Conceptual Design

Our concept is a paired device that works between two friends to motivate them to stay focused and be more mindful of distractions. Each device has two flowers — one representing the device owner, the other one representing their friend. 

When the person (user 1) is ready to start working, they can use a button to turn on their focus mode, which will light up the flower representing them on both friends' devices. The flower will start to gently breathe, prompting the user to place the phone on the bottom platform of the device. Once the phone has been put down, the light will become stable.

If the friend (user 2) sees that user 1 is focusing, they can be motivated to also start their focus session. In that case, the procedure above will be repeated, after which both flowers will then light up on each person's devices.

During their focus time, if any of the two users gets distracted and picks up their phone, the flower representing this person will once again start to gently breathe on both devices. This breathing motion is designed to capture the user's attention in a non-intrusive way and remind them of their own distractions, thereby gently nudging them to go back to work.

When the focus session is over, the user can turn off the switch. By the end of each week, the user will receive an email, summarizing their focus time last week and how many times they get distracted.

Interaction Flow