Podcasts by Launch Pad Problems
Each podcast is a presentation of a single problem that will help you stretch your imagination and critical thinking skills before you start problem solving. The problems are formulated to not have a single “correct” answer but to give you the opportunity to have an open discourse on different approaches to a solution.
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Launch Pad Problems #313 - Most Valuable Part of Your Car from 2020-12-31T09:00
What is the most valuable part of your car?
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Launch Pad Problems #312 - Happy Festivus from 2020-12-24T09:00
What is your made up holiday?
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Launch Pad Problems #311 - Rename the Mouse from 2020-12-17T09:00
What is a better name for a computer mouse?
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Launch Pad Problems #310 - What Sweater from 2020-12-10T09:00
What makes a sweater a sweater?
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Launch Pad Problems #308 - Car Volume from 2020-11-26T09:00
How much volume do you need in your car.
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Launch Pad Problems #307 - Technology Draft from 2020-11-19T09:00
What is the top technology you would draft?
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Launch Pad Problems #306 - World Color from 2020-11-12T09:00
What is the world's favorite color?
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Launch Pad Problems #305 - Minimum Information from 2020-11-05T09:00
What is the minimum amount of information you need to give someone to find you?
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Launch Pad Problems #304 - Conference Rooms from 2020-10-29T09:00
How many conference rooms do you need?
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Launch Pad Problems #303 - How High from 2020-10-22T09:00
How high do you need to be to get the whole picture?
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Launch Pad Problems #302 - Mindset from 2020-10-15T09:00
What mindset do you want your customers to be in?
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Launch Pad Problems #301 - A Single Word from 2020-10-08T09:00
What is the single word you need?
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Launch Pad Problems #300 - Device Job from 2020-10-01T09:00
What job today will be a device in the future?
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Launch Pad Problems #299 - Day Markers from 2020-09-24T09:00
Decide how to mark days that have passed.
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Launch Pad Problems #298 - Travel Plans from 2020-09-17T09:00
How many miles will you travel in your life?
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Launch Pad Problems #297 - Trade-Offs from 2020-09-10T09:00
What is the biggest trade-off you have to make?
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Launch Pad Problems #296 - Broken Routine from 2020-09-03T09:00
Do you have a broken routine?
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Launch Pad Problems #293 - Car Parts from 2020-08-13T09:00
What is the most important part of your car?
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Launch Pad Problems #292 - Scheduled Out from 2020-08-06T09:00
How far out can you schedule something?
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Launch Pad Problems #291 - Single Color Car from 2020-07-30T09:00
What color should all cars be?
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Launch Pad Problems #290 - Strange Product from 2020-07-23T09:00
What is the strangest product you could produce?
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Launch Pad Problems #287 - Spaceship Shape from 2020-07-02T09:00
What's the best shape for a spaceship?
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Launch Pad Problems #285 - Speed Measurement from 2020-06-18T09:00
How would you measure speed?
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Launch Pad Problems #284 - Universal Language from 2020-06-11T09:00
What is your universal langauge?
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Launch Pad Problems #283 - Missing Reuse from 2020-06-04T09:00
What item do you want to reuse?
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Launch Pad Problems #282 - Your Timer from 2020-05-28T09:00
What do you need to keep a timer for in your head?
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Launch Pad Problems #280 - Agreement Percentage from 2020-05-14T09:00
What percentage do you need for an agreement?
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Launch Pad Problems #279 - Space Bottle from 2020-05-07T09:00
What does your space message bottle look like?
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Launch Pad Problems #278 - Data Storage from 2020-04-30T09:00
What's the best way to store data?
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Launch Pad Problems #277 - Slow Down Information from 2020-04-23T09:00
How do you slow down the spread of information?
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Launch Pad Problems #276 - Empty Airplane from 2020-04-16T09:00
What would you do with an empty passenger plane?
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Launch Pad Problems #274 - What and When from 2020-04-02T09:00
What should you have done and when should have you done it?
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Launch Pad Problems #273 - Pay to Work from 2020-03-26T09:00
What at your job will people pay you to do?
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Launch Pad Problems #272 - Office in the Home from 2020-03-19T09:00
What is your home office missing?
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Launch Pad Problems #271 - Build an Egg from 2020-03-12T09:00
What do you need to build an egg?
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Launch Pad Problems #270 - Average Wait Time from 2020-03-05T09:00
What is your average wait time?
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Launch Pad Problems #269 - Your Disconnection from 2020-02-27T09:00
What are you disconnected from that you used to be deeply involved in?
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Launch Pad Problems #268 - The Other Half of the Battle from 2020-02-20T09:00
What is the other half of the battle?
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Launch Pad Problems #267 - Commute Task from 2020-02-13T09:00
If you didn't have to drive on your commute, what would you do instead?
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Launch Pad Problems #266 - Toaster Car from 2020-02-06T09:00
What car company would you buy a toaster from?
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Launch Pad Problems #264 - A Usable Hammer from 2020-01-23T09:00
If you don't have a hammer, what's your go to tool?
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Launch Pad Problems #263 - Gravity from 2020-01-16T09:00
Which is a better problem, anti-gravity or artificial gravity?
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Launch Pad Problems #262 - Expiration Date from 2020-01-09T09:00
What in your life has an expiration date?
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Launch Pad Problems #261 - Password Book from 2020-01-02T09:00
What would you use for a password book?
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Launch Pad Problems #260 - Your Flywheel from 2019-12-26T09:00
What is the flywheel that keeps you going?
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Launch Pad Problems #259 - Out of Office from 2019-12-19T09:00
What is the perfect out of office message?
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Launch Pad Problems #257 - Elevator Length from 2019-12-05T09:00
How long is an elevator ride?
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Launch Pad Problems #256 - Spaceship Shape from 2019-11-28T09:00
What shape should a spaceship be?
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Launch Pad Problems #255 - Time Measurement from 2019-11-21T09:00
How would you breakup the day?
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Launch Pad Problems #254 - Your Darwin Award from 2019-11-14T09:00
How will you win a Darwin Award?
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Launch Pad Problems #253 - Correct Way of Eating from 2019-11-07T09:00
How do you indicate the correct way to eat?
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Launch Pad Problems #252 - Changing Staples from 2019-10-31T09:00
How often do you change your staples?
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Launch Pad Problems #251 - Improved Queuing from 2019-10-24T09:00
How would you improve waiting in line?
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Launch Pad Problems #250 - Traffic on the 5s from 2019-10-17T09:00
What information do you need throughout the day?
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Launch Pad Problems #249 - Single Task Robot from 2019-10-10T09:00
What single task do you need a robot for?
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Launch Pad Problems #248 - Your Filter from 2019-10-03T09:00
What filter do you need in your life?
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Launch Pad Problems #247 - Autosave Animation from 2019-09-26T09:00
What does your personal autosave animation look like?
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Launch Pad Problems #245 - Your Next Idea from 2019-09-12T09:00
Where are you going to get your next idea from?
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Launch Pad Problems #242 - Next Number from 2019-08-22T09:00
What will be the next number in your life?
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Launch Pad Problems #241 - Rosie Roadmap from 2019-08-15T09:00
Build a roadmap to get to Rosie
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Launch Pad Problems #238 - Your Unlimited from 2019-07-25T09:00
What would you want an unlimited supply of?
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Launch Pad Problems #237 - Where is That Plane Going? from 2019-07-18T09:00
How can you tell where a plane is going?
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Launch Pad Problems #236 - Perfect Day Length from 2019-07-11T09:00
How long is the perfect day?
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Launch Pad Problems #235 - The Last One from 2019-07-04T09:00
What will you see the end of in your lifetime?
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Launch Pad Problems #234 - How Deep is Your Hole? from 2019-06-27T09:00
How deep can you dig a hole?
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Launch Pad Problems #233 - The Cost of Speed from 2019-06-20T09:00
Determine the cost of speed.
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Launch Pad Problems #232 - Non-Parking Spot from 2019-06-13T09:00
What can you do with a standard parking spot?
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Launch Pad Problems #229 - Number of Tires from 2019-05-23T09:00
What is the optimal number of tires in your life?
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Launch Pad Problems #228 - Superpower from 2019-05-16T09:00
What is your office or home superpower?
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Launch Pad Problems #226 - Go Bag from 2019-05-02T09:00
What's in your go bag, and what is it for?
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Launch Pad Problems #225 - Your TV Show from 2019-04-25T09:00
What is the perfect TV show for you to be apart of?
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Launch Pad Problems #224 - Pick a Limb from 2019-04-18T09:00
If you had to give up a limb, which one are you giving up?
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Launch Pad Problems #223 - Measure What You Can't See from 2019-04-11T09:00
Can you measure something that you can't see?
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Launch Pad Problems #222 - Fire Creation from 2019-04-04T09:00
A real classic problem, how do you create fire?
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Launch Pad Problems #221 - Your Bounty from 2019-03-28T09:00
What are the bounties in your life?
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Launch Pad Problems #220 - Price of a Doodad from 2019-03-21T09:00
How much do you price a doodad for?
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Launch Pad Problems #219 - Chicken or Egg from 2019-03-13T09:00
What came first, the chicken or the egg?
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Launch Pad Problems #218 - How Do You Name Your Dog? from 2019-03-07T09:00
What is the right way to name a pet?
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Launch Pad Problems #217 - Lego Sort from 2019-02-28T09:00
What's the best way to sort Legos?
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Launch Pad Problems #216 - Your Biggest Pancake from 2019-02-21T09:00
What is the biggest pancake you could make?
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Launch Pad Problems #215 - Customer Interaction from 2019-02-14T09:00
How do you interact with a customer without meeting with them?
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Launch Pad Problems #214 - Taco Toppings from 2019-02-07T09:00
What is the correct order for taco toppings?
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Launch Pad Problems #211 - Food Pyramid from 2019-01-17T09:00
Build a food pyramid for the area you live.
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Launch Pad Problems #210 - Maximum Friends from 2019-01-10T09:00
What is the maximum number of friends you can have?
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Launch Pad Problems #209 - Toothpaste Escape from 2019-01-03T09:00
How do you put toothpaste back in the tube?
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Launch Pad Problems #207 - Gift Camouflage from 2018-12-20T09:00
How do you camouflage gifts?
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Launch Pad Problems #206 - Quality Measurement from 2018-12-13T09:00
How do you define quality?
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Launch Pad Problems #205 - Standard Measures from 2018-12-06T09:00
What is your standard measurements?
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Launch Pad Problems #204 - 10x Budget from 2018-11-29T09:00
How would you use a budget that grows 10x in one year?
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Launch Pad Problems #203 - Continental Breakfast from 2018-11-22T09:00
What is your perfect continental breakfast?
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Launch Pad Problems #202 - Your Autobiography from 2018-11-15T09:00
What is the title of your autobiography?
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Launch Pad Problems #201 - Birth Place from 2018-11-08T09:00
What should your town be know as the birth place of?
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Launch Pad Problems #200 - Zombies from 2018-11-01T09:00
What zombies do you have in your life?
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Launch Pad Problems #199 - Video Game Score from 2018-10-25T09:00
What in your life would you like as a score for a video game?
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Launch Pad Problems #197 - Pair a Pear from 2018-10-11T09:00
What would you pair a pear with?
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Launch Pad Problems #196 - Frisbee Throw from 2018-10-04T09:00
What is the maximum distance you can throw a frisbee?
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Launch Pad Problems #195 - Basic Car from 2018-09-27T09:00
What is the most basic car that you need?
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Launch Pad Problems #194 - Future Customers from 2018-09-20T09:00
How would you describe your product or service to someone 100 years in the future?
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Launch Pad Problems #193 - Past Customer from 2018-09-13T09:00
Describe your product to someone from 100 years in the past.
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Launch Pad Problems #192 - Number of Swings from 2018-09-06T09:00
How many swings should a playground have?
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Launch Pad Problems #190 - Street Item from 2018-08-23T09:00
What is the one thing you are going to sell on your street?
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Launch Pad Problems #189 - Episode Length from 2018-08-16T09:00
How long is each episode of your business' story?
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Launch Pad Problems #188 - Use of Your Car from 2018-08-09T09:00
What do you use your car for?
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Launch Pad Problems #187 - Specify Your New Car from 2018-08-02T09:00
Set out a specification for your next car, what does it need to have?
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Launch Pad Problems #186 - Perfect Size Office from 2018-07-26T09:00
What is the perfect size for your office?
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Launch Pad Problems #185 - Perfect HQ from 2018-07-19T09:00
Where is the location for your company's perfect headquarters?
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Launch Pad Problems #184 - Travel Time from 2018-07-12T09:00
How long much of a reduction in travel time would be significant for places you travel?
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Launch Pad Problems #183 - Three Little Houses from 2018-07-05T09:00
Which of the little piggy houses are you going to build for yourself?
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Launch Pad Problems #182 - Car Seating from 2018-06-28T09:00
Rearrange seating for a self driving car.
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Launch Pad Problems #181 - New Currency from 2018-06-21T09:00
How would you create a new currency for trade and barter systems?
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Launch Pad Problems #180 - Rain Measurement from 2018-06-14T09:00
How are you going to measure rain fall?
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Launch Pad Problems #179 - Innovation Scale from 2018-06-07T09:00
Create an innovation scale to compare new innovations against.
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Launch Pad Problems #177 - Meeting Times from 2018-05-24T09:00
What's the perfect meeting timing?
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Launch Pad Problems #176 - Meeting Room from 2018-05-17T09:00
How would you redesign a meeting room for your work?
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Launch Pad Problems #175 - Popping Corn from 2018-05-10T09:00
How are you going to pop popcorn?
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Launch Pad Problems #174 - Deli Measurments from 2018-05-03T09:00
How would you order deli meat if not in weights?
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Launch Pad Problems #173 - Battery Meter from 2018-04-26T09:00
What is your personal battery meter measured in?
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Launch Pad Problems #171 - Pop-up Shop from 2018-04-12T09:00
Where are you going to setup your pop-up shop?
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Launch Pad Problems #169 - Robot vs Android from 2018-03-29T07:00
Would you rather have robots or an android?
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Launch Pad Problems #168 - Hot Air Balloon Office from 2018-03-22T09:00
What are your big advantages and problems with having an office in a hot air balloon?
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Launch Pad Problems #167 - Candy Crush from 2018-03-15T09:00
Of your favorite candies, which ones will crush the easiest or hardest?
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Launch Pad Problems #166 - Predictable Events from 2018-03-08T09:00
How many predictable events do you have in your life?
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Launch Pad Problems #165 - The Next Soccer from 2018-03-01T09:00
What is the sport that will replace soccer as the world's most popular?
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Launch Pad Problems #164 - Aluminum Cans from 2018-02-22T09:00
How are you going to upcylce an aluminum can?
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Launch Pad Problems #163 - Blood Use from 2018-02-15T09:00
What would you use human blood for, beyond medical uses?
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Launch Pad Problems #162 - Your Dashboard from 2018-02-08T09:00
What's on your personal dashboard?
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Launch Pad Problems #161 - Paperclip Uses from 2018-02-01T09:00
Can you come up with 100 uses for a paperclip?
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Launch Pad Problems #160 - Cooking Hamburgers from 2018-01-25T09:00
Should you cook hamburgers over high or low heat?
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Launch Pad Problems #159 - How Many Shuffles from 2018-01-18T09:00
How many times should you shuffle a deck of cards?
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Launch Pad Problems #158 - Directional Walking from 2018-01-11T09:00
How far can you walk in any given direction?
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Launch Pad Problems #157 - Unstuck Song from 2018-01-04T09:00
How do you free yourself of an ear-worm?
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Launch Pad Problems #156 - Future Magic from 2017-12-28T09:00
What device would be the most magic to someone in the past?
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Launch Pad Problems #155 - Divided Donut from 2017-12-21T09:00
What is the best way to divide a donut to share with a group of people.
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Launch Pad Problems #155 - Changing Standards from 2017-12-14T09:00
What standards do you have in your life, and how often should you be changing them?
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Launch Pad Problems #153 - No Hammer from 2017-12-07T09:00
How are you going to drive a nail without a hammer?
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Launch Pad Problems #152 - Holiday's Begining from 2017-11-30T09:00
When does a holiday begin?
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Launch Pad Problems #151 - Thanksgiving on Mars from 2017-11-23T09:00
What is going to be the big yearly celebration on Mars?
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Launch Pad Problems #150 - Packing for Mars from 2017-11-16T09:00
What are the 10 items you are going to pack for Mars?
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Launch Pad Problems #149 - Your Moon's Dark Side from 2017-11-09T09:00
What is the dark side of your moon?
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Launch Pad Problems #148 - Interstellar Travel from 2017-11-02T09:00
What is the one technology that needs to be developed for interstellar travel?
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Launch Pad Problems #147 - Weight of Air from 2017-10-26T09:00
How much does the air in your room weight?
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Launch Pad Problems #146 - Hub and Spoke from 2017-10-19T09:00
Can you make use of a hub and spoke system in your life?
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Launch Pad Problems #145 - Pennies for a Dollar from 2017-10-12T09:00
What is the lightest combination of coins that add up to all values from 1 cent to 1 dollar?
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Launch Pad Problems #144 - Space Heater from 2017-10-05T09:00
How many people do you need in your office to keep it warm?
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Launch Pad Problems #143 - Office Survival from 2017-09-28T09:00
What's the best office weapon you can build?
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Launch Pad Problems #142 - Echo Chamber from 2017-09-21T09:00
How do you identify if you're in an echo chamber?
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Launch Pad Problems #141 - Your Access from 2017-09-14T09:00
What is your preference to access everything in your life?
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Launch Pad Problems #140 - A Small Detail from 2017-09-07T09:00
What is the smallest detail you can see around you right now?
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Launch Pad Problems #139 - Don't Repeat from 2017-08-31T09:00
How do you not repeat something?
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Launch Pad Problems #138 - What Language from 2017-08-24T09:00
Determine the language someone is speaking.
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Launch Pad Problems #137 - Umbrella Coverage from 2017-08-17T09:00
How many umbrellas would it take to cover your yard?
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Launch Pad Problems #134 - Dead Malls from 2017-07-27T09:00
What would you do with all the empty malls?
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Launch Pad Problems #132 - Your Giants from 2017-07-13T09:00
Who are the giants in your life, business, or career?
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Launch Pad Problems #131 - The Trusted You from 2017-07-06T09:00
Who would you choose to represent you and your personal brand?
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Launch Pad Problems #130 - Steam Powered from 2017-06-29T09:00
What in your office are you going to convert to steam power?
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Launch Pad Problems #129 - At a Peak from 2017-06-22T09:00
When did a historical peak happen for a product or service?
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Launch Pad Problems #128 - New Time Zone from 2017-06-15T09:00
What is the best way to adjust to a new time zone?
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Launch Pad Problems #127 - No More Grand Canyon from 2017-06-08T09:00
How would you fill the Grand Canyon?
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Launch Pad Problems #125 - Changing Lanes from 2017-05-25T09:00
When stuck in a traffic jam, should you change lanes?
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Launch Pad Problems #124 - Neighborhood Elevation from 2017-05-18T09:00
What is the average altitude of your neighborhood?
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Launch Pad Problems #123 - Left or Right from 2017-05-11T09:00
Is it better to turn only left or right to get home?
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Launch Pad Problems #122 - Go North from 2017-05-04T09:00
Point North were you are right now.
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Launch Pad Problems #121 - How to Get Everyone to One Continent from 2017-04-27T09:00
How would you handle the logistics of getting everyone on Earth to a single continent?
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Launch Pad Problems #120 - The Best Continent for Everyone from 2017-04-20T09:00
Which is the best continent to put the entire world's population on?
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Launch Pad Problems #119 - Interstellar Colonies from 2017-04-13T09:00
Will the first interstellar spaceship be the first to colonize another planet?
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Launch Pad Problems #118 - Giant Domino Tipping from 2017-04-06T09:00
How are you going to tip over a giant domino?
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Launch Pad Problems #117 - Move the Moon from 2017-03-30T09:00
How would you move the moon? What do you need to get to the moon to move it?
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Launch Pad Problems #116 - Move the Earth from 2017-03-23T09:00
How are you going to move the Earth?
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Launch Pad Problems #115 - Distance to the Horizon from 2017-03-16T09:00
Estimate the distance to the horizon.
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Launch Pad Problems 114 - Better Clicker from 2017-03-09T09:00
Create the world's best presentation tool.
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Launch Pad Problems #113 - Not a Public Restroom from 2017-03-02T09:00
How do you make sure only customers are using your restroom.
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Launch Pad Problems #112 - Galactic Time Scale from 2017-02-23T09:00
Design a galactic time scale for use anywhere in the Universe.
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Launch Pad Problems #111 - Instagram Effect from 2017-02-16T09:00
What is the Instagram Effect of your industry?
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Launch Pad Problems #110 - Clean Table from 2017-02-09T09:00
How do you signal to your customers to clean their own tables?
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Launch Pad Problems #109 - Pain Problem from 2017-02-02T09:00
How do you describe pain without using another form of pain?
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Launch Pad Problems #108 - Let There Be Light from 2017-01-26T09:00
Redesign how you turn a light on and off.
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Launch Pad Problems #107 - Ball on the Roof from 2017-01-19T09:00
How do you put a ball on the roof of your building in 10 years.
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Launch Pad Problems #106 - A Penny Suspended from 2017-01-12T09:00
Suspend a penny 6 inches above a table.
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Launch Pad Problems #105 - Blank Blank Company from 2017-01-05T09:00
Define your company as a: blank blank company.
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Launch Pad Problems #000 - Year 3 from 2017-01-01T09:00
A brief about the show itself, how the show is structured.
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Launch Pad Problems #104 - What Time Is It? from 2016-12-29T09:00
Without looking at the clock, what time is it?
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Launch Pad Problems #103 - Least Innovative from 2016-12-22T09:00
What is the least innovative industry?
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Launch Pad Problems #102 - Floor 2 from 2016-12-15T09:00
How can you get from the first floor to the second floor?
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Launch Pad Problems #101 - Top to Bottom from 2016-12-08T09:00
How would you build a building from top to bottom?
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Launch Pad Problems #100 - 1 to 100 from 2016-12-01T09:00
It's our 100th episode, so simply list all the numbers between 1 and 100.
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Launch Pad Problems #99 - Jellied Cranberry Sauce from 2016-11-24T09:00
What is the best way to get the jellied cranberry sauce out of the can?
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Launch Pad Problems #98 - Glass Half Full? from 2016-11-17T09:00
Go out and determine if other people's glasses are half full or half empty.
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Launch Pad Problems #97 - Finding Bigfoot from 2016-11-10T09:00
How are you going to find bigfoot?
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Launch Pad Problems #96 - Jumping Without a Shute from 2016-11-03T09:00
How do you survive sky diving without a parachute?
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Launch Pad Problems #95 - Finding Home from 2016-10-27T09:00
How do you find your home when your lost in the Universe?
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Launch Pad Problems #94 - Getting Home from 2016-10-20T09:00
Using only an index card, put directions home for anywhere on Earth.
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Launch Pad Problems #93 - Parking Garage from 2016-10-13T09:00
Design a more efficient parking garage.
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Launch Pad Problems #92 - Water Powered Car from 2016-10-06T09:00
Create a car that is propelled by water.
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Launch Pad Problems #91 - On Ramp Flow from 2016-09-29T09:00
How do you make the flow on on ramps better?
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Launch Pad Problems #90 - Make $10,000 from 2016-09-22T09:00
How are you going to make $10,000 in 48 hours?
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Launch Pad Problems #89 - Your Restaurant's Failure from 2016-09-15T09:00
Why will your restaurant fail?
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Launch Pad Problems #88 - Your Restaurant from 2016-09-08T09:00
Design you own perfect restaurant.
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Launch Pad Problems #87 - Conference Call Fix from 2016-09-01T09:00
How would you fix the classically hated conference calls?
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Launch Pad Problems #86 - A Glove Box from 2016-08-25T09:00
Redesign the glove box for something that it's actually used for.
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Launch Pad Problems #85 - Alternative Fuel from 2016-08-18T09:00
What is the alternative fuel for your self designed car?
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Launch Pad Problems #84 - Oops Wrong Person from 2016-08-11T09:00
How do you fix the problem of text messages going to the wrong person.
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Launch Pad Problems #83 - Criss Cross Email from 2016-08-04T09:00
What's your solution to stop criss crossed emails?
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Launch Pad Problems #82 - Goodbye Job from 2016-07-28T09:00
What will be the first and last job eliminated in your facility?
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Launch Pad Problems #81 - Orbital Trash Man from 2016-07-21T09:00
How are you going to clean up the orbit of Earth?
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Launch Pad Problems #80 - A Message to Space from 2016-07-14T09:00
Create your own golden message to be transmitted to space.
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Launch Pad Problems #79 - Message in a Bottle from 2016-07-07T09:00
What language should you write a message in a bottle?
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Launch Pad Problems #78 - Pack for the Moon from 2016-06-30T09:00
You have to pack to survive on the moon, what are you taking?
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Launch Pad Problems #77 - No Grocery Carts from 2016-06-23T09:00
Eliminate carts from the grocery store parking lot.
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Launch Pad Problems #76 - No Flying Car from 2016-06-16T09:00
What is your alternative to a flying car?
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Launch Pad Problems #75 - Uber Toddler from 2016-06-09T09:00
Design a car to be driven by a toddler.
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Launch Pad Problems #74 - Jello Wall from 2016-06-02T09:00
How do you nail jello to the wall?
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Launch Pad Problems #73 - Weigh a Car from 2016-05-26T09:00
Pick a car at random and weigh it.
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Launch Pad Problems #72 -Banana for Scale from 2016-05-19T09:00
What is your industries relatable measurement?
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Launch Pad Problems #71 - The Drive Through from 2016-05-12T09:00
Design a better drive through.
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Launch Pad Problems #70 - Moving Time from 2016-05-05T09:00
Estimate the number of boxes you need to move your office.
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Launch Pad Problems #69 - Empire Penny Launch from 2016-04-28T09:00
Launch a penny to the top of the Empire State Building.
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Launch Pad Problems #68 - Dust Busting from 2016-04-21T09:00
How do you design an automatic dusting system?
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Launch Pad Problems #67 - Plane Jump from 2016-04-14T09:00
How do you survive a jump from a plane that is about to crash?
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Launch Pad Problems #66 - Earth Changer from 2016-04-07T09:00
How are you going to change the orbital dynamics of the Earth?
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Launch Pad Problems #65 - Your Calendar from 2016-03-31T09:00
It's time to get rid of our current calendar and to create you own.
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Launch Pad Problems #64 - All Direction Car from 2016-03-24T09:00
Design a car that can be driven in all 4 directions.
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Launch Pad Problems #63 - Snake Proof Chicken Coop from 2016-03-17T09:00
Build a chicken coop that will not allow snakes in.
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Launch Pad Problems #61 - Dog Controller from 2016-03-03T09:00
Design a video game controller for use by a dog.
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Launch Pad Problems #60 - Your Expertise from 2016-02-25T09:00
What are you the world expert on?
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Launch Pad Problems #59 - Single Car Color from 2016-02-18T09:00
Choose a single color all cars have to be and justify it.
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Launch Pad Problems #58 - One Million Dollars! from 2016-02-11T09:00
How do you transport one million dollars?
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Launch Pad Problems #57 - Drive a Nail from 2016-02-04T09:00
How will you drive a nail without a hammer?
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Launch Pad Problems #56 - Paint a Spaceship from 2016-01-28T09:00
How do you paint a spaceship for alien interaction?
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Launch Pad Problems #55 - Boil Water from 2016-01-21T09:00
It's an easy problem, you just need to boil water.
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Launch Pad Problems #54 - Don't Crush the Marshmallow from 2016-01-14T09:00
How many bbs can be put on a marshmallow without crushing it beyond 50%?
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Launch Pad Problems #53 - Egg Launch&Recovery from 2016-01-07T09:00
Launch and recover a raw egg without breaking it.
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Launch Pad Problems #52 - Where's Waldo from 2015-12-31T09:00
Find a person, in real time, in a large crowd.
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Launch Pad Problems #51 - Gift Identification from 2015-12-24T09:00
Determine what is inside a wrapped gift, without opening it.
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Launch Pad Problems #50 - Egg Drop from 2015-12-17T09:00
The classic school"experiment"of dropping an egg.
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Launch Pad Problems #49 - Water Depth from 2015-12-10T09:00
Determine the depth of a body of water.
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Launch Pad Problems #48 - Communication Delays from 2015-12-03T09:00
How long is an acceptable communication delay for your customers?
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Launch Pad Problems #47 - Neighbors Car from 2015-11-26T09:00
What kind of car does your buildings secretary drive?
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Launch Pad Problems #46 - Coin Flip Cheater from 2015-11-19T09:00
Build a device that cheats a coin flip.
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Launch Pad Problems #45 - Coin Flip Predictor from 2015-11-12T09:00
Build a device that predicts the outcome of a coin flip.
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Launch Pad Problems #44 - Simultaneous Information from 2015-11-05T09:00
Inform a group of people simultaneously over a large geographic area.
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Launch Pad Problems #43 - Cow Tipping from 2015-10-29T09:00
Today it's a seemingly simple problem of tipping a cow.
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Launch Pad Problems #42 - All Direction Elevator from 2015-10-22T09:00
Design an elevator that moves in all directions.
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Launch Pad Problems #41 - Stacking from 2015-10-15T09:00
How high can you stack different items?
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Launch Pad Problems #40 - Desk Bridge from 2015-10-08T09:00
Using marshmallows and straws bridge a gab between two desks.
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Launch Pad Problems #39 - Ball Tower from 2015-10-01T09:00
Using superballs and Playdoh how high can you build a tower.
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Launch Pad Problems #37 - Piece of Cake from 2015-09-17T09:00
Cut a cake into equal pieces with a few constraints to make it a bit harder than it sounds.
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Launch Pad Problems #36 - Beer Drinking from 2015-09-10T09:00
It's simple, you just need to drink a beer at the bottom of a pool.
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Launch Pad Problems #35 - Giant Rock from 2015-09-03T09:00
Weigh a giant boulder without a scale.
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Launch Pad Problems #34 - Lego Colors from 2015-08-27T09:00
Without looking, stack 4 Legos in a specific color order.
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Launch Pad Problems #33 - Stop a Stampede from 2015-08-20T09:00
How do you stop a stampede of cows?
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Launch Pad Problems #32 - Shape Drawer from 2015-08-13T09:00
Build a machine to draw a selection of shapes onto any curved surface.
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Launch Pad Problems #31 - Random Number from 2015-08-06T09:00
Build a machine to generate a random number.
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Launch Pad Problems #30 - Phone Charger from 2015-07-30T09:00
Today you need to build a charger for you dead phone.
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Launch Pad Problems #29 - Fix a Traffic Jam from 2015-07-22T09:00
The problem that's been"solved"a million times before, fix a local traffic jam.
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Launch Pad Problems #28 - Egg Values from 2015-07-16T09:00
Build a machine to sort raw from hard boiled eggs.
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Launch Pad Problems #25 - Paper Holder from 2015-06-24T09:00
Create a better way to hold papers together.
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Launch Pad Problems #24 - Bottle Opener from 2015-06-18T09:00
Your problem today is to open a bottle without a bottle opener.
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Launch Pad Problems #23 - Bigfoot? from 2015-06-11T09:00
You have to prove that bigfoot doesn't exist.
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Launch Pad Problems #22 - Rubber Ball Machine from 2015-06-04T09:00
Measure all the properties of a rubber ball.
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Launch Pad Problems #21 - Rubber Ball from 2015-05-28T09:00
List all the properties of a rubber ball.
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Launch Pad Problems #20 - Load a Plane from 2015-05-21T09:00
How would you load passengers in a plane?
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Launch Pad Problems #18 - The Big Easy from 2015-05-07T09:00
Recording in New Orleans, Louisiana today; so how would you strengthen the levees?
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Launch Pad Problems #17 - Mystery Cylinder from 2015-04-30T09:00
You need to measure the amount of liquid in a sealed cylinder.
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Launch Pad Problems #16 - Juggling Machine from 2015-04-23T09:00
Design and build a juggling machine.
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Launch Pad Problems #15 - Taco Vending Machine from 2015-04-16T09:00
Today we challenge you to either design a taco vending machine, or run own.
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Launch Pad Problems #14 - Communicating Without Words from 2015-04-09T09:00
How do you communicate to your customers without using words?
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Launch Pad Problems #13 - Build a Pyramid from 2015-04-02T09:00
How would you build the Great Pyramid of Giza today? And how long would it take?
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Launch Pad Problems #12 - A Flag on Top of Rainier from 2015-03-26T09:00
Plant a flag at the summit of Mt. Rainier, 14,411 ft above sea level.
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Launch Pad Problems #11 - Gilligan's Island from 2015-03-19T09:00
You need to use the resources on an island to get your castaway crew safely off the island.
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Launch Pad Problems #10 - Oxygen Free Meeting Room from 2015-03-12T09:00
How do you remove all the oxygen from the meeting room you are in right now?
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Launch Pad Problems #9 - Fuji Torii from 2015-03-08T16:12:43
Build a Torii at the summit of Mt. Fuji, only you have to do it remotely.
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Launch Pad Problems #8 - Grains of Sand from 2015-03-08T16:12:36
How many grains of sand are on a section of beach?
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Launch Pad Problems #7 - Timing Runners from 2015-03-08T16:12:29
You have to time a series of runners to compare their speed, but you have to do it without a time piece.
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Launch Pad Problems #6 - Moving Water Out of a Cup from 2015-03-08T16:12:26
Remove water from a cup without touching the cup or the table it is sitting on.
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Launch Pad Problems #5 - Needle in a Haystack from 2015-03-08T16:12:22
With unlimited resources but limited time, find a needle in a haystack.
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Launch Pad Problems #4 - Ball Pit Balls Transfer from 2015-03-08T16:12:14
How do you transfer 200,000 balls from one football end zone to the other?
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Launch Pad Problems #3 - Sahara Ice block from 2015-03-08T16:12:08
You have to keep a 5 lb ice block frozen in the middle of the desert.
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Launch Pad Problems #2 - Egg Drop from 2015-03-08T16:12:04
Build a contraption to protect an egg from a 1 story drop.
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Launch Pad Problems #1 - Jello Tower from 2015-03-08T16:11:58
How high can you stack jello cylinders?
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Launch Pad Problems #0 - Introduction from 2015-03-08T16:11:55
A brief introduction to the Launch Pad Problems podcast.
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