Gigway - marketplace for the local gig economy
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Gigway AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 1 372 000 |
| Project duration | April 2020 - March 2021 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Innovation projects in enterprises |
| Call | Innovation projects in small and medium-sized companies - autumn 2019 |
Important results from the project
** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** Gigway´s objective to become the Swedish local marketplace and ecosystem for a sustainable lifestyle for professional freelancers in the gig economy. With more people working flexibly on an assignment basis, new needs arise in, for example, finance, health, workplace, social and education. The aim has been to explore new innovative additional services to offer added value for freelancers through Gigway. The goal of the project period has been research and interviews among users, and to design and develop at least one service in the mentioned areas.
Expected long term effects
** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** We have conducted: - User survey in our freelance community regarding problems and needs, as well as in-depth interviews - Invited selected freelancers to an ambassador program and online community - Collaborations with coworking spaces, self-employment services and partners in finance and coBX000 -working, financial overview, time reporting, portfolio, reviews, case, teams and product packaging. The continuation will be to implement collaborations in our way of working, as well as program several of the prototypes we designed UI / UX for.
Approach and implementation
** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** 1. Research, workshops & UX Research among users of priority areas. Workshops with potential users and partners on how service is created in the platform, user flows and content. User journeys and Wireframes by UX Designer. 2. Partners & UI Dialogues with potential partners about offers to gigs, potential content and business model for the collaboration. Connect pilot partners to the project. UI Design of platform ready for development. 3. Prototypes & MVP Develop prototypes that are tested with Users and Partners. MVP live in the platform at the end.