Kvalitid offer dwellers easy, constant accessible help with basic domestic chores such as garbage retrieval, dog walking, etc. by providing doers (preferably youths without prior experiences) via a sharing economy style booking system where local groups of dwellers are matched with doers: http://kvalitid.com/
This is is their pitch for the test-bed phase of the Peloton Smart Retro Acceleration Programme: http://smartretro.demoshelsinki.fi/join-smart-retro-program/testbeds-bagarmossen-lahti/
2. Riskiest assumptions
”Customers will order services from unknown
youths”
”Youths will want to work as a ’doer’ and
they have nescessary all-round skills to
conduct household services”
3. Test 1 (Customer perspective)
Hypothesis: ”Customers will order services from
unknown youths”
Test 1: Wizard of OZ technique
Method: Test business model manually, sign up 100
apartments and provide household services, different
prices in various buildings.
Gain insights about: User feedback, price elasticity,
’doer’ qualifications, how it is to be a ’doer’
4. Test 2 (Worker perspective)
Hypothesis: ”Youths will want to work as a ’doer’ and
they have nescessary all-round skills to conduct
household services”
Test 2: External communication technique
Method: Interview youths and give them a fake job
offer. Ask critical questions.
Gain insights about: youths attitude towards different
work tasks, youths limitations, if the numbers are
working