This week we’ve used two new methodologies for product creation. The first one is the “Copy From the Best" methodology that its main goal is to investigate the main causes that make a good product, to what it is, and the second methodology called the “Expert Assistant”, that is basing on creating the perfect assistant to solve our problem.
“Copy from the Best":
In the “Copy from the Best" exercise, we’ve considered these following products: “CamScanner” app, “Amazon” , “Waze” app, “Pango” app, a Microwave, “Pinterest”, “Netflix”, “ASOS” app, and a Mobile Phone Charger.
Each of these products seem to be valuable to us and from these products we narrowed down and investigated three main products:
1. “Waze” app:
The main successful ideas we took are Waze’s ETA property, its real time updates, wisdom of the crowd and how it helps with planning ahead.
2. Microwave:
The main successful ideas we took are the microwave’s time saving property and how it performs as its own unique platform.
3. “ASOS” app:
The main successful ideas we took are ASOS app’s good visualization, how it adjusts itself to the user’s preferences, and like Waze, the way the app is basing on the wisdom of the crowd.
From these properties we built products that answer our need - “how might we help people fall asleep?”
For Waze we have thought of a “sleeping navigator” that studies sleeping habits using the wisdom of the crowd and apply them on the user, and for the microwave we thought of a smart bed that act as a whole sleeping platform for the best sleeping experience.
“Expert Assistant”:
On the second part of the class we were introduced to the “Expert Assistant” methodology and got the necessary information for creating one for our need.
During the following week, we've been consulting upon what our assistant will be like, and when will he appear.
After mind-storming over the subject we have decided that our expert will be Ori, Tali’s (our woman in need of falling asleep) close friend, and that he will come over and sit by her bed when she’ll have troubles falling asleep. Ori will use techniques of Journaling, Thoughts Records, Mindfulness and Relaxation in order to help Tali to fall into nice, peaceful night sleep.