Fix a problem
you actually care about.
Pick a real problem — the bus stop that floods every spring, the lunch line nobody can survive, the study spot that's always full — and work it all the way down to something that helps. Not a slideshow. A solution.
What you get good at.
Field research
Interview real people and hear what they said, not what you expected. Example: ten riders at the stop, same three questions.
Problem framing
Turn a big messy issue into something you can act on. Example: "Buses are bad" becomes "Riders can't tell when the 70 is late."
Evidence + storytelling
Back your case with what you found. Example: three quotes and one chart that make the problem impossible to ignore.
AI-assisted building
Move from insight to a working tool fast. Example: a text alert page built in one session.
What you ship.
You leave with a solution built on evidence instead of opinions.
- An insight board built from real interviews and quotes
- A sharp problem statement and the solution you chose, with the reason you chose it
- A working prototype tested with the people it's actually for
- Empathize
Talk to the people living the problem, on their turf, in their words.
- Define
Name the real problem behind the obvious one. Late buses may really be missing information.
- Ideate
Generate a lot of options, then choose with criteria instead of vibes.
- Prototype
Build the smallest version that could actually help someone this week.
- Test
Go back to your users, ask what broke, and fix it.
Put it on the record.
Solve missions read strongly to colleges, employers, and community partners because the work is real and the proof is attached.
A published case study: problem, research, solution, results
Quotes and feedback from the people you built for
A link you can drop into any application or email