Designing a solution

Now that we had some idea of who the Prime full stack student was, it was time to come up with suggestions for a meaningful gift for them. We learned from our research that every Prime full stack student had one thing in common. They all spent a lot of time seated while completing their work at Prime. I was curious to know more about the impact of being seated for this amount of time on workers in general.

Troubling conclusions that lead to an “Ah-ha” moment

My research showed that Prime students spend an average of 6 hours per day seated here at Prime. Experts in workplace ergonomics seemingly agree that spending this amount of time seated puts these students at risk for potential back injury.

Ah-ha! I wondered if I could potentially design a gift for full stack students that would both be appreciated by the student, but would also help prevent any potential back injury associated with sitting and completing their daily work at Prime.

I created three different design concepts for potential gift idea. The concept that was chosen for advancement was an ergonomic footrest that could be placed under the students desks. This footrest would be adjustable and designed specifically to take pressure off of the students lower back while they are seated and working. Our earlier research indicated that footrests of this type are currently already widely used in office environments were works spend long hours at their desks.