workFocus: HOPE · Case study

Designing a learning dashboard for a Detroit nonprofit

Overview

Focus: HOPE is a Detroit nonprofit. As Marketing & Communications Coordinator, I made the sketches and early mockups for the first version of its new Learning Dashboard, which was shown to Microsoft and consultant partners.

Goals:

  1. Present a clear, credible first version of the Learning Dashboard to partners.
ROLEDesigner
TIMELINE2020
RESPONSIBILITIESUser research, sketching & mockups, dashboard UX & UI
TOOLSTBD

The challenge

The organization needed a learning dashboard concept polished enough to show to Microsoft and consultant partners.

PROBLEM TO SOLVE

Give partners a clear, credible picture of the new learning experience.

dashboardDesign

The Learning Dashboard

The first version of the design, made for the partner showcase after several rounds of user research.

User interviewsarrow_forward Card sortingarrow_forward Sketches & mockupsarrow_forward A/B testing
DASHBOARD
monitoringImpact

Outcome

We presented the concept and the research behind it to Microsoft and consultant partners.

MicrosoftPARTNER SHOWCASE
3RESEARCH METHODS: INTERVIEWS, CARD SORTS, A/B TESTS
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