Dexter
Lead Researcher & Designer
Dexter is a personal information management assistant, powered by smart metadata, to help curate your knowledge. This was developed as a maters thesis in support of a deep research project, shown on another page.
YEAR
ROLE
SKILLS
2021
Strategic Designer
Information Management, AI, Master Thesis
SYSTEMS OF MEMORIES
Looking at the different parts of memories, I could identify the different kinds of memories and when they are needed.
PERSONAS
To better understand my user, I looked at different personas to see those who would be most interested in this opportunity.
USER SCENARIOS AND OPPORTUNITIES
A key part of the persona and user definition came from their stage of life, and led to identifying different areas to explore.
IDEATION
Each idea looked at different kinds of users and potential solutions to their problems.
USER JOURNEY FOR HANDWRITTEN NOTES
Moving forward with concept #1, I took a look more into the "best of both worlds" and how to best bridge the gap not based on technology, but on the purpose of recording and accessing the information.
DEVELOPMENT
Many different iterations and ideations of how to deliver a new and effective software tool that can help users in the crowded market place.
A personal information management assistant, here to help curate your knowledge.
Dexter becomes your personal file database using NLP (Natural Language Processing) and OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to add smart metadata to your files.
OCR recognizes Coded Markings
Sources identified through computer vision
Advanced filtering and tracking
Automation opportunities for observing trends
Personalized workspaces for separating topics
Even when you're not at your desk at work, quickly help a coworker by searching from your phone.
Sync to other research sources for saving links and sources
Reference digital files from any device, leave paper copies behind
Shareable information that can be personalized just for you
User Flow
In order to compete in such a competitive market, I optimized the required interactions in order to provide efficient user adoption.
Current best practices and workflows require multiple tools that vary in their cost and capabilities.
By using dexter, the user only has to navigate one tool. Dexter can establish a mutually beneficial relationship with other productivity tools by empowering customers with information management.
Cost & Revenue
Dexter will launch as a freemium product and have two options for users to buy upgrades, 1) software licenses and 2) digital storage and access.
Roadmap
Net Profit ($)
Develop dexter
Build team
Beta mobile
Launch February
Create online classes
More classes
Lecture and seminar speakers
Begin spreading word on campuses
Add functionality
Tagging analytics
Expand to corporate and education campuses for courses and training