Have two bands who admire each other's work each do a cover of their favorite song by the other group. The more different the genres or unique the individual groups' sounds, the better.
Author: Heath Fogelman
Just a guy with ideas the world might find interesting.
Un-Gerrymandering X-Prize
I know there are people who have done a version of this already, but let's make it a big deal. A national contest for college and other developers to create algorithms/apps that generate fair and sensible voting districts. $10 million dollar reward for the winning team/individual. Implement the winning solution nationwide to end gerrymandering.
The Originalist Solution to the 2nd Amendment
As ridiculous as it is to create and judge 21st century laws based upon whether or not our 18th century Founding Fathers were clairvoyant enough to included specific solutions for the social, technological, and political challenges we face today in the founding documents that they created 250 years ago, Constitutional Originalism is still ascendent on … Continue reading The Originalist Solution to the 2nd Amendment
PlastiCloth from Woven Plastic Bags
Use plastic shopping bags as "threads" or "fibers" in weaving PlastiCloth. Twist them, weave them, and create a durable, colorful, recycled new "cloth" for use in handbags, accessories, clothing, art, and as insulation in warm clothes, quilts, and blankets.
“Gone This Year” Music Collections
A yearly music collection of the best songs by all the famous musicians who died that year. They would generate unique, cross-genre collections that exposed new generations to great music and musicians of all kinds. This would work (in one incarnation or another) for TV shows, movies, books, and other media, as well.
The Missed Point of Faith
After thousands -- even tens of thousands -- of years of practice, the faithful have always somehow missed the ultimate point of faith. The point of religion and faith isn't to spend a lifetime groveling before god, begging it to make your life better, or nagging it to intervene in affairs you ought to be … Continue reading The Missed Point of Faith
Puzzle Box Lunch Container
A kid's lunch container that requires them to empty each compartment before being able to access the next. Put nutritious foods in the first compartments and treats in the last, encouraging kids to eat good stuff before accessing treats.
To Those of Extremist Faith
Author's note: I originally wrote this a few days after the Pulse nightclub shootings, hence some of the specific references. And though it's christian-centric, the message is universally applicable. To those of extremist faith: God's job is not your job. It's his universe. They're his rules. He is the decider. He is the punisher. And … Continue reading To Those of Extremist Faith
Raiseable Downspouts
Downspout bottoms that can be slid up and locked into a raised position to allow mowing and trimming of grass beneath and around them. If any downspout manufacturers want to talk, I've got sketches.
Enough for Everyone
You don't need more.You need enough.And we've reached the point in America where it's harder to satisfy the voracious few who always want more than it would be to ensure everyone has enough.It's long past time for change.
Heath Fogelman, author 