“Team Titan had quite a week” is almost an understatement. We failed fast, picked ourselves up and pivoted. We also welcomed a new member to the team, the fabulous Sophie Buergin! Enough said, below is our update.
NEW Problem Statement :: Employers and employees struggle to submit the right information the first time to support an application for the essential skills visa
Hypothesis: If we provide both parties with an explanation of what is required, then requests for further information will be reduced // show, don’t tell.
Hypothesis: If both parties work together on the application, then the right information is ensured // cooperation.
Hypothesis: If we provide both parties with “good examples”, then the requests for further information will be reduced // exemplar.
Hypothesis: If both parties have the right information on hand, then they can submit it all together // one package.
Hypothesis: If we provide both parties with a template of what is required, then requests for further information will be reduced // a template for change.
Hypothesis: If we can take both parties through a facilitated process, the success rate for first time applications will increase.
Assumption: Businesses with good HR processes can already provide the required information for the essential skills visa application without any problems.
Assumption: Both parties can get the information together if given enough time.
Assumption: Migrant workers applying for the essential skills visa are already resident in NZ.
:: The Good
- Team TItan is pivoting to help the tourism and hospitality industries with a gnarly problem that is impacting their ability to do effective business.
- As a team, we are looking at how we can better communicate within the team.
- Our current insight and understanding is being leveraged to take advantage of the benefits while reducing the drawbacks of lean startup and real life.
- Much respect to one of our greatest supporters and mentors, Geoff Nixon who has helped us with our journey and pivot.
- The team culture is the heart of startup life.
- Listen to customers to validate early and often.
:: The Bad
- Pivots within lean startup are painful and exciting at the same time.
- On reflection, we experienced some aspects of startup life that we can live without.
- It’s a very thin line, between good and bad communication with stakeholders.
:: The Ugly
- Contention and conflict needs to be managed before it gets out of hand; resilience is worth the effort.
Quote of the week
Suki :: Pitching in front of ministers is the best opportunity for us to tell them that we have failed fast, failed cheap, learnt deep.
Victoria :: Failing fast gives us an opportunity to take all the things that we have learnt and apply them to solve a new problem.
Julian :: We demonstrated fail fast and got to understand what being comfortable being uncomfortable feels like; lifelong learning within the context of innovation.
Sophie :: Really?
Have a good weekend everyone 🙂
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