Check on your neighbors. Check on your family. Sometimes an AC stops working. Sometimes people end up outside out of necessity. Paying just a little bit extra attention to how someone is doing could save their life. This may require you to put down your phone which, we know, but you can do this.

Next year?

I think parent influencers just try and reinvent the wheel unnecessarily; just use and do regular normal things.

What’s more fun than finding Little People figurines?! Finding Little People figurines that’s are in solo cups hiding!

Oh, and another favorite is pouring crayons between the cups to make ‘apple cider’. Genius.

Present the problem you were trying to solve. Provide an overview of the constraints you’re working with. Present the design. Allow time for clarifying questions. And time box.

I’ve found the most productive design reviews are very narrow in scope too.

Tried tackling this problem on a previous project. I think it was determined to be ‘immaterial’ so never really got anywhere. Tried my best.