Open Box uses a variety of methods to get useful feedback quickly & frequently. These include:

• Mock-ups (Graphic and/or wire frame)
  Users often don't realize all that they know, but when they see how the system will work and can click through it, additions and/or modifications can be made very early in the process, leading to a successful outcome
• Design Matrix
  Open Box uses a tool called the Design Matrix, particularly for web sites and web applications. This Matrix is a way to assist our clients define the audiences that will come to their site and what those audiences need from it. It also helps define a phased development plan that integrates future needs.
• Rapid prototypes
  We frequently deploy prototypes to our clients in order to get rapid feedback. In this way we can incorporate changes as we go along.
• Early stage user testing
• Module development with frequent releases