Time has really flown by and before we know it, we are straight into the second month of prototyping, which means testing our solution concepts with customers, starting with drawing up wireframes. Wireframes? Wireframes are sketches of our user web interface. For example, when you log into facebook, you see your home page, which is one frame, then you might click through to another frame like someone’s blog post and so on. Below is our usual format.
Problem Statement: Employees in the horticulture and viticulture sectors find it hard to find and employ enough suitable New Zealand and Working Holiday Scheme workers when they need them.
Hypothesis 1): If we make it easy for New Zealand businesses to find and employ enough suitable seasonal workers then they will be more productive and profitable.
Hypothesis 2): If we make it easy, then business will not look for non-compliant workarounds.
Solution concept: an online platform where employers can find and employ potential seasonal workers, with built-in compliance functions.
The Good
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Businesses are starting to tell us the same pain point story.
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Had brilliant mentoring sessions with Geoff Nixon and Ian Faye. Geoff pointed us to odesk.com as an idea. Ian told us the essentials for a successful marketplace.
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Had our first practices at pitching. Pitched in front of the Result 9 team and leaders from government.
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Learnt how to impact map with Boost.
The Bad
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The pitch took longer than desired to craft and went through several iterations.
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we need to tighten up our hypothesis 1) and find data to support value proposition.
The Ugly
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The team was put to test under pressure, trying to reconcile the different working styles. We realised that communication is the key.
Quotes of the week
Julian – “Shared common understanding is hard, but worth it.”
Victoria – “Feeling like we’re getting more clarity about what we’re going to deliver.”
Suki – “Communication is the key.”
Questions top of mind
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Have we talked to everyone we need to in government?
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What do seasonal workers think about our solution?
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Can we use non-digital solutions to supplement our online solution?
Cheerios, Team Titan
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