Case Study: SunNight Solar speeds innovation and cuts R&D costs with Wazoku

SunNight Solar speeds innovation with Wazoku, taking research to prototype from 18 months to 2 months

SunNight Solar, a solar energy company, faced the challenge of developing an affordable, off-grid lighting product after depleting much of its R&D budget without sufficient progress. The company turned to Wazoku, utilizing its InnoCentive platform and global innovation community to run a Challenge aimed at designing a powerful solar-powered flashlight, seeking to accelerate development while reducing costs.

Wazoku engaged nearly 1,000 global solvers through its platform, resulting in a winning design from an engineer in New Zealand that met all specifications and added a 20-year lifespan. This solution enabled SunNight Solar to move from research to prototype in just two months. As a result, the product, called the BoGo Light, was market-ready in less than a year, with hundreds of thousands of units distributed across over 50 countries, significantly improving quality of life for many.

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