End of last week, we did individually researched and came along with the ideas. As we decide on which topic to move forward, we were already at the solution.
But this is not how the process works. We had to focus on the problem that the user might face. It was harder than I expected. Focusing just on the problem. No one ever told me to find just the problem. It always came along with the solution.
I kept forgetting that the direction of our project is coming from the research and user interview. We have to validate the idea of whether if it’s true or false.
Our hypothesis was that the quality of the morning impacts the quality of the day as a snowball effect: The way you start the day is the way your day is going to be.
We assumed it’s a true fact before validation and the problem is caused by a lack of parking space. Before we go too far, we came up with the how might we statement to think of what is our goal in this project? What are we trying to solve?
This is our how might we statement: How might we help people get the most from their day? This is a totally different direction than what’s the problem of finding the parking space. Finding a parking lot may be a part of one's routine but we don’t know.
Based on this mindset, we came up with a few questions to ask:
How old are you?
What affects the quality of the morning?
- Quality of sleep
- Time for prep / no rush
- Elimination of morning & night tasks
- Consistency / rituals
How is your morning like? / What is your morning routine like?
Do you have any morning rituals? What do you like about them?
How much time do you typically have in the morning? Are you satisfied with it? If not, what would you change to make it better?
When is the last time you had a bad morning/day, and what helped turn that around?
Do you live with other people? Do they affect your morning?
Do you have a commute? What’s that like?
