GoodSeed Team: Michael Shick Sarah Ilyas Siege Getsinger Tricia Lee Impress Yourself. Change the World!
Problem and Solution Contextual Inquiry Volunteers Results Tasks Designs Summary Overview
People want to easily find volunteering opportunities that match their: Interests Time constraints Motives Problem
A smartphone application that is a one-stop-shop for volunteering opportunities Search based on interests and time constraints Capture and rate the events Track volunteer hours Connect to the community Solution
Fatima Stay-at-home mom, an aspiring nurse Volunteers to gain nursing experience Vasu Software engineer who loves the outdoors Volunteers to meet friends with similar interests Tom Exchange student from Uganda Volunteers to explore diversity Volunteers
Rob Parent volunteer for the Boy Scouts Guide to community service opportunities Rob Librarian at King County Public Library Helps people look for volunteering opportunities Volunteer Guides
Tasks Finding opportunities matching their interests and location Recording volunteer work Motivations Belief in the cause Social involvement Sense of community Results
NowGoodSeed SearchingMany Sources Different Interfaces Centralized Database Prioritized by interest and location LoggingVolunteers’ memories Easy record keeping without memory recall MotivatingNot easy to package event captures Volunteer mode allows to capture memories Task Analysis
The Design Process
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Mindy searches and signs up with volunteering organizations James records his service hours for his Lincoln High School requirement Jamie shares volunteering with his friends Scenarios of Use
People use different methods to search for volunteering opportunities People volunteer for different reasons We learnt a user centric perspective of design Summary
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