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From Failed Concept to Strategic Pivot: Experimentation-Led Product Design
Solo-designed Toy Finder, pivoting from a failed toy rotation app to address parental decision fatigue through AI-enhanced research and rapid prototyping.
⭐ Challenge
Parents spend hours overwhelmed by endless toy choices. Initial concept assumed organisation was the problem, research revealed selection overwhelm was the real pain point.
⭐ Approach
- AI-enhanced user research & validation testing with Maze
- Pivoted strategy based on user feedback
- Designed 3tier trust system (Expert/Parent/Award recommendations)
- Used Framer AI for rapid wireframing
- Built responsive prototype ready for validation
⭐ Impact
60% faster design process through AI tools. Successfully pivoted from failed concept to testable prototype using experimentation-led methodology.
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