Self Savior
Dream, Define, Build
A routine tracker application to make your dreams a reality
Design Strategy Course, MDes Program
Role: Conducting mixed-methods research / Holding ideation session / Prototyping / Conducting usability testing
Design Process
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1. Secondary research
Supplemental research
2. User persona
User empathy map
User journey map
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3. Competitive audits
4. Ideate & Evaluation
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5. Prototype
6. Usability testing and iteration
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Background
This project is been selected along with UN Sustainable Goal #3.
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UN Sustainable Goals - Goal #3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well being for all at all ages.
Target 3.4: Promote mental health and well-being by 2030
"Over 43 million people experience mental health disorders in a year globally"
literature Review
Including studies about mental health disorder, causes and methods of treatment
Participation in physical exercise can potentially improve a person’s mental health
(Jetz & Mutz, 2019)
Therefore, we concentrated on the connection between mental health and physical activity in the following research methods.
In-depth Interview
with three students who declared they went through a difficult mental state
Survey
Researching people's workout routines and how they find it beneficial to improve their emotional state
DEFINE /USERS & PRODUCT
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Affinity Mapping
What barriers exist for using physical activity as a mental health treatment?
Low Motivation
I’m not motivated to do physical exercise
I cannot combat my laziness
My bad mood kills my motivation
Bad Mood
I’m not in the mood to do anything
I prefer to stay home
No Consistency
Exercise helps but I cannot be consistent of doing it
I can’t follow through with my exercise routine.
I quit of doing anything after a while
No Time
I’m always in time limitation
My laziness put me back of my plans always
Supplemental Research
more investigation into motivation and strategies for achieving and maintaining it in order to find a design opportunity.
Intrinsic motivation
perform an activity for its own sake and personal reward
Extrinsic motivation
perform an activity to earn a reward or ovoid punishment
Persona
Bessie Cooper
Freelance Designer
25 Years Old
NY City
About
Bessie has a depression. She understands how depression negatively impacts her life. She keeps trying multiple ways to overcome her mental disorder, but eventually she loses interest and motivation and gives up!
Goals
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Stay motivated
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Combat bad mental health
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Stick to plans
Frustrations
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Worry about the negative results of depression on life
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Loose carrier and opportunities
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worry that bad emotions might have negative physically effects
“I can see how my mental disorder is negatively affecting my life, but after a while, I usually give up and lose motivation to attempting to treat it”
Bessie's Empathy Map
Bessie has a depression. She understands how depression negatively impacts her life. She keeps trying multiple ways to overcome her mental disorder, but eventually she loses interest and motivation and gives up!
Feels
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Needs to stay motivated
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Needs companion towards her path to her goals
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Wants to alter her situation
Thinks
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Worries about her future
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Has stress over incomplete tasks
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Feels exhausted of being unsuccessful
Does
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Tries multiple treatment methods but fails
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Looses motivation constantly
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Gives up after a while
Says
“I can see how my mental disorder is negatively affecting my life, but after a while, I usually give up and lose motivation to attempting to treat it”
Bessie's User Story
As a freelance designer, I want to be more motivated by my goals, so that I might see my aspirations come true and get over my depression.
Bessie's Problem Statement
Bessie is a freelance designer who needs assistance with her mental health because she is worried about her future life and feelings.
ANALYZE / DISCUSS & DICEDE
Ideate
HMW...?
How might we motivate others to follow any goal they establish for themselves?
Opportunity Mind Map
A tool for possible opportunities exploration
Reward
Leader board
Tracking
Education
coach
Motivation
Points
Therapy session coupons
Free subscription
Videos
Readings
instructor
Videos
Podcasts
Readings
Game
Showing results to users
Sharing
Reminders
Making story
Companion
Instructor
Summary
Information Architecture
DESIGN / EXPLORING DESIGN SOLUTION & CONSTRUCTING THE WEBSITE
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Hi-Fi Prototype
Turn actions into habits, and habits into a lifestyle
Self Savior is a routine tracker app designed to empower users to turn aspirations into lasting habits. By performing activities consistently for 15, 30, or 40 days, users can seamlessly integrate them into their daily lives. The app goes beyond traditional tracking by fostering a deep connection with personal goals. Users craft a story about their desired future self and personality, then upload a portrait to generate a custom avatar. This personalized avatar, coupled with daily reminders of their story, inspires users to stay motivated, ensuring their habits flourish and evolve into a lifestyle.
Step 1
Sign up and enter your biographical information.
Talk about your recent feelings/emotions. How do you feel right now?
Step 2
Envision and define your future and your desired characteristics.
Who do you want to be? Write a story about new self in your own words.
Then select activities you want to make them as your lifestyle and routine.Finally, take a picture of yourself and let the application to make your avatar.
Step 3
Take tiny steps each day to begin your journey and transform your actions into habits.
After completing an activity for a set amount of time, you will become accustomed to it and it will eventually become your lifestyle. You will develop the desirable personality you specified in the initial stage by staying on track.
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DELIVER / HANDLING PROBLEMS, REVIEWING DESIGN SOLUTION