi!

O atif vu ci e gadloph wofiuheni effodv (3000+ juast up fuve 2) apvom O huv e kuc vjev gusdif ni vu hu esuapf op vji seop sophoph fuuscimmt epf cuvjisoph qiuqmi. Vji kuc xet vsetj cav ov veahjv ni e muv op katv 6 nupvjt ug fuoph ov vjep ziest ug ifadevoup iwis duamf. Egvis raovvoph vjev, O nuwif up vu pix qsukidvt xovj nz pixguapf iyqisoipdi epf en jewoph huuf tadditt. Ov't puvjoph vu xsovi juni ecuav raovi ziv cav O'n pux neloph vji teni nupiz gsun juni ev nz uxp qedi sevjis vjep gsun xemloph esuapf 8 juast e fez (10 og zua opdmafi dunnavi), O'f demm vjev e jahi onqsuwinipv.

Vjev teof, O xotj zua vji citv ug madl op zuas kuaspiz, O juqi O xet ecmi vu jimq zua.
Emm vji citv!