CMCHRIS MUNN, PHD
RESEARCH / STRATEGY / AI
← Selected workCASE STUDY 06 / DESIGN RESEARCH

Life with Diabetes

Problem: Business wants to integrate new technology to grow customers

Field research8 people · In-home research
Project collaborators

Stakeholders: VP of business strategy, methodological consultants, and lead researchers.

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Design research Life with Diabetes
01 / QUESTIONS

Questions

company

How will introducing a new technology potentially increase North American market share?

product

What do people with diabetes currently do to fulfill their unmet needs?

design

What design elements could make living with diabetes mores simple?

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02 / APPROACH

Sample & Methods

Methods

In-home journey mapping & interviews

Leveraged jobs-to-be-done framework to understand unmet needs

Affinity mapped patterns and pain points

Secondary research on competitors

Sample

8 people with diabetes with varying success with health maintenance

Selected a participants from variety of competitor tools

Columbus, OH metropolitan area

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03 / EXPERIMENTAL METHODS

Experimental methods

Experimental methods

Leveraged 360 video to put stakeholders in the moment with VR.

Represented "non-typical" health experiences using transparent overlays.

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04 / IMPACT

Impact & Deliverables

Impact

Company shifted focus to customer segment with unmet needs

Company decided to NOT integrate new technology into design

Informed jobs-to-be done survey

THE WORK, MADE TANGIBLE

Deliverables

  • 3 customer archetypes with major needs
  • Diabetes product competitor report
  • Large journey map with unmet needs for each stage in the journey
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05 / REFLECTION

Study Retro

Expand sample size to 12 to further develop archetypes

Integrate family members into journey mapping

Integrate live streaming for questions from stakeholders

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