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Noggin?

Stay curious. A friendly idea bank for passing questions.

In discovery · Concept
Stage
Concept and discovery
Platform
Planned: mobile-first PWA
Role
Research, design, build
Ecosystem
Learn here, then sync to Nudge! to act

The problem

Curious thoughts arrive when you can’t stop to look them up. They get forgotten, scattered across notes or lost in open tabs.

Hypothesis

If saving a question takes seconds and the first answer is short and clear, people will come back to their curiosity instead of losing it.

How it works

Save first, explore later
  1. 01CaptureType or say a question in your own words. One tap to save.
  2. 02SortNoggin suggests a category. Change it anytime, or ignore it.
  3. 03ExploreWhen you have time, get a short, clear answer saved with the question.
Thought NuggetsSmall saved questions you can browse, revisit and pick up later.
Suggested categoriesHelps you find things again without planning folders.
Quick researchA concise first answer instead of a long list of links.
Sync to Nudge!When curiosity becomes a plan, send it to Nudge! as steps.

Early wireframes

Low fidelity, for testing the flow
Capture
Question bank
Nugget detail

Progress

  • ✓Concept, principles and product discovery doc
  • ✓Name, tagline and mock brand mark
  • Interviews with people who collect random questions
  • Clickable prototype of capture and the question bank
  • Test suggested categories against manual sorting

Open questions

  • How much source transparency does a quick answer need to be trusted?
  • Do people need search, tags or pins to find Nuggets again?
  • How should duplicate or closely related questions be handled?