Creativity Wasted
Creativity Wasted is a podcast where a group of creative people get together, and we each share an idea that we're not planning on pursuing in real life, such as an invention idea that's outside our area of expertise, a futuristic sci-fi movie idea, or an evil prank idea. And rather than just letting the idea quietly slip away, we get some fun out of it by joking about it together.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 644
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
"Determinator" Vocal Intelligence Analyzer App (Chris Karpinski)
Idea: An app that you run when somebody's talking to you which listens to them and judges their intelligence level in order to help you determine whether or how to interact with them. Also: detecting…
00:16:03 |
Thu 17 Feb 2022
Self-Playing Musical Instruments (Mike Szar)
Idea: Musical instruments such as drums, guitars, and saxophones which play themselves like a "self-playing piano" aka "player piano", and where you can't see the mechanism which is playing the instr…
00:14:32 |
Thu 10 Feb 2022
Domestic Student Exchange Program (Chris Karpinski)
Idea: A high student exchange program where both kids being exchanged live in the US but in different situations (city vs. country, rich vs. poor, etc.). Also: meeting and living with different types…
00:08:29 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
Smart Ladder (Tom Walma)
Idea: To put electronics into ladders to tell you if it's safe to climb them and to call an ambulance if you fall off. Also: a built-in breathalyzer; rungs that fold down to prevent you from climbing…
00:15:41 |
Wed 26 Jan 2022
"U Get What U Get" Restaurant (Kevin C)
Idea: A restaurant which intentionally serves you a different meal than what you ordered. The food you receive will be in the same general category/family as what you ordered (i.e. if you order a sou…
00:13:44 |
Thu 20 Jan 2022
Troll Finder App (Stu McCallister)
Idea: A (satirical) app or web service to identify Internet trolls and help you legally commit acts of vengeance upon them, such as legalized "swatting" and leaving flaming bags of poo at their door.…
00:15:00 |
Thu 13 Jan 2022
1980s-Style Sitcoms of Serial Killers (Justin Siekierka)
Idea: To make sitcoms in the style of the 1980s or 1990s (containing audience cheers, laugh tracks, etc.) in which the main character(s) are serial killers. Examples could be "Manson Family Matters",…
00:12:39 |
Thu 06 Jan 2022
Recycling Balls and Trash Balls (Tom Walma)
Idea: To put recyclables and/or trash in reusable balls which would roll down a chute into an outdoor trash bin to be collected automatically. Also: you wouldn't need to "take out the trash"; third-w…
00:15:31 |
Wed 29 Dec 2021
Animal Fight Club Movie (Nick Kelley)
Idea: A movie where evil rich people create a secret gambling ring to bet on fights between species of animals, like a gorilla vs. a grizzly bear. In the movie, the rich people would get their comeup…
00:14:03 |
Wed 22 Dec 2021
Elderly Parent Driving Prevention Ideas (Sara Young)
A brainstorming session on how to prevent or dissuade elderly parents who are too old to safely drive from driving, including practical ideas such as grocery delivery and virtual family videoconferen…
00:12:22 |
Wed 15 Dec 2021
On-Hold Chat Buddy (Carl Sobel)
Idea: For a business who places you on hold to connect you to another person who's also waiting on hold, so you can complain about the company together, become friends, and/or figure out each other's…
00:06:54 |
Wed 08 Dec 2021
Bed Box (Tom Walma)
Idea: A box to cover your bed from your neck down (like you're sleeping in a matchbox or in a coffin which is missing the head part of the coffin lid). You'd put a 2nd layer of bed covers on top of t…
00:14:20 |
Wed 01 Dec 2021
Eavesdrop Diner (Carl Sobel)
Episode Notes Idea: A chain of restaurants where every table is live-streamed on the Internet to allow people watching at home to eavesdrop on their conversations, pay for their food and/or drinks, g…
00:13:44 |
Wed 24 Nov 2021
Retail Worker F You Card (Parker Hammon)
Episode Notes Idea: A card given to retail workers once a year, where if the retail worker gives the card to a rude customer, they can insult, yell at, curse at, and/or humiliate the customer for 30 …
00:16:17 |
Wed 17 Nov 2021
Build-A-Mattress Workshop (Jack Reeves)
Episode Notes Idea: A workshop similar to Build-A-Bear but where you build a mattress. The mattress would be super-customized with different combinations of materials (feathers, springs, memory foam,…
00:07:31 |
Thu 11 Nov 2021
Street Light Deer Spotlights (Tom Walma)
Episode Notes Idea: For street light poles to have LIDAR sensors and to use AI (artificial intelligence) to detect deer in the dark and then shine a spotlight on the deer to help drivers see them and…
00:13:48 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
Phone Glasses Detection And Text Size Adjustment (Nicole Melnyk)
Episode Notes Idea: An app or setting for your smart phone to detect whether you're wearing glasses and adjust the text size accordingly, so you don't have to manually go to settings to increase the …
Thu 28 Oct 2021
Keyboard Cat Blocker (Simon Carlson)
Idea: A device which disables or blocks your keyboard if your cat's gonna sit on it, so it doesn't press random keys and mess up your work or whatever you're doing on the computer. Also: a decoy keyb…
00:12:37 |
Wed 20 Oct 2021
Talking Golf Ball (Jack Reeves)
Idea: A golf ball with a speaker inside to play programmable messages to help you find the ball if you lose it, to yell "fore" if it's gonna hit someone, to allow your golf buddies to program your ba…
00:18:35 |
Thu 14 Oct 2021
Stairbags (Tom Walma)
Idea: A service that uses artificial intelligence to detect if you're falling down the stairs and quickly deploy a safety mechanism to minimize your injuries, such as inflatable bags that shoot forwa…
00:16:24 |
Thu 07 Oct 2021
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