Jumpstart your project with Slingshot™

If you're embarking on your first product launch or seeking to jump-start a more extensive project, Slingshot ™ is your ideal solution.

We’ll take you from uncertainty to clarity with our proven design process. Our guided Slingshot ™ platform provides a series of smaller, more manageable strategic sprints to eliminate risk and ambiguity from the innovation process. Our offerings have been tested and validated to ensure they deliver optimal results because we know that every dollar in your budget counts.

Tell us a bit about where you are in the innovation process in this short form, and we will recommend a package that will best serve you.

Slingshot Packages

Slingshot projects are 2-3 weeklong sprints, done individually or combined to meet your project’s needs.

  • Prototypes are crucial during investor meetings, or for internal impact and planning.

    Nova’s interdisciplinary team can develop various types of prototypes for UX, design, and engineering projects including clickable app mockups, 3D CAD, or mechanical models.

  • Do you have a product, but aren’t sure how to sell it?

    Nova has experience commercializing direct-to-consumer products and medical devices. We will explain the different requirements for your application, and then provide a suggested path to bring your product to market.

  • Understanding the current competitive landscape is crucial when developing a product.

    In addition to offering our decades of industry experience, Nova will provide in-depth market research to identify the areas of opportunity. Our team can also create a decision matrix to help you target the most impactful features of your next product.

  • Sometimes you need to understand your current product before you can move forward to the next.

    Nova’s design and engineering team will do a complete tear-down of your current product and your competitor’s. We can then suggest cost or space-saving options for your next-generation product based on your goals.

  • Developing a brand identity is a crucial step and Nova can help.

    We will listen to your brand story to understand its current elements, then apply your current branding to digital and physical products and provide recommendations based on a competitive audit.

  • Nova’s UX team will evaluate your current digital product with a comprehensive evaluation of functionality, visual consistency, accessibility, cognitive load, and user workflows. We will provide a detailed report of opportunities to improve the user experience.

  • After learning about your manufacturing and production goals, Nova will prepare a comprehensive report of possible production methods and material options.

    We will provide you with a recommended path forward and all the information needed to contact vendors and bring your product goals to reality.

  • This in-person or virtual workshops presents the opportunity to align the organization’s stakeholders.

    Through a range of interactive exercises, we will establish common goals with your stakeholders, identify opportunities to appeal directly to your customers, and kickstart your next steps to growth.

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