Cheers! 🥂 We’re back with our very first After Work episode, where we grab a little drink and just chat about designs that we’re interested in. Today that’s AsthmaTuner, an app and companion bluetooth device that help people with asthma live without symptoms. Bella started as AsthmaTuner’s first designer and continues to lead design 8 years later, and Ola had a stint designing at AsthmaTuner for 2 years - so with 10 years between us, we’ve got a thing or two to say about the thinking behind the user experience. So pull up a chair and dive deep with us as we unpack how to motivate patients to follow their treatment plans, why encouraging patients to be honest instead of perfect matters, and much more. 

Show Notes 🖊️

• Curious to learn more about AsthmaTuner? All information is available at https://medituner.com/ (https://medituner.com/se/ for listeners in Sweden). AsthmaTuner is available in Sweden and is currently undergoing clinical trials in the US.

• At 03:42, Ola discusses Megan Metzger’s Figma Config talk, “Designing for Climate Disaster.” The full talk is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akudd_qFWrg - check it out!

• At 36:30, Ola references Oinas-Kukkonen and Harjumaa’s Persuasive Systems Design model. For more information on their model and research, their work is available to download at https://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol24/iss1/28/ 

Chapters 📖

00:00-03:23 Introduction

03:24-17:30 Our thoughts on Megan Metzger’s ‘Designing for Climate Disaster’ talk 

17:31-22:59 What is AsthmaTuner?

23:00-28:06 How to test your asthma in the app

28:07-35:21 AsthmaTuner’s fan-favorite feature (or how to motivate patients to make testing a habit)

35:22-40:27 Breaking down persuasive design

40:28-48:13 The medication “adherence” problem

48:14-54:09 How AsthmaTuner’s new medication log helps patients be honest instead of perfect

54:10-59:12 What makes a desirable healthtech product

59:13-01:00:33 Wrap-up