Keen by HabitAware
My team had the opportunity to work with our client Aneela from HabitAware, to enhance the experience and improve the mobile application for users of Keen.
Current State: Wristband and Mobile Application
Training the Keen to detect familiar motion requires the user to act out the repetitive behavior. The application will record the motion and the wristband will buzz when it detects the motion, to notify the person wearing it.
Becoming more aware of habits that impact everyday life can help our users feel more in control and take action to prevent the unwanted behavior.
This device helps record useful information about occurrences of unwanted compulsive behavior and take back control.
Feature Scoping
Aneela photographing her favorite features.
Kirk Klobe (software engineer at HabitAware) scoping the features my team and I designed to give us an estimate for development.
My sketches from the scope of the most valuable elements for features.
Kano Analysis chart synthesizing our findings from the survey to chose the most valuable features.
Med-Fidelity Prototyping: Visual Data for Daily Progress and Location Features
View your data
These pages visually display the data of occurrences by time, day, and month to show patterns of short-term and long-term progress. Patterns help the user reflect and recognize the times of day that trigger them. If, for instance, the user tends to bite their nails during school hours or when they have a deadline at work. This feature would record the location and time and visualise the pattern of occurrences, highlighting some peak times.
Location Tracking and Recording
Track your location
Progress Tracking and Recording
Track your progress
The location tracking and recording feature allows the user to become aware of places where unwanted behavior occurs. If the user is planning on going there, they can apply strategies to minimize the occurrences. For example, if the wristband goes off frequently at the airport, the individual can prepare with preferred coping strategies such as bringing a stress ball to calm themselves and curb unwanted behavior.
The progress tracking feature allows the users to view their progress by day, as well as how well they're doing throughout the day. It's an easy way to get an overview of their activity and detect patterns throughout the week. Bringing awareness to these patterns through the Keen device can help detect the triggers and help our users replace the unwanted behavior with more positive alternatives.
Future Scope: Digital Coping Strategies
In future development, we would like to explore some digital coping strategies to implement during a recorded high-stress time. These features could be in the form of a reflection, a meditation, or another positive replacement technique. More research is needed to better understand user-preferred strategies for coping when triggered.
Please reach out to see further documentation, prototypes, and deliverables.
Phone: 612-404-5138
Email: sybernstein@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/svetlana-bernstein-5b3000158/