Project Date: Summer 2015 | Partner: Carlos Bencomo
Idea Stage: Barely Baked idea
This idea was originally submitted for IDEO's Fortnight program, the theme "Call and Response."
Scribo is the idea that books not only have a story to tell but are also a canvas on which to tell a part of your unique experience. Scribo functions thusly: you submit a book you enjoy to be sent to another reader who (either based on uploaded user preferences, algorithmic logic, or popular ranking) would also enjoy it. They are encouraged to then scribble (hence 'Scribo') their annotations in the book. Readers can write anything from thoughts on a passage, a character, a section, a chapter, an event, etc. Eventually the book moves forward to yet another reader (iterative succession of readers until the finite canvas of pages are filled). The book will return to its original owner who now not only has the original story to enjoy, but a physical treasure trove of book club like discussion as well.
Ultimately, Scribo believes in bringing together the readers of the world who would use the blank margins, the empty canvas, of their books to share a part of them with those like-minded individuals who share their passion.
