Juliana Gomez
Concept Design Webshop Design Innovation Sprints

Validating new concepts with real consumers

Across multiple innovation sprints and accelerators, I partnered with R&D teams from global companies to design and test entirely new product and service concepts — before a single line of production code was written.

Each sprint involved designing static stimuli, interactive prototypes, or full MVP webshops to validate assumptions around desirability, usability, and willingness to pay with real target consumers.

Role & Responsibilities

HealthStripe — symptom tracking app for DPN patients
Bebloom — branding and webshop for women's supplements

Sprint 01 · Pharma

HealthStripe — digital symptom tracker for DPN patients

Designed a mobile app concept and desktop dashboard to help patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy self-monitor symptoms and share data with their physicians. Static stimuli were used to test concept desirability and workflow with patients and healthcare providers.

Concept type

Static stimuli & interactive prototype

HealthStripe app screens

Sprint 02 · MedTech

Ostomedic — smart concepts to improve life with a colostomy bag

Created static stimuli to test smart product concepts — including a leak-alert sensor and a precision-cut guide app — for people living with a colostomy bag. Concepts were validated through consumer interviews to assess perceived value and usability.

Concept type

Static stimuli for consumer validation

Ostomedic app screens and branding

Sprint 03 · Consumer Health

Bed Bug Detective — webshop to test desirability of an OTC bedbug test

Designed a full MVP webshop — including packaging, branding, and e-commerce UX — to measure real consumer willingness to pay for an over-the-counter bed bug detection kit. Purchase behaviour and drop-off rates provided actionable validation data for the client's R&D team.

Concept type

MVP webshop & product branding

Bed Bug Detective webshop and packaging

Sprint 04 · Energy

Pay-per-consumption gas service — rural China

Designed static stimuli in Mandarin to test a connected gas cylinder service enabling pay-per-use consumption for rural households in China. Concept screens illustrated the full user journey — from smart sensor monitoring to on-demand delivery — for validation with target consumers.

Concept type

Static stimuli for consumer research

Pay-per-consumption gas service app screens

Sprint 05 · Construction

Sustainability concept cards — leading construction company

Created visual concept cards to communicate a portfolio of sustainability innovations — from smart home energy systems to flood-resilient construction — for a global construction company seeking to position itself as a leader in sustainable building. Concepts were tested with contractors, developers, and homeowners.

Concept type

Concept cards & visual communication

Sustainability concept cards for construction company

Sprint 06 · FMCG · Nestlé

Bebloom — branding & webshop for women's health supplements

Designed a full brand identity and MVP webshop for a line of scientifically-proven supplements targeting women transitioning to menopause. The concept included product naming, packaging, social media presence, and an e-commerce site — all tested for desirability and purchase intent with real consumers.

Concept type

Brand identity, packaging & MVP webshop

Bebloom branding, packaging and webshop

Each project translated ambiguous innovation briefs into tangible, testable artefacts — giving R&D teams the consumer signal they needed to decide whether to invest, pivot, or kill a concept before committing to full development.

Working at the intersection of design craft and business rigour, the output went beyond aesthetics: every visual decision was made to test a specific assumption about desirability, usability, or willingness to pay.

Next project

A quantitative & qualitative validation study on the mobile UX of a marketplace

Let's make something worth making.

JULIANA.GOMEZ@BOARDOFINNOVATION.COM