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POVs + Experience Prototypes
Alwyn Tan, Ethan Eirinberg, Harry Cole
POVs + Experience Prototypes Alwyn Tan, Ethan Eirinberg, Harry - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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POVs + Experience Prototypes Alwyn Tan, Ethan Eirinberg, Harry Cole Social Inhibitions and Interactions in Universities Initial POV WE MET . . . Anna Ceci, a sophomore at Stanford University WE WERE AMAZED . . . That she prioritized
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Anna Ceci, a sophomore at Stanford University
Initial POV
WE MET . . .
That she prioritized friends and community, but found herself very distant from faculty and the administration, as well as having countless half-friendships at Stanford
WE WERE AMAZED . . .
Create natural and easy ways to foster lasting friendships within the community
IT WOULD BE GAME CHANGING TO . . .
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“Match up upperclassmen and freshmen” “Conversations are too professional, make it personal instead” “Make it a taboo to ask about major, internship, career” “School gives different groups with different standards”
Hannah LLorin
Peer Health Educator at Gavilan, Florence Moore
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Hannah LLorin, a Peer Health Educator at Gavilan
Revised POV #1
WE MET . . .
That she found “professional” talk at Stanford to be a big problem
WE WERE AMAZED . . .
Facilitate ways for other people to open up to deeper and more personal conversations
IT WOULD BE GAME CHANGING TO . . .
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How Might We . . . ?
- Prevent students from avoiding social interactions
because of busyness or inconvenience?
- Put more emphasis on personal rather than
professional/academic talk in college?
- Facilitate an environment where students can interact
freely and have more meaningful conversations?
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Service that connects people to others with something in common within existing groups
Solution:
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Assumption: People need something in common to start a conversation
People Connector
People found things in common to talk about Questionnaire was too open ended
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Surprises + New Learnings
People ended up talking about school, even if interest survey was about extracurriculars Knowing common interest didn’t make things natural
Assumption: People need something in common to start a conversation
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“I give my advisees contacts, but don’t know whether they follow through” “It’s hard to get people to show up to student mixers here” “People don’t come to me when things are going well”
Chynna Obana
Student Services Coordinator of Art and Art History at Stanford
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Chynna, student service coordinator, Stanford arts.
Revised POV #2
WE MET . . .
That she doesn’t know whether people follow through on her advice
WE WERE AMAZED . . .
Make it more likely for students to listen for her advice and also to help her foster a stronger bond within her and her advisees.
IT WOULD BE GAME CHANGING TO . . .
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- Ensure advisees follow through on advice given?
- Make it more likely that students will reach out to someone
after being given a contact/referral?
- Build stronger disciplines within majors/departments of
study in college
How Might We . . . ?
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Service that helps you meet someone new with the help of a friend
Solution:
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Assumption: People find it hard to do things themselves, and need others to validate them
The Wingman
The person got to meet the contact that she was assigned easily and naturally Feels too “stalker-ish”
W i n g m a n Contact U s e r
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Surprises + New Learnings
The “wingman” ended up not talking much throughout the whole interaction, and the user seemed to kick the “wingman” out of the equation. If this type of app existed, people would definitely have questioned if the meetup was purely by coincidence or staged
Assumption: People find it hard to do things themselves, and need others to validate them
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“Going out on weekends can help me break out of my comfort zone, meet new people” “It’s hard to be very social and still be a good student” “Lots of social cliques at school”
Will Johnson
Student at UT Austin
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Will Johnson, sophomore at UT Austin.
Revised POV #3
WE MET . . .
That party culture helps him get out of his shell and meet new people, despite the cliques within it.
WE WERE AMAZED . . .
Facilitate more inclusive activities within the community
IT WOULD BE GAME CHANGING TO . . .
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- Create strong social cultures while avoiding cliques?
- Tap into social situations where people feel free to step
- utside of their social groups?
- Help people remain social while keeping up with other
responsibilities in college?
How Might We . . . ?
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Service that connects your group to other small groups to do activities that require larger groups
Solution:
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Assumption: Sometimes people just need bigger groups to do certain things they want
Group-Maker
Excited by the idea of getting to do things like paintball that they can’t do as a small group Unable to hit desired group member limits
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Surprises + New Learnings
When it comes to planning more elaborate events, most people want to just “join” the groups but not “create” it People are more willing to meet new people if they already know multiple people well in the group
Assumption: Sometimes people just need bigger groups to do certain things they want
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