To validate my problem, I interviewed my partner Alan under the guise of being curious about having a helmet as someone that doesn’t ride bikes and doesn’t own a helmet. I then presented my idea as a design that I “found” on Indiegogo, which is not out of the ordinary as I often browse sites like those. After interviewing my partner, I discovered that the problem I identified is not urgent currently as he only rides between work and home. He does not go anywhere that he’d have to carry his helmet as he’s been trying his best to socialise responsibly in the pandemic. He did say that his biggest issue with his helmet is that the style of it is ugly to him after owning it for 7 years. When I presented my solution to him, he said that the concept is cool and he’s never seen anything like it, however, he would need to see it in person before knowing if he likes it. He would want it to look sleek and stylish but not bulky. I see my initial problem as valid on a greater scale but not to Alan currently.

A new issue that I picked up on during our conversation was that parking his scooter is a significant problem. If he goes to the gym, for example, he would have to leave it in a random corner with the other scooters, but there’s no secure storing system for scooters and they’re not as easy to chain to a pole like bikes due to their handles folding. However, as scooters become more popular across major cities, there’s an opportunity for a solution for this as well.