06 - Research Question

Its function is to help promote clarity in your thesis research and direction for your creative work.

Thesis question should be:

• solvable by design
• doable and researchable
• evocative
• timely
• relevant
• make connections
• clear

Thesis Question iterations:

How can experience design be utilized to create a platform for couples to share and manage their finances.

How can extending the experience of an existing money management application called Mint aid couples to share and manage their finances together?

How can extending the experience of existing money management applications aid couples in sharing and managing their finances?

How can UX strategies be used to create a more effective and comprehensive financial tracking software/app/experience for couples?


end of day - how is it measurable?

Thesis worthy?

What’s interesting is all the testing that I can do because everyone manages money differently.

There’s an app existing called Honeydue but it doesn't work as efficiently as it could. I downloaded it with my husband to use and we couldn't get our accounts linked and the interface was very confusing. It also asked for a donation and that didn't sit well with me. We would go back to google sheets rather than use that app. Mint is the most trusted financial app. So having an extension adds credibility.

 Most people actually use spread sheets from asking around. I want to do a survey to confirm. But they don’t want to use Google because of privacy and stuff. But then it’s not automated. Mint is all automated.