Part of a two-part series with Dr Chloe Sharp, Sharp Insights. Every hardware prototype cycle takes months and serious capital, and every change touches tooling, components, certification, supply chains and manufacturing plans. The decisions about what gets built next...
1. Introduction: From Prototypes to Production In the last blog, we explored the role of iterative development and the efficient use of prototypes – in all shapes and sizes – to reduce risk and test assumptions. This post looks at what happens next, as you...
In the last post, we explored how to move from a mapped problem space to a defined opportunity – flipping real user pain points into validated propositions. If you’ve done that work well, you should now have: A clearly defined Problem Map A focused Opportunity...
In the last post, we explored how successful products start with a clear understanding of real problems, not just clever technology. If you haven’t already taken a look, check-out blog 1 here. You defined a use scenario, gathered first-hand insights, and mapped out...
Before You Build: Adopting a Problem-First Mindset in Product Development You’re working on some really exciting research. You’re developing a novel piece of technology. Excitement is building and you start thinking about the possibilities for impact outside the lab...
Why the prototype you think you need, might not be the answer for your hardware project. When thinking of hardware development, we might visualise a room full of prototypes. James Dyson famously claimed to have produced 5,127 prototypes before he released the first...
