CoSphere

Secondary Research

Aiming to gain insight into the impact of remote work on individuals.

I began by conducting secondary research to gain a broader understanding of the problem space and the demographic most significantly affected by remote work.

Primary Research

Goals for interviews is to gain deeper contextual understanding

To better understand the problem space and gain a better understanding of individuals affected, I conducted 3 attitudinal and qualitative user interview. The requirements for participant were between the ages of 24-35 years old and have experience working from home. I prepared an interview guide with about 28 non-leading questions. Though not all questions were asked to each user, as some may have not applied. Through affinity mapping, I organized the insights into three categories, motivations, pain points and behaviors

Affinity Mapping

I analyzed the data gathered from my three participants and transformed each response into a distinct behavior, motivation/goal, or pain point using the affinity mapping process. Subsequently, I structured the data points into essential themes, highlighting common patterns and emerging topics.

Persona

From my research, I developed Cosphere’s persona: Andrea Mckenzie, a 30 year old new grad remote worker

USER STORIES & CHOSEN EPIC

By crafting user stories based on personas, I aim to gain a clearer understanding of prevalent issues. This process helps me identify and prioritize specific challenges, enabling the development of targeted digital solutions.

To kickstart the ideation of potential features for my app, I first generated over 30 user stories. These stories were derived from the desires, needs, and current experiences of my persona. I organized these user stories into epics

Primary and Secondary Task Flows

By identifying the objective our persona aims to accomplish, we start understanding their potential navigation through the design

Primary Task: Finding and booking work space

Secondary Task: Capability to view individuals present and accessible for connection within office space.

UI INSPIRATION, SKETCHES & WIREFRAMES

Exploring UI elements for inspiration and translating those ideas into initial sketches to visualize the structure and presentation of our digital solution

I started off by collecting some UI Inspiration. Keeping in mind some features and functionalities that helps the user reach the end goal of finding ideal workspace and creating meaningful professional connections.

I began the creative process by generating exploratory sketches, utilizing my task flow and UI Inspiration Board as references, with three sketches dedicated to each screen. After multiple iterations, prioritizing essential functions and features, I honed the most promising concepts into refined solution sketches.

I began the transition from my initial sketches to mid-fidelity wireframes using Figma. These wireframes represent a grayscale working prototype with minimal information, primarily aimed at testing the core functionality of the app. This strategic approach allowed me to prepare for usability testing before progressing to the more detailed high-fidelity wireframes.