Method

Adopt me

Method for testing ideas thought by users, by users.

Innovation phase

Co-creation

Activity type

Convergence
Prototyping
Test

Duration

15days

Difficulty

1/5

Level of involvement

tester,

Number

+50

Profile

Any participant concerned by the theme treated and potential beneficiary of the idea to be tested

Operational team

An editor, a communicator

Location

Online

Materials required

Survey software

Advantages

Allows large-scale testing

Important points

First general and not very thorough test of ideas.

Preparation

List the participants to solicit for the test
Summarize the idea in a short and engaging paragraph
Find a baseline for the idea
Illustrate each idea to be tested
Encode the test questionnaire on online survey software

Proceedings

Send the questionnaire to the target audience
Possibly relaunch your target audience

Transmission of results

Analyze and prioritize results
Communicate results to participants

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