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Squeeze, Save, Simplify: Transforming Trash with the Power of Can Crushers!

Blog 3 - March 2, 2024

During this week, our team embarked on a journey to understand the perspectives of potential clients, utilizing the approach of interviewing commonly known as 'the mom test.'

"Crushing cans, unlocking space - a small act, a giant impact. In the dance with waste, let's heed the rhythm of sustainability." - Jane Goodall

Our team has a mission to minimize landfill impact and streamline waste disposal by promoting widespread adoption of can crushers, empowering communities to efficiently manage empty cans, and reducing their environmental footprint.

Empty cans, when left uncrushed, consume additional space in garbage bags and bins, leading to quicker fill-ups and more frequent disposals. This, in turn, contributes to increased waste production, potentially reaching landfill capacity. Utilizing a can crusher becomes an efficient solution, compacting cans to optimize trash container space. This not only reduces the demand for extra bags or bins but also streamlines garbage management and disposal, ultimately conserving valuable physical space.

This week, our team utilized an online Zoom session to present our weekly report, delving into various aspects such as our mission, target audience, proposed solution, and insights gained from customer discovery. Prior to the report, we conducted a insightful interview with a junkshop owner, recognizing their valuable perspectives due to the significant volume of cans they handle. Our interview focused on gathering information beneficial for both the environment and our product, resulting in a wealth of new knowledge.

In summary, this week's efforts focused on the significant potential of using a can crusher to efficiently manage empty cans, minimize waste volume, and contribute to environmental sustainability. To acquire useful information, the team performed a strategic interview with the proprietor of a junkshop. Despite the restricted number of interviews, the group commented on the process, compiled data into a comprehensive PowerPoint report, and received great advice on how to formulate effective questions. Looking ahead, the excitement comes from demonstrating the potential of our product and its beneficial consequences.

Mark J. Maulas - Mechanical Engineering 3A

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User Love

People are the best part of designing and making ‘a thing’ - so this post is basically about how much I love speaking to our users. Whether it is learning about new collaborations that are happening through MW - or trying to develop new products.   

Over the past three days, I’ve spoken to 20 people that use Make Works (about 16 remotely and 4 in person) - through interviews, discussions, emails and comments. They have reminded me what is important - what we are good at, and importantly, what is not be our skill set, or worth pursuing. 

I’ve asked questions about organisations our users currently support and how they do it; what things they purchase on the internet (and how); how they have sourced new materials in the past; and the association they have to the term ‘merchandise’. 

I’ve also pestered people to tell me about what it is that they would expect from Make Works, (which hopefully means that I can find ways to exceed their expectations…) and I've asked the question “how would you describe Make Works to a friend?” Which, give or take a bit of people ‘being nice’ because I was there, was a useful exercise to better understand what people actually associate with the service. I was definitely surprised at some of the answers!   

The result, has more than anything meant getting to know the thoughts and behaviours of people that use Make Works, even better - which will make sure that what we are designing will fit into people’s lives and be useful, (or delightful) to them in the future. 

The past few days has also brought an influx of suggestions and ideas about what we are doing to my inbox. I’ve been given countless links to other models out there and things we might want to look at for feedback or comparison. We’ve also had a good number of factory suggestions in Open Make Works, which is incredibly helpful. 

So, in general - people are great. We should all be speaking and listening to people that actually use our designs more often.  

A huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time to answer polls, meet for cups of tea and replied to emails over the past few days. User Love! 

Note: In interviews, I’ve tried to keep questions reality and discussion based -  listening for places that MW could help. I used The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick (which I picked up at Seedcamp) which really helps with getting your head in the right place to listen to what people are actually saying. You can buy a copy here - or if anyone is interested (but skint) drop me an email and I’ll lend you my copy.