Cultivating Aspirations: How AI Transforms Daily Tasks into Steps Towards Your Dream Future
Today at Config 2023, Noah Levin (VP of UX at Figma and a good friend) shed light on how AI could revolutionize the challenges designers encounter with tactical considerations (like button placement) and empower them to concentrate on higher-level thinking (like the overall user experience). How does this work? Figma AI creates an entire user flow using pre-existing design patterns. Subscribe. Also great talk Noah!
Noah challenged his audience of creators to transition their thinking from a focus on web/app design to intentions and actions, thereby harnessing the potential of this AI era. I concur wholeheartedly, but I propose we could push this even further. What if we could link your actions directly to your aspirations, thus mitigating the cognitive dissonance we grapple with on a daily basis?
Motivated by this thought, I designed a prototype for the CODA:AI contest. The concept was born from a common dilemma: tracking our everyday tasks often leaves us feeling as though we haven't achieved anything of substance. We become mired in the immediacy of tasks, overlooking our future aspirations. By the end of the day, we're too drained for introspection or journaling, leading to a sense of unfulfillment that current productivity tools can't address.
So, what does it do?
Visualize life as a garden, daily tasks as seeds, and our AI as the devoted gardener, meticulously cultivating your tasks into strategic actions towards your future blossoms.
1.Articulate your Aspirations, be it Career Growth or Healthy Aging. Choose from a pre-determined list or input your own.
2. Record your daily activities, associate them with an aspiration, and let our AI do the cultivation. Our AI offers an outsider's perspective, enabling us to make different connections.
3. Share your progress with your boss (optional), fostering deeper discussions, clearer goal understanding, and wider support.
Our AI isn't just a task manager, but a sower of seeds for your aspirations. Each day takes your dream garden a step closer to full bloom. We're aiming to shift the paradigm from simply executing tasks to fostering meaningful growth.
How I built it
I used two tables in CODA. Table 1 houses a list of top aspirations. I conducted research and distilled the most comprehensive yet succinct list that covered the most meaningful demographics using CODA. Table 2 captures the daily tasks and includes a drop-down menu to select aspirations (sourced from Table 1). In the final column, the AI works its magic, bridging the divide between the tactical and the aspirational.
Built with the following tools:
Chatgpt
coda
elevenlabs
epidemicsound
imovie
leiapix
midjourney
musicfy
runway2
studioid
youtube