The dangers of period-tracking apps feat. Maggie Delano

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02/05/20 • 52 min

Innovation For All - Diversity in Tech and Business

In the season finale of Innovation for All, Maggie Delano tells us how period-tracking apps exclude people who are not straight, cis-gendered women without medical conditions. She explains how user design could be more inclusive and introduces us to the benefits of Quantified Self.

You'll learn:

The issues surrounding period-tracking apps
How period-tracking apps can be more inclusive of people with medical conditions
How user research can think about cases that fall outside of the set target audience
Ways to increase inclusivity in the on-boarding process of app design
Concerns of data privacy in period-tracking apps
How self-tracking can be beneficial
Ways that self-tracking is happening organically
Ideas on tracking "subjective" experiences such as emotion and mood
How to leverage user research to avoid stereotypes and generalizations
Examples of queer-inclusive business ideas

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You'll learn:

The issues surrounding period-tracking apps
How period-tracking apps can be more inclusive of people with medical conditions
How user research can think about cases that fall outside of the set target audience
Ways to increase inclusivity in the on-boarding process of app design
Concerns of data privacy in period-tracking apps
How self-tracking can be beneficial
Ways that self-tracking is happening organically
Ideas on tracking "subjective" experiences such as emotion and mood
How to leverage user research to avoid stereotypes and generalizations
Examples of queer-inclusive business ideas

Get show notes for this and every episode at innovationforallcast.com.

Find us on Twitter @inforallpodcast.

Innovation for All will be returning in March 2020 for the third season.

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovation-for-all/message
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/innovation-for-all/support

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