Insights from experts - #Blog8

On Sunday’s class, we took part in a speed mentoring session. We met with four different mentors, each coming from a slightly different perspective, but all of them were highly experienced in the world of product. We received a lot of sharp, valuable input regarding our direction.

The feedback was mostly encouraging: there was a strong sense that the problem we chose to address is real, present, and genuinely felt in the field. At the same time, one central comment kept coming up- that the solution we are currently proposing does not truly solve the problem. The main feature we had in mind, dividing students into groups using a board or bracelets, combined with a questionnaire in an app was seen as an organizing and structuring element, but not one that touches the core of the social challenge we are trying to address, nor one in which technology plays a truly meaningful role.

This created a mixed feeling. On the one hand, we left encouraged by the validation of the problem itself and its potential. On the other hand, we felt somewhat confused. We realized that we are still not precise enough, and that there is a gap between our intention and the actual impact of the solution.

While the product side is undergoing some rethinking, the academic side is gaining solid structure. This week, we met with Hadas and received the green light to officially start writing our Introduction. The guideline was to organize all the data and articles we’ve gathered into "information cubes" distinct building blocks that will come together to tell the complete, comprehensive story of our research. We are ready to start assembling these blocks next week.

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