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OPPORTUNITIES FOR Increasing Financial Literacy in Millennials using Artificial Intelligence Chendon Gratie MDes Studio 2 Chen, Brendon, Gray, Katie April 2018 Where We Left Off Financial Literacy = + Knowledge Behavior EVALUATIVE


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Chendon Gratie
 Chen, Brendon, Gray, Katie OPPORTUNITIES FOR 


Increasing Financial Literacy in Millennials using Artificial Intelligence

MDes Studio 2
 April 2018

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Where We Left Off

Financial Literacy = Knowledge Behavior

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EVALUATIVE RESEARCH


Secondary Research -

Behavioral Economics

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EVALUATIVE RESEARCH


Expert Interview

Interview with Emily Elwell, UX Designer at Fidelity

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Designing effectively for AI requires testing with real people and real data

Validation

It’s important to explain how an algorithm or artificial intelligence arrived at a conclusion

Transparency

EXPERT INTERVIEW

Insights

The AI’s utility must justify its presence in a user’s life (otherwise it becomes invasive)

Ethics

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EVALUATIVE RESEARCH


Bodystorming

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Participants felt

  • verwhelmed when

receiving budget and reframing information

Quantity

Item selection and decision to purchase are effected by many different factors, not just price

Quality

BODYSTORMING

Insights

Information regarding purchases is not particularly helpful at the Point of Sale

Timing

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EVALUATIVE RESEARCH


Speed Dating

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Participants liked the idea of “seeing” their financial situation in their homes

Visualization

Participants preferred to receive important and long-term information in a more relaxed setting

Timing

SPEED DATING

Insights

Participants saw value in the ability to “try out” financial choices without risk

Simulation

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(MORE) GENERATIVE RESEARCH


Mental Modeling

Prompt: Imagine that you have a visualization of your overall financial situation in your home. This representation is intended to be aspirational. What would this financial “landscape” look like?

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Act of building “Stepping stones” to a secure financial future, perceived “path” forward and upward Visualization of the self Lush / green imagery for a healthy financial future

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Everyone had different conceptions of their finances and they tended to be highly symbolic and sometimes poetic.

Visual Metaphors

People tended to associate financial wellness with growth/plants and security with some form of shelter.

Growth & Security

SPEED DATING

Insights

Respondents often visualized debt as some form of an obstacle or barrier to growth.

Debt is an Obstacle

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Support customization and personal engagement Enable visualization of far horizons

Updated Guiding Principles

Empower users by promoting confidence and autonomy Design for failure Design with sensitivity towards timing and tone

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Moving Forward

Terra empowers users to build and maintain their own financial “landscape” while providing instruction, guidance, and support via Artificial Intelligence.

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Use Cases for Student Loans

  • Tracking disbursed loans
  • Managing debt payment

2 During college

  • Help picking a 


repayment plan

  • Managing debt payment

3 Graduated from college

Help picking 
 a student loan

1 Before college

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Learning Goal - Motivated to Change

Given that the environment (TERRA) is supportive and encouraging: Efficacy Expectancy High Don’t See Value See Value

Motivated Evading Rejecting

Efficacy Expectancy Low

Fragile

To Build Positive Expectancy:

Break big task down into smaller, achievable parts Award small achievements to build up a sense of competence Provide timely, targeted feedback Provide flexibility

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Choose the terrain you envision as debt

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EVALUATIVE RESEARCH


User Testing

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Participants connected strongly with the idea of seeing their progress visualized as well as the potential to learn from past success

Progress

Participants were drawn to the concept that the landscape would evolve and grow over time based

  • n their ongoing behavior

Evolution

USER TESTING

Insights

Participants saw value in a system of incremental rewards, especially small surprises along the way

Reward

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Thank You!