Passion Project Version 1 Shortlist

Shortlist three Version 1 concepts here. The routing table, 8-week plan, and AI crowding notes live in how to launch a passion project. The launch sheet and the impact log are sibling Resources. Do not use an Interest to Impact method here. Use the Blog sentence: I'm solving [problem] for [audience] by [method].

Pick your Blog situation

Your starting point picks the project type. Copy the matching type and first step onto the concept you keep.

• I have a clear idea and the skill to execute it

  Recommended type: Workshop, event series, or toolkit, scoped to Version 1. First step: Write the one-sentence problem and name one distribution partner.

• I have a skill but no specific problem yet

  Recommended type: Skill-based tutoring or teaching for an underserved audience. First step: List 2-3 communities I could serve with that skill; pick the most accessible one.

• I have an idea but lack the skill to build it

  Recommended type: Research, curation, or connection: guide and organize rather than produce. First step: Define the audience and the resource gap I can fill through synthesis.

• I have neither a clear idea nor a specific skill

  Recommended type: Volunteering-to-ownership: join, observe what is missing, then pitch one Version 1 fix. First step: Join an existing program or club, take 3-4 weeks of notes, then pitch one small fix.

• Type I will use:
• First step I will take:

Three Version 1 concepts

Keep each one tight: one school, neighborhood, or partner; one format; one measurable outcome in 8-12 weeks. Example from the Blog: helping first-generation students at my school understand financial aid basics by running a 3-session workshop series.

1. Concept 1

   • I'm solvingforby
   • One constraint (one school, one neighborhood, or one partner):
   • Version 1 format:
     • workshop
     • toolkit
     • tutoring sprint
     • event series
   • One measurable outcome I can hit in 8-12 weeks:
   • Ship date (inside 8-12 weeks):
   • Can I launch a runnable Version 1 in 8-12 weeks?
     • Yes
     • No: cut to the minimum session, toolkit, or event I can run this week

2. Concept 2

   • I'm solvingforby
   • One constraint (one school, one neighborhood, or one partner):
   • Version 1 format:
     • workshop
     • toolkit
     • tutoring sprint
     • event series
   • One measurable outcome I can hit in 8-12 weeks:
   • Ship date (inside 8-12 weeks):
   • Can I launch a runnable Version 1 in 8-12 weeks?
     • Yes
     • No: cut to the minimum session, toolkit, or event I can run this week

3. Concept 3

   • I'm solvingforby
   • One constraint (one school, one neighborhood, or one partner):
   • Version 1 format:
     • workshop
     • toolkit
     • tutoring sprint
     • event series
   • One measurable outcome I can hit in 8-12 weeks:
   • Ship date (inside 8-12 weeks):
   • Can I launch a runnable Version 1 in 8-12 weeks?
     • Yes
     • No: cut to the minimum session, toolkit, or event I can run this week

Pick one to launch this week

• Concept 1
• Concept 2
• Concept 3

• The sentence names a real problem, a real audience, and a Version 1 I can ship
• It is not "end food insecurity," "an app for teen mental health," or "an international nonprofit"
• If this is AI-related, I can name who uses it, what changed for them, and how they found it

Take the kept concept to the same-week launch sheet. After it runs, log results on the impact log.

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