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QUICK SOLVE: Propose the perfect weeknight dinner product for the busy working parent
Challenge Type: ideation
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$1,600
top 20%
263/300
spots taken
DONE
31 months

A full-time working parent comes home everyday wanting to relax and spend quality time with their family but also feels the weight and responsibility to nourish them with a home-cooked, balanced dinner.  She only wants to spend 30 minutes making dinner but feels obligated to feed her family good food.  All the prep work and the cooking process takes too much time and inevitably leads to her least favorite part, the cleanup.

We’re looking to YOU for out-of-the-box and innovative food-based product solutions that redefine convenience, empowering working parents to reclaim family time and infuse it with the magic of home-cooked dinners.  Imagine a world where the burden of cleanup becomes a breeze and a cooking experience that maintains that personal touch.

NOTE - Please answer 1 of the 3 challenge deliverables below (Bonus points if you answer more than 1 question!)

Deliverables
  1. Can you help us create a solution to solve for this quote: “Meat is the star of dinnertime, but I hate touching meat. It’s slimy and gross, and if I don’t sanitize properly, it’ll contaminate other things. It stresses me out. I still want to have a hand in making the meat taste good (seasoning, marinading, etc) but I just don’t want to touch it. Help!” Must be a solution you can buy in commerce (grocery store, direct to consumer, etc).

    **Important** You must explain how your idea is different than currently available food-based solutions to be considered for rewards!!

  2. Can you help us create a solution to solve for this quote: “It’s 4pm, and I don’t know what I’m making for dinner for me and the kids. I open the freezer and see what’s there. What can I cook straight from my freezer (must feel like I made the dinner vs just heating something up that is precooked)? Help!”

    **Important** You must explain how your idea is different than currently aailable food-based solutions to be considered for rewards!!

  3. Can you help us create a solution to solve for this quote: “I love the ease of making a 1 pot/pan dinner but sometimes it makes the dinner boring as everything is the same flavor and texture.  How can I make a 1 pot or sheet pan dinner with multiple textures so it’s not all mushy and 1 texture? Help!”

    **Important** You must explain how your idea is different than currently available food-based solutions to be considered for rewards!!

    Submissions will be graded on the following criteria:
  • 1-10 Scale
Reward Tiers
Top 4%
will share $1,000
Next 6%
will share $400
Next 10%
will share $200
Actual individual rewards will be based on the total number of eligible solutions.
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$166.70 ERIKA FERNANDES Mumbai
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$50.00 Lisa Burgess University of Central Florida
$50.00 Vicky Wanjiru Kenyatta university
$50.00 Deepesh Gupta Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi
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$15.40 Joshua Y. Ansong Düsseldorf
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$15.40 Levi Daniels Oregon State University
$15.40 Jacqueline Duong University of California, Los Angeles
$15.40 Pablo Santos University of Liverpool
$15.40 Nina S University Maastricht
Submission questions


Can you help us create a solution to solve for this quote: “Meat is the star of dinnertime, but I hate touching meat. It’s slimy and gross, and if I don’t sanitize properly, it’ll contaminate other things. It stresses me out. I still want to have a hand in making the meat taste good (seasoning, marinading, etc) but I just don’t want to touch it. Help!” Must be a solution you can buy in commerce (grocery store, direct to consumer, etc).

**Important** You must explain how your idea is different than currently available food-based solutions to be considered for rewards!!

Can you help us create a solution to solve for this quote: “It’s 4pm, and I don’t know what I’m making for dinner for me and the kids. I open the freezer and see what’s there. What can I cook straight from my freezer (must feel like I made the dinner vs just heating something up that is precooked)? Help!”

**Important** You must explain how your idea is different than currently aailable food-based solutions to be considered for rewards!!

Can you help us create a solution to solve for this quote: “I love the ease of making a 1 pot/pan dinner but sometimes it makes the dinner boring as everything is the same flavor and texture.  How can I make a 1 pot or sheet pan dinner with multiple textures so it’s not all mushy and 1 texture? Help!”

**Important** You must explain how your idea is different than currently available food-based solutions to be considered for rewards!!

Demographics

What is your age?

(Required)
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55+

What is your family size?

(Required)
Single
Single parent
Married/Couple
Household w/1 child
Household w/2 children
Household w/3 or more children

What is your current employment status?

(Required)
Employed part-time
Employed full-time
Student
Other

Current Dinner Solutions

What convenient dinner solutions do you typical use for reducing total cooking time?

(Required)
Pre-prepped ingredients (ie prewashed produce or pre-seasoned meat)
Meal Kit Services
Food Delivery Apps
Ready-to-Eat Meals
Grocery Prepared Foods (i.e. Deli/Bakery etc.)
Fast food
Frozen Meals
I don't use convenience solutions

What's the most convenient dinner solution you use that still counts as part of/or making a homemade dinner?

(Required)

What dinner would you make more often if cleanup was reduced?

(Required)
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