2021

MINDFUL
PLANNING

OBJECTIVES & GOALS

Either you’re a paper planner, digital planner or none, we all have our ways to sort and organize our tasks. But there’s always a constant debate on which method: paper planner or digital planner works best. Living in an information age where technology is advancing, digital planners can take a huge role in our daily lives preventing clutters and offer efficient ways to organize our events. However, we can’t deny the power of pen and paper, writing everything down like the old-fashion way.

For this case study, my goal was to design a hybrid planner bridging the gap between digital and paper calendars to make planning more enjoyable, purposeful and accessible.

TASKS

Ideation, Interviews, Affinity Map, Sketching, User Flow, Personas, Wireframes, Prototypes and Insights.

My first approach was to determine the strength and weaknesses for both paper and digital planning and find a middle ground between the two platforms.

Digital Planning

Paper Planning

Pros

Accessibility

Sync & Share

Quick Edits

Desensitize

Distractions

Less Creativity

Remembering

Customizable

Reduce Stress

Accessibility

Less Editing Capabilities

No Back Up

Cons

Five interviews were conducted about their typical plan for their day and experience using past and current planners.

Quick access to add and edit events.

Syncing devices and sharing views with multiple people.

QUICK ACCESSIBILITY

Most of the interviewees expressed that they have trouble organizing their planners. This sometimes left them frustrated trying to find their notes and etc.

ORGANIZATION

Having enough space to freely journal their notes, conversations, and etc was important.

FREE JOURNALING

As a result, this led me to conclude to three insights:

1. Connectivity - how well does the user feel connected?

2. Mindfulness - how can we create a space where users can mindfully organize reducing stress?

3. Creativity - how can we make planning more enjoyable?

Personas