Finances in the nursery: with the new savee Box, our children learn how to handle money in a sustainable way

Can you remember the first time you thought about money, spending and saving? Or even how you learned how to handle money? In our case, it was learning by doing. The new savee box from Tobias Schaller is designed to prevent this uncertainty and helps children aged 3 to 10 to learn how to handle money in a playful and, above all, sustainable way.

 

The "piggy bank" of the future

The savee box is an innovation in which the creative industry meets technology and financial education. With various educational content and games, savee accompanies children aged 3 to 10 on their way to a conscious approach to money. For example, 3-year-olds can learn what the many different round coins and colorful bills mean and experienced 7-year-olds can learn more about money that cannot be touched.

 

From patented money recognition, which recognizes the value of inserted coins and bills, to smart networking with IoT devices and the direct integration of a bank account, the savee Box will offer numerous innovative features that support the learning process. Not only that, parents will also be involved via a dedicated app and can track their child's learning progress. 

 

But how do you present a rather dry topic like finance to children? This is where the creative industries play a decisive role. With their innovative power and artistic expertise, creative minds create unique solutions that are not only functional but also aesthetically pleasing - as in the case of the savee Box. The touch display and LED light also ensure easy interaction and visual feedback, while the speaker offers additional support with a holistic sound design.

 

The future financial experts are accompanied by the digital avatar Boxi, who grows with them during the process (as well as the entire graphic interface and sound design), gives the children ideas and acts as a sparring partner for all money-related topics. Of course, everything is playful, colorful and age-appropriate. A series of audio books in which Boxi and his friends teach children about financial education as naturally as eating breakfast is also to be realized in the future.

 

Children and parents as developers

To test and ensure the success of the savee Box, Tobias first of all initiated tests of the digital "savings box" with the target group - children and their parents - in a toy store. The positive feedback from this practical test encouraged the development of a functional prototype. 

Supported by experts from various fields, in-kind investors such as the phantom angels INCHSTONE and Walter Sereinig and funding such as the aws "Creative Impact Prototype Development", important connections to sparring partners from the finance, audio, hardware, software, legal, etc. industries were established in order to initiate steps towards the market launch of the savee Box.

 

An expert turns the next generation into experts

Tobias' idea for savee came as a flash of inspiration during a conversation on the sofa. The management consultant and managing director of mosaik.pro is no stranger to finance. 

When he is not developing innovations in the financial education sector, he advises companies on optimizing their corporate strategy and helps them achieve their goals. With a proactive approach to corporate development, he supports the implementation of large-scale product development projects as well as the implementation of buy & build strategies and post-merger integration.

In addition to corporate development, mosaik.pro focuses on results-oriented and target-oriented transformation of business and IT architecture in order to ensure successful results in the long term. Through a stringent user-centered approach, mosaik.pro also provides support on the path from product development to successful product launch.

All these skills, which Tobias already knows from his consulting work, were the basic building blocks for the successful implementation and brand development of savee.

 

savee soon at your home

The importance of creative economy-based services in the introduction of new technological products cannot be overemphasized. What would savee be without technology, or what would the designed box be without technology? They need to cooperate and go hand in hand to succeed. savee is an ideal example of how technology and creative industry-based services can work together efficiently.

 

On June 8, a usability test with the first version of the functional prototype was presented at TEDxKlagenfurt. The on-site testing allowed valuable feedback to be collected, which in turn will be incorporated into the development of the next iteration of savee Box. In addition to detailed discussions and live interaction, interested parties were asked to complete a short questionnaire. 100% would allow a 3-10 year old to use the savee Box. Exemplary feedback on the first impression: e.g. "Very good tool for children, arouses interest" or "Intuitive access to the topic of money/finances/saving for children, good first contact and very appealing because it is also very playful".

 

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