1. transforming living spaces
concept video

2. problem + solution overview
In a shared living space, it is difficult to be aware of expectations (both explicit and implicit) and to keep people accountable for following them.
What if we had a way to 1) explicitly list all our expectations and 2) use this list as a maintenance tool to remind us of our agreed-upon obligations?

3. collaboratively coexist
value proposition
coList
collaboratively coexist
Introducing coList. Collaboratively coexist with coList.

4. persona: JANE user tasks
21-year-old pre-med college student studying Biology
lives on campus in a one room double
constantly annoyed with her roommate, a varsity athlete who wakes up early, is a bit messy, and always has friends over (and on her bed!)
wants to communicate her frustrations but doesn’t know how to do so diplomatically
In order to help us define our user tasks, we developed a persona, Jane, who represents a specific kind of user we are trying to design for.
Jane is a 21-year-old pre-med college student studying Biology who lives on campus in a one room double. She’s constantly annoyed with her roommate, a varsity athlete who wakes up early, is a bit messy, and always has friends over. She wants to communicate her frustrations, but doesn’t know how to do so without feeling awkward or naggy.

5. tasks JANE wants to user tasks
list everything that she expects her roommate and herself to do to upkeep an enjoyable shared living space.
merge her expectations with those of her roommate.
maintain their shared expectations.
Jane wants to…(read all tasks) Let’s talk a little bit about how complex each task is for Jane.

6. tasks JANE wants to user tasks
list everything that she expects her roommate and herself to do to upkeep an enjoyable shared living space.
merge her expectations with those of her roommate.
maintain their shared expectations.
simple
complex
The first task is relatively simple. Jane has her frustrations, and all she has to do is list them all out. It might be difficult to remember every single expectation, but she feels like she might be able to add anything she’s forgotten later.

7. tasks JANE wants to user tasks
list everything that she expects her roommate and herself to do to upkeep an enjoyable shared living space.
merge her expectations with those of her roommate.
maintain their shared expectations.
simple
complex
The second task is a little more complicated. Discussing might be moderately difficult because of possible disagreements, but Jane and her roommate both want a good relationship with each other, so they’ll be willing to compromise. So even though it might be a little hard to come to a combined list, it won’t be as hard as...

8. tasks JANE wants to user tasks
list everything that she expects her roommate and herself to do to upkeep an enjoyable shared living space.
merge her expectations with those of her roommate.
maintain their shared expectations.
simple
complex
Maintaining their shared expectations. It’s like trying to stick to your New Year’s Resolutions. Jane would have to do three things to complete this task: first, remember the expectations; second, check if the expectations are being met; and third, figure out how to respond or react if she or her roommate are not meeting their expectations.

9. storyboarding
We explored Jane’s story with coList in our concept video. Here’s a quick overview of our storyboarding.

10. storyboarding 3/ CLIMAX 4/ FALLING ACTION 2/ RISING ACTION
5/ RESOLUTION
1/ EXPOSITION
We split up our storyboarding into the 5 arcs of a story.

11. 1/ problem storyboarding: exposition
Jane’s roommate constantly annoys her.
In our exposition, we set up the problem: Jane’s roommate constantly annoys her. Her roommate never turns off her morning alarm, brings guests over on her side of the room, and makes the trash area messy.

12. 2/3/ solution storyboarding: rising action and climax
Jane and her roommate decide to list out their expectations (2). They then compare and compromise to make a new list (3).
In the rising action, Jane and her roommate decide to list out their expectations. Then, in the climax, they compare and compromise to make a new list together.

13. 4/ impact storyboarding: falling action
Jane’s roommate, guided by reminders, becomes more mindful of their combined expectations.
In the falling action, we see the impact of this new list. Jane’s roommate, guided by reminders, becomes more mindful of their combined expectations.

14. 5/ result storyboarding: resolution
Jane and her roommate collaboratively coexist, happily ever after.
Finally, as a result of using coList, Jane and her roommate are able to collaboratively coexist, happily ever after.

15. q&a

16. image credit
Icon credit: Viktor Fedyuk (problem) from The Noun Project