The
opportunity I am going to pursue is a phone holder in bathroom stalls. This
would allow bathroom users to have somewhere safe and clean to place their
phone. The phone holder would be placed on the side wall of the individual
bathroom stalls.
The
who: Everyone who uses a public restroom
The
what: People have a place to place their phone in the bathroom
The
why: To protect the phone from damages and germs
Testing
the who: Everyone who has a cell phone and uses a public restroom.
Testing
the what: All bathroom layouts have a different layout. Men and women’s restrooms
are different.
Testing
the why: People may blame the phone holder if their phone falls out or if the
product becomes defective.
Interview
#1 – I interviewed a female high school teacher. She believed that the phone
holder could be useful for both men and women. When she uses the restroom
during her lunch breaks the only thing she takes with her is her phone.
Interview
#2 – I interviewed a male construction worker. He liked the idea, but did feel
it would be more beneficial for women’s bathrooms. He is normally on the job
site and does not use public bathrooms.
Interview
#3 – I interviewed a female lawyer. She believed the idea of a phone holder in
a stall would be a good idea because she normally wears skirts without pockets
and she has nowhere to place her phone in the bathroom. She has a busy schedule
so it is easy to drop her phone.
Interview
#4 – I interviewed a college female. She was very intrigued with the idea and
believed it would be beneficial to many people. She often uses the restrooms on
campus and there is nowhere to place her phone in the restroom.
Interview
#5 – I interviewed a male nurse. He thought the idea was very creative and it
would be useful for everyone. He believes when people put their phones on the
toilet paper holder it can easily fall or even collect more germs.
After
conducting the interviews I learned that people were more interested in the
idea based on their situation. The more often someone experiences a need, the
more likely they are to want to find a solution to the need. I also learned
that for this opportunity I would want to make the phone holder as sanitary as
possible by making it a material that is easy to clean or even including cleaning
wipes.
Allyson,
ReplyDeleteI found your problem to be interesting and intriguing, since you are tackling a problem only recently created by advancing technology. While phones have progressed at a rapid pace, the world around us has not necessarily kept up with that progress. For the phone holder idea, is there potential for some kind of cleaning system or wipes to be used so that the holder is cleaned each time, and germs do not build up over time? Overall I think this is an outstanding idea.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI think your idea is interesting since I have encountered the problem of not knowing what to do with my phone when I go to a public restroom. I think you should be a little more specific with the who. What kind of people would like to put their phones in a "public" holder. It does not sound like a very hygienic solution, yet. So you have to think in what people would not care to put their phones in any public place or how would you provide cleanliness in wherever you put your phone.
Allyson,
ReplyDeleteI like your idea for a phone holder, but I believe that something similar to this is already in place in many sporting arenas around the country. In large sports stadiums in North America, many restrooms have a ledge, to put your drink while you use the restroom. In most arenas this ledge is located above the urinals in men's rooms as a place to hold your beer. Apart from this specific use, I have not seen ledges like this in other public restrooms. However this is a big opportunity because ledges like this could be re-purposed as a phone holder in "regular" restrooms. This is a major advantage when it comes to exploiting this opportunity. You wouldn't have to create a new product that no one has seen before, but rather expand the use of an existing one.