writing · Essay · Medium
Should a school replace one weekly homework task with community work?
Compare learning benefits with transport and supervision needs. Propose a fair alternative for students who cannot attend.
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writing · Essay · Medium
Should job applications include a paid practical task?
Consider useful evidence of skill and the applicant’s time. Define limits that prevent unpaid work.
writing · Essay · Deep
Should towns reserve street space for play at weekends?
Compare children’s access with residents’ travel needs. Design a limited trial and a way to evaluate it.
writing · Essay · Medium
Does repairing an object change how much we value it?
Use a specific object as your case study. Distinguish emotional value from financial cost.
writing · Essay · Deep
Should museums display reproductions when originals are inaccessible?
Consider access, authenticity, and disclosure. Propose clear labeling for visitors.
writing · Essay · Medium
Should libraries offer more quiet spaces or more group activities?
Compare the needs of different visitors. Explain how space and time could be shared.
writing · Essay · Deep
Should a team measure results instead of hours worked?
Explain which results can be measured fairly. Consider invisible collaboration and support work.
writing · Essay · Light
Is learning to cook a useful part of school?
Identify one benefit and one practical challenge. Outline an accessible lesson.
writing · Blog · Light
Write a beginner’s guide to asking a useful question at work.
Give a before-and-after question. Include the context a colleague needs to help.
writing · Blog · Light
Explain how to build a reading habit in ten minutes a day.
Offer a realistic first-week plan. Include a way to recover after missing a day.
writing · Blog · Medium
Help someone start a creative hobby with materials they already own.
Choose one hobby and a small project. Explain how to know when the first attempt is finished.
writing · Blog · Medium
Write a guide to exploring your own neighborhood on foot.
Plan a route with accessible alternatives. Include one way to learn about a place respectfully.
writing · Blog · Medium
Explain what a week of repairing instead of replacing taught you.
Describe a successful repair and a failed attempt. Give readers a practical decision rule.
writing · Blog · Medium
Write a guide to making handover notes another person can use.
Show a short example. Include how to record unfinished decisions.
writing · Blog · Light
Explain how to collect ideas without losing them.
Choose one capture method. Show how to turn one saved note into an action.
writing · Blog · Deep
Write a guide to checking a surprising claim before sharing it.
Use a fictional example. Explain how to trace the original source and acknowledge uncertainty.
conversation · Everyday · Medium
What small decision changed your life?
What made it feel small at the time? How might your life be different if you had made a different choice?
conversation · Everyday · Light
What is a small thing you look forward to each week?
When did this become part of your routine? How could someone else try it?
conversation · Everyday · Light
Which meal reminds you of home?
Who used to make it? What detail makes it special?
conversation · Creative · Light
If your weekend had a soundtrack, what would be on it?
Which moment needs the loudest song? What would the last track be?
conversation · Work · Medium
What makes a meeting worth attending?
Think of one meeting that worked well. What would you change about the next one?
conversation · Work · Light
What is one useful skill a colleague taught you?
How did they explain it? Who could you pass it on to?
conversation · Society · Deep
What does being a good neighbor mean today?
What can neighbors realistically expect of each other? Where should personal boundaries sit?
conversation · Everyday · Medium
What advice have you changed your mind about?
Why did you believe it originally? What experience challenged it?
One-minute speech topics
100 focused questions + a 60-second practice for each.