Help user find the most Help user find the product that
sustainable product aligns with their values
Help user find the most Help user find the product that
sustainable product aligns with their values
To be used during the entire
shopping trip
Help user find the most Help user find the product that
sustainable product aligns with their values
To be used during the entire To be used during those
shopping trip confusing moments
Help user find the most Help user find the product that
sustainable product aligns with their values
To be used during the entire To be used during those
shopping trip confusing moments
It is not a replacement
for research
Help user find the most Help user find the product that
sustainable product aligns with their values
To be used during the entire To be used during those
shopping trip confusing moments
It is not a replacement It is a supplement to research
for research
Help user find the most Help user find the product that
sustainable product aligns with their values
To be used during the entire To be used during those
shopping trip confusing moments
It is not a replacement It is a supplement to research
for research
It is not a grocery shopping list
Help user find the most Help user find the product that
sustainable product aligns with their values
To be used during the entire To be used during those
shopping trip confusing moments
It is not a replacement It is a supplement to research
for research
It is not a grocery shopping list It is a comparison tool
Help user find the most Help user find the product that
sustainable product aligns with their values
To be used during the entire To be used during those
shopping trip confusing moments
It is not a replacement It is a supplement to research
for research
It is not a grocery shopping list It is a comparison tool
It is not the solution
Help user find the most Help user find the product that
sustainable product aligns with their values
To be used during the entire To be used during those
shopping trip confusing moments
It is not a replacement It is a supplement to research
for research
It is not a grocery shopping list It is a comparison tool
It is not the solution It is a means of reducing
plausible deniability
Slow Change over
time…
Educate people about the environmental
impacts of their purchasing choices, by
being more aware of
a. the options they have, and
Slow Change over
time…
Educate people about the environmental
impacts of their purchasing choices, by
being more aware of
a. the options they have, and
b. the impact they can make
The Future
Special labeling for products and receipts
at grocery stores to allow scanning
Include element(s) to reinforce reflection
The Future
Special labeling for products and receipts
at grocery stores to allow scanning
Include element(s) to reinforce reflection
Product demand may change over time
The Categories
The categories that are displayed on the screen depend on
what is included in the view. If everything in view is a
canned food, then the categories will be "corn," "green
beans," "peas," etc. If, for some strange reason, there is
some beef, some fresh produce, and some canned
vegetables in the same shot, then the categories displayed
will be something like "meat," "canned goods," and
"produce."
What if they say no?
If we can't convince a major supermarket store to go along
with this plan, the we target the manufacturers themselves
and suggest that they include scan-able stickers on their
products.
If that doesn't work out, then we get together with the
geniuses at Amazon and figure out how to recognize the
products based on their packaging, much like how Flow
works now with book and album covers.
Information Sources
• Product ratings
o 3rd party rating of products (i.e. Food Alliance certifications)
• About average users/other people
o We are not as interested in average user as we are in average
products
What about Crowd-Sourcing?
Crowd-sourcing require people to be knowledgeable. Our
app targets the users who don’t necessary have these
knowledge.
Crow-sourcing may be implemented in the future, but
currently it doesn’t make sense to implement.
Why even given a choice at
all?
We provide user with the preference slider because unlike
other metrics, there is no one single right way to judge
sustainability.
Using our users’ concerns are more likely to get them
engaged.
Why did we go with shopping?
Consumer demand can change industries.
http://www.changewaveresearch.com/articles/2010/07/smart_phones_20100714.html
Is this just a crutch?
No. After using the app, users gain:
a new awareness that some products are more sustainable
than others
the resources available to do their own research
a strengthen resolve in finding the most sustainable products.
We are easing people who already care about sustainability into
becoming researchers by first eliminating plausible deniability of
the issues. We introduce many factors which account for the
sustainability of a product. The sheer number of factors will
cause them to reflect on what issues they consider important.
We will make our sources available for them to do their own
research.
By providing striking visualizations, we will strengthen their
resolve to be more sustainable.
I want to start off by saying that we love our environmentAnd many of us want to do our part in helping the environment, such as living a sustainable lifestyle.However….
But we are faced with a problem…
Skit to show what we mean by this statement.
People want to do what's right for the environment, but don't always "have the time" to do the research, or don't know exactly what they can do to help.
We would like to propose our solutionOur goal is to…
(next slide for THOUGHTFUL LIFESTYLE ADJUSTMENTS)
(next slide for highlight)
Skit to show what we mean by this statement.
The idea behind our design.
We want to focus on grocery shopping
For the mobile device
To provide our user with knowledge to inform their purchasing decisions
That may enable change over time.
And now Stephen will be going through what our design is and what it is not
This is Liz. Liz wants to make more sustainable purchases. In particular, she values:items that don’t use a lot of pesticides.Items that don’t use a lot of fuel in the trip to get to her store.
Let’s go through the store with Liz. She’s looking for a side dish in the canned foods aisle.
But there are a lot of choices & she doesn’t know which ones most align with her values.
She pulls out her phone and opens the app to help her out.
The app allows her to select the types of items she’s most interested inAnd comparing products that most align with her values. -- FLASHShe begins by eliminating items that she isn’t interested in. She taps the categories at the top. Rankings are based on displayed items, and so are reranked as she hides them. She can also hide individual items she knows she isn’t interested in. She pulls down three items to the compare panel that she’s most interested it. The app sorts them, automatically, based on their rank. She can swipe between the items in the panel to view each one. Austin will explain how the app does this.
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Liz was able to make a selection that was both appealing and matched her values.
While browsing for cereal, she face a similar challenge: she’s narrowed her selection down to two cereals and would like to purchase the one that is most sustainable. Here, the two items are at opposite ends of the aisle.
Liz drags the first cereal in the compare panel.She walks down the aisle and points the camera at the other cereal. And she drags that one down too. She pulls the panel up to see more information.
Liz is finished shopping! She’s purchased more sustainable items that matched her values. She realizes she can make a difference with small acts and the earth is happy.
She holds up her receipt to the camera. The receipt is scanned and her purchases are added to her history. To view history, the user taps the more button.
In the more screen, a user has accessing to options for changing the order of their preferences and to view visualizations of their shopping history.
History visualizations provide striking images that show how the users choices impact their world compared to the average consumer. The look of these visualizations are not finalized and will be iterated and tested to a very impactful version. They target the user’s emotions to get them to care about sustainability and realize that they can make a difference.
Users can also change their preferences by indicating how important a specific aspect of sustainability is to them.
Bad environmental impact products may phase out over time.