MI Design Research

Motivational Interviewing Design Research

My Role: User Researcher, UI/UX Designer

This project explored design opportunities that facilitated motivational interviewing (MI) learning for novices through literature reviews and user studies.

Literature Reviews

First, I did literature reviews on learning to help me brainstorm ideas. Then, I summarized some research studies and their implications on designing tools to facilitate MI learning.

Brainstorming

Then, I started brainstorming ideas for the app. I dived into both personal learning in the form of lightweight daily tasks and community learning that incorporated gaming and community sharing.

User Interviews

A few other students in my lab are also tackling the same problem space. Hence, as a group, we interviewed both MI trainers and trainees on their opinions of our collected ideas. We received lots of positive feedback on lightweight daily tasks, goal-setting, community sharing, and aggregated response from community, which validated my design direction.

Prototyping

According to the feedback, I made a low-fi wireframe incorporating lightweight daily tasks, goal setting, progress tracking, and aggregated response from community.

Reflection

This project allowed me to see the empirical and theoretical side of design. Exploring design ideas through literature reviews was a new experience for me. Having theoretical support to back up my design definitely gave me more confidence in further investment.