Hey,

I’m in the early stages of exploring what might one day become a new product. Some years ago I built PictoPlan, a simple single-user app for daily visual planning. It had quite a bit of success, but I eventually discontinued it.

The new idea is a system where caregivers, parents, or institutions could centrally (and remotely) create and update daily visual schedules using icons/pictograms. Updates would sync automatically across devices.

The vision: imagine a nursing home or residential institution with tablets in each room. The schedule would visually remind residents to go to the bathroom, take medication, eat breakfast, etc.

I know there’s a single-user need for this type of tool (based on my previous PictoPlan experience), but that market was nearly impossible to monetize. What about multi-user or institutional contexts?

– Do you think such a system could be valuable?

– What pitfalls should I expect?

– Have you seen similar attempts work or fail?

Any feedback or thoughts would be very welcome.

(There’s no product yet — just exploring the idea)