Design a useful and meaningful alarm clock for

your partner. Start by gaining empathy.

Step 1: Interview 8 minutes (2 sessions 4 minutes each)
Notes from your first interview:

Moderate Sleeper
Likes to hear the same noise because he wants to go turn it off
Only sets one alarm
Has a hard time getting out of bed
Doesnt get back in bed after he gets up

Switch roles and repeat interview

Step 2: Dig Deeper 6 minutes (2 sessions 3 minutes each)

Notes from your second interview:

Looks for an alarm that causes him to think

Likes vibration and sound as a phone alarm setting
Easier to wake up at a consistent time
If theres any light in the morning, he has to turn it off
Biggest problem waking up is motivation

Switch roles and repeat interview

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Reframe the problem.

Step 3: Capture Findings 3 minutes
Needs: Things they are trying to do (use verbs)

Get motivated to get up

Gets up to turn off lights
Wants to think to remain awake

Insights: New learning about your partners feelings and motivations. Whats something you see about your partners
experience that maybe s/he doesnt see? (make inferences from what you heard)

Step 4: Take a Stand With a Point-Of-View 3 minutes

Partners name/description Alec Swaim

needs a way to (users needs) wake up and get up

because / but / surprisingly (circle one) because he is not motivated to get out of bed.

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Ideate. Generate alternatives to test.

Step 5: Sketch at least 5 radical ways to meet your users needs 5 minutes
Write your problem statement
Insert picture of 5 sketches

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Step 6: Share your solutions and capture feedback 10 minutes (2 sessions 5 minutes
each)
He likes all of the potential solutions and thinks that they will all be effective. He thinks the one with all of the
solutions would work best.

Switch roles and repeat sharing

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Iterate based on feedback.

Step 7: Reflect and generate a new solution 3 minutes
Sketch your big idea, note details

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Build and test.

Step 8: Build your solution
Make something your partner can interact with. Submit picture here:

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Step 9: Share your solution and get feedback 8 minutes (2 sessions 4 minutes each)

+ What worked
Everything worked as intended and allowed my customer/client/roommate to wake up and stay up

- What did not work

Product image was an issue (rubber bands) and the time was on the back

? Questions
Q: Is it all one device or do I have to connect my phone to it?
A: It is all one device, no cell phone required.

! Ideas
Find a way to mount a LED light inside the speaker housing and have the time on the front of the device.

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