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XIN-PEO-010 · The people deck

What if strangers could safely say 'I need help' anywhere?

Problem

How might asking for help in public become safe and answered?

Target

· Anyone in trouble
· Shopkeepers
· Commuters

User needs

· A known signal
· Trained responders
· No shame

Hint

Help signals? Trained shopkeepers? Safe words for cities?

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Ideas on this card

A help-signal the whole city knows — and trained shopkeepers who answer it.

Kavya · Xin Koramangala