Hey Quirky Community, here’s a chance for you to earn more influence on the Iron Station
We would like to know your thoughts on adding an adjustable height feature to the design
The survey will be up until Tuesday at 9:00pm ET.
We’re in the process of developing the ultimate dip bowl. So in the interest of product research, and product research alone, we HAD to hold an office-wide dip-off.
(Sigh) The things they make us do around here.
Our array of dips and dippers.
Dip bowl FAIL.
Salsa on knuckles: it’s a problem.
We’ve rolled out some pretty nifty features over the past couple of weeks. Check ‘em out!
Product Research Results
You asked, we answered. Now, all community members can view the results of each product research phase by clicking on the “product research” sidebar link, just like you would with any other product phase. You can then use this information to inform your industrial designs, names, taglines, logos… everything!
Product Stats
Community members and shoppers can now view individual product statistics on each product page in the Quirky online store, like pre-sales progress, product development duration, sales charts, and payouts. Really interesting stuff, especially if you’re interested in how much you could potentially earn if your product is a runaway hit… and let’s face it, that’s all of us.
We’re super excited about the winning design for the modular, multi-purpose utility tool we’re developing for Product 0035, and we hope you are too!
We want to take our time to make sure we get this product right, so we’ve decided to launch a second project research phase to gather more of your input. There are some things our designers want you to keep in mind as you fill out this survey.
For question 3 and 4: These questions refer to the modularity of the product. There are two different ways that the Quirky staff can see “modular” being defined. One is that the user picks which tools are in the knife, and then the knife is assembled, shipped, and stays together. The second is that the user can easily switch out the attachments in the knife after purchasing the knife. We ask how likely you’d be to purchase the product for both these implementations.
For question 5: The unit would be smaller if the tools nested, but that would constrain how modular it is. Here we ask which is more important to you: having a fully modular tool, so you can add and remove individual components as you please; having sets of tools arranged to be nested, with the freedom to add and remove individual components; or having tool sets that must be swapped in and out as sets, not as individual components.
For question 6: Assuming the user could switch out attachments, let’s think about we’d open the device. If you could take tools in and out without using a tool, that would probably be easiest, but the product might not be as robust. If you used a standard screwdriver (either a flathead to pry parts apart or a Phillips head to remove a screw), then you wouldn’t have to worry about losing the tool, but you would have to locate a screwdriver to take it apart. A third option would be to take the device apart with some sort of key, like an Allen wrench. The key could be attached to the device, so you’d always have it on you, though that might make the device bigger. Or, we could include the key in a carrying case used for the other attachments. Or, we could do something completely different! Which method do you prefer?
Click on over to share your two cents — and earn additional influence — now!
By popular demand, we’ve decided to add an unprecedented second product research phase to the development cycle for the Click ‘N Cook, the modular kitchen utensil originally proposed as the Super Spatula by community member Fred Ende.
As our team works to finalize the Click ‘N Cook’s “Rolodex” design, we wanted to gather more of your thoughts and opinions on this product’s form, function, and storage. We have compiled a list of survey questions, and we hope that your answers will help guide us as we make decisions about the Click ‘N Cook’s functionality.
Moving forward, we hope that polling the community on questions like these will help you all feel more involved in the process that occurs between the industrial design vote and the final design render.
Please participate in this project over the weekend and make your voices heard – you’ll also be able to earn additional influence!
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