January 1970 Prompt

"Build something that makes one chore in your house easier."

Every home runs on dozens of small, invisible chores — sweeping, fetching, washing, sorting, drying. This month, design a project that takes one of them and makes it a little faster, easier, or smarter.

Why this prompt?

Real innovation starts with everyday inconveniences — noticing the tiny frustrations everyone else ignores: the broom that falls over, the bucket that's too heavy.

How to participate

1
Build
Use the 7-step Journey to take an idea from observation to a working prototype.
2
Document
Take photos and a 30–90 second video of your project in action — phone quality is perfect.
3
Share
Post on Instagram and tag @beakerbridge with #EasierChore, or email your video to submissions@beakerbridge.org.
4
Get featured
Selected projects appear in the embedded feed below and on our monthly community call.