Lord Sugar, This is Going to Revolutionise the Market
A team task on our away day back in September revealed a lot more than creative ideas.
In an Apprentice-style challenge, staff were split into two groups and given thirty minutes to design a new app feature for Luna or Booost.
The rules were simple: come up with quick-fire ideas that could make learning less of a grind.
We expected a bit of sales pitch silliness. But what we didn’t expect was how much the conversation shifted when the brief turned to user experience.
Flipcharts and Fizzy Cola Bottles
At first, it was chaos in the best way, fuelled partly by the unlimited Haribo in the conference room. After far too much time wasted arguing over team names, the ideas began flying.
Each team was given a designer to turn their concepts into something visual. Veteran Tony was already battle-hardened in this kind of scenario, while new recruit Sean was thrown straight into the deep end, rendering concepts at speed as ideas grew more ambitious and ridiculous by the minute. No pressure, of course – just the entire team shouting all at the same time as the designs took shape live on screen.
Make it round!
It needs to be square
No, actually, make it round again
We need planets, but like, they move and stuff
After much blue-sky and outside-the-box thinking, disruptive innovation and other corporate cliches, time was called on the task.
In a flurry of flipcharts and last-minute scrambles, both teams marched back to the boardroom ready for the big reveal.
Back to the Boardroom
So what did we have to show Alan?
First up, representing Luna and sounding like a naff nineties nightclub, was Team Eclipse.
Some of the features they pitched included:
Luna Battle Mode – turn revision into a competitive game with XP, streaks, and boss levels.
Study Sidekicks – a Luna feature for group revision, accountability partners, or just studying with a mate.
Karaoke Flashcards – “Now this is a story all about how…” You can remember every word of that theme tune off the TV (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, anyone?), so why not your study notes? Sing your syllabus out loud to make it stick in your mind.
Next to present, on behalf of Booost was Team Taskmasters.
Energy Tracker in Booost – a simple way for students to log how they’re feeling and get nudges when their energy dips.
Auto-Tasks from Notes – Booost creating tasks directly from lecture transcripts or even your inbox.
Booost-its - branded Booost-it notes for those offline task management moments.
The pitches got some laughs and some got us thinking, but then the tone changed.
While explaining the thinking behind one feature, a teammate drew on their own school experience. His words stopped us all in our tracks.
The Moment of Truth
“I felt like I was falling behind the minute I stepped into the room.”
For that team member, school was a constant uphill struggle. Focusing, keeping track of time, and staying organised felt impossible. The support he needed just wasn’t available.
As the discussion opened up, it became clear he wasn’t alone. Although school is a (very) distant memory for some of us, the feelings of being unsupported and unseen hadn’t faded. Memories resurfaced of sensory overload in noisy classrooms, the overwhelm of everyday demands, the struggle with unspoken social rules, and the sheer exhaustion of masking just to fit in.
It wasn’t all negative, though. There were also stories of the subjects we enjoyed and excelled at, the teachers who recognised our potential, and the breakthrough moments when we discovered our own way of doing things.
It was a stark reminder of why we do what we do, and why these ideas matter.
Know Your USP
Apps like ours don’t just ease the pressure on students, they also give educators more space to do what they do best: build relationships. The teachers we remember most were the ones who spotted what lit us up – whether it was writing stories, sketching comic strips, or even collecting dead insects – and encouraged us to lean into it. They were the ones who helped us believe in ourselves, who gave us permission to be more us.
By lightening the load of what to revise, when to do it, and how to stay organised, technology like Luna and Booost creates room for those human connections.
The Real Task
While karaoke flashcards and Booost-it notes probably won’t make it past the flipchart, the exercise reminded us that fancy features and slogans only go so far. What really matters is listening to students, educators, and the people who stand beside them every day.
That’s why we’re continuing the conversation with learners and their support networks, making sure Luna and Booost grow into exactly what they need: tools that ease overwhelm, build confidence, and help them keep moving forward.
Because that memory of falling behind is a reminder of how quickly a student can lose their footing, and how long those feelings can linger. Our aim is simple: no learner should have to carry that weight alone, and every student deserves to be in control of their own learning journey.
And if we can make that happen, it's the only win that really matters.
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