Aaryaman Sagar, Matthew Terwilliger, Samkit ShahFebruary 13th, 2017

Unfinished chores create conflict.

Problem

Personas

Alex (clean)John (messy)

John (messy)

John is a 20 year old college student who lives in Ann Arbor and attends University of Michigan. He’s a busy guy, involved in school and several different extracurriculars. He enjoys having friends over, and spends his spare time watching TV. His roommates see him as messy, lazy, and rather passive.

John grew up in a generation surrounded by technology and social media. The majority of his day is spent staring at a screen. A lot of times he won’t even remember to go to events if his phone doesn’t remind him.

He grew up in a home never having to do chores. His parents took care of housework and cleaning up after him.

Alex (clean)

Alex is a 21 year old at University of Michigan. He’s a bit of a neat freak and kind of a stickler. He’s involved around school, but also spends a good amount of time around the house cooking and studying.

Alex and John get along for the most part – they’re very similar. Except in one way: Alex is on top of everything and keeps his life very organized. He holds his housemates to the same standard for shared spaces.

💭 “I will get around to the chores eventually”

😒 John would pull his weight if others gave him some time and space.

👀 Other people do my chores for me even though I didn’t ask.

� Within a week John is back to the same bad habits.

John (messy)

💭 All of the responsibility falls on me

😤 Sacrificing his own happiness for the “greater good”

👀 Other friends tell me about their living situation

📆📝 Holds house meetings, gets organized, doesn’t help

Alex (clean)

▪ Users, Groups, Tasks▪ Task completion▪ Group notifications

MVP

▪ NO reward system▪ NO statistics▪ NO snooze functionality

As John,I want to know the minimal expectationso that I can avoid fights with Alex.

Mockup #1

As Alex,I don't want to pester peopleso that I avoid fighting with my roommates.

Mockup #1

Mockup #2

Hypothesis Testing

▪ Messy John is not offended by social implications▪ Users extrapolate incentive systems