Product Innovation Research

Product intelligence that compounds with every study

Stop running one-off validation studies that disappear. Build a compounding knowledge base of what your consumers want — so every product decision gets smarter, and teams never re-learn the same lessons.

72-hour turnaround
Studies from $200
4M+ panelists
Intelligence Report Live
0% Fit Score
Need
90%
Adoption
62%
Willingness
48%
AI Insight

Strong unmet need identified; adoption hinges on integration simplicity...

User Intuition
Benchmark
76%
Live
98% participant satisfactionSub-72-hour turnaround guaranteed4M+ global consumer panelISO 27001 / GDPR / HIPAA compliantFortune 500 methodology at startup cost
TL;DR

Product intelligence that compounds means validating concepts, testing positioning, and prioritizing features — then keeping that knowledge so your next study builds on the last. You stop re-learning what consumers want. Teams move faster because they stand on what they've already discovered. Every decision gets sharper with each research cycle.

The Problem

Product teams keep re-learning
what consumers want

Three teams, three studies, three silos. Your organization doesn't learn from its own research because insights are trapped in one-off reports.

01

Insights Trapped in One-Off Studies

You commission a study, get results, move on. Six months later, similar questions arise. You commission another study. Same research, double the cost.

02

Product Teams Don't Trust Shallow Research

Surveys tell you what consumers do, not why. A survey says 64% prefer option A — but you don't know if they'd actually buy it.

03

Knowledge Walks Out When People Leave

A product director who spent 18 months learning your consumer gets hired away. That institutional knowledge leaves with them.

04

Validation Doesn't Inform Ongoing Decisions

You validate a concept. It tests well. Post-launch, you discover customers care about something the study didn't explore.

05

No Third Option Between Fast and Deep

Surveys are fast and cheap but shallow. Focus groups are deep but take 4 weeks and cost $12K. There's no middle ground.

06

Research Is a Gate, Not a System

Validation is seen as a one-time checkpoint. It doesn't fuel continuous product improvement or iteration.

Use Cases

Real-world applications
for product innovation research

Concept Validation

Test early-stage concepts before committing engineering resources. Launch multiple variants and understand the reasoning behind consumer preference.

Kill bad ideas early, fund good ones

Packaging Testing

Does your design communicate the right benefit? Would this package convince a consumer to pick it off the shelf? Test before printing.

Validate before manufacturing

Positioning & Messaging

Which value proposition lands hardest? Lead with health, taste, convenience, or price? Discover what actually resonates.

Message what matters

Feature Prioritization

Which features drive adoption and loyalty? Prioritize roadmaps around what customers actually want instead of engineering preferences.

Build what users need

Line Extension Testing

Will existing customers embrace a new product variant? Does a new flavor or functional benefit feel relevant to the brand?

Extend with confidence

Pricing Research

What price feels fair? When does it feel too expensive? Find the sweet spot between maximizing margin and maintaining perceived value.

Price with precision
Compare

User Intuition vs.
traditional product innovation research

Dimension User Intuition Focus Groups / Surveys / Internal
Interview Depth 30+ min · 5–7 laddering levels Surface reactions or yes/no answers
Turnaround 72 hours 4–8 weeks (focus groups) or 1–2 weeks (surveys)
Study Cost From $200 $8K–$15K+ (focus groups)
Groupthink Risk None · one-on-one High (focus groups) or N/A (surveys)
Iteration Speed Run multiple concepts in parallel Sequential and expensive
Methodology Consistency AI-moderated · standardized Moderator-dependent or template-based
Global Access 4M+ panelists · 50+ languages Limited, local-only (focus groups)
Annual Commitment None · pay per study Retainers or long contracts
Key Output WHY consumers prefer; motivational drivers WHAT they prefer; stated opinions
How It Works

From question to brand intelligence

1
1–2 hrs

Define Question

Frame concept, target consumer, success criteria

2
10 min

Set Sample

Choose 10–500+ consumers from 4M+ panel

3
Real time

Launch

Watch interviews stream in live

4
72 hrs

Analyze

Themes, quotes, and recommendations

5
Hour 3

Brief

Share structured results with leadership

6
Ongoing

Iterate

Modify concept, test again, compound learnings

"User Intuition turned our product roadmap from a stakeholder debate into a data-backed strategy. We tested 5 concepts in 2 weeks. One of them became our fastest-growing SKU."

Director of Innovation — CPG Company

Methodology & Trust

When AI Helps and When a Human Should Lead Product Research

AI-moderated interviews accelerate product validation — but some innovation stages benefit from human facilitation.

AI-Moderated Interviews Excel At

  • Concept validation and feature prioritization at scale
  • Consistent methodology across product lines
  • Iterative prototype feedback in 72-hour cycles
  • Cross-segment needs analysis and pain point discovery
  • Multilingual product research across markets
  • Eliminating moderator bias in product preference studies

Consider Human Moderation For

  • Open-ended discovery and ideation workshops
  • Physical prototype testing requiring hands-on demos
  • Deep domain expertise in specialized categories
  • Co-creation sessions with lead users
  • Ethnographic in-context product usage observation
  • Strategic product roadmap alignment with executives

Methodology refined through Fortune 500 consulting engagements.

Get Started

Product intelligence that
compounds with every study

In 72 hours, validate your next product concept with real consumers. Build a knowledge base that makes every launch smarter.

Enterprise / Strategic

See how continuous product research works. We'll help you design a compounding innovation program.

Quick Start

Launch a product validation study in minutes. Results in 72 hours. No contract required.

No contract · No retainers · Results in 72 hours

FAQ

Common questions

Product innovation research is the systematic process of understanding consumer needs, preferences, and responses to new product ideas before they reach market. User Intuition uses 30+ minute AI-moderated interviews with laddering methodology to uncover the real 'why' behind consumer choices.
Studies start at $200. Transparent pricing means you can iterate affordably — test a concept, learn, modify, test again. No retainers.
72-hour turnaround from launch to full results. You can validate multiple concept variations in parallel and make decisions in days, not months.
Concept validation, packaging testing, positioning and messaging research, feature prioritization, line extension testing, pricing research, competitor positioning, and prototype feedback. Physical products, digital products, and service innovations.
Focus groups cost $8K–$15K+ per group, take 4–8 weeks, and suffer from groupthink. User Intuition delivers one-on-one depth in 72 hours starting at $200 per study with no group dynamics bias.
Yes. Product managers, innovation directors, and designers can launch research without research training. Our interface guides you through study setup — no RFPs, no vendor management.
CPG teams validate new product launches, test packaging redesigns, evaluate line extensions, assess health and wellness claims, and validate reformulations — all with 72-hour turnaround to match fast-moving product roadmaps.
Surveys are shallow and optimized for scale. User Intuition uses structured laddering — asking 'why' 5–7 levels deep to uncover the motivational architecture behind consumer choices, not just sentiment scores.
Yes. Studies are modular, fast, and affordable. Some teams run quarterly validation cycles across their entire portfolio — testing new concepts, monitoring positioning, and exploring emerging trends.
The Intelligence Hub stores every study you've run, lets you compare results across time periods, and surfaces trend data automatically. It's where product knowledge compounds instead of disappearing into disconnected reports.