Sept. 30th, 2021
I was kind of too specific about problem area in my brainstorming. It makes me keeping questioning if this is the direction I want to spend a year to develop. Therefore, I set myself back and redid a mind map to clarify my thoughts.
Mind map 1.0: writing down anything that I feel interested in
There are definitely some new areas coming up after I finished the mind map. I found myself still leaning more towards health issues in general, so I made another two mind maps for both mental and physical health.
Mind map 1.1: Focusing on the problem space of mental health
Mind map 1.2: Focusing on the problem space of physical health
From these two ming mapping, I came up with three very initial ideas for possible final outcomes. They are not focusing on the same specific problem.
Idea #1: A board game for parents and kids to learn emotional support
Pros:
• Physicality of a board game may bring more unique experience
• Good for young kids
• Feels new
Cons:
• Difficult to execute (rules, content)
• Possibility of delivering wrong message
Idea #2: A platform for supporting people who are emotional neglected by their family/friends
Pros:
• The target audience is very specific
• Easy for me o access to the audience for research
Cons:
• Possible online abuse
• There might be similar solution
Idea #3: An app that helps taking care of nutrition intake
Pros:
• Personalizing for different users
• Larger market
• Could be visually interesting
Cons:
• App may be easy to design but not actually helpful for solving the problem
• Hard to build credibility
Storyboard for Idea#3
Comment
I got an idea about your thesis. Maybe it is no t you want but maybe helpful. I heard most people hard to absorb the vitamins fully in their bodies so always having nutritions using food is better. How about the platform that recommend healthy and affordable food near you based on individual health need? just my thought lol
-Sharonharon
JB
Have you thought about using this nutrient tracking idea for pets? There might be a lot of opportunity for you to research about.
Tony Fu