FOCUS Group
Indy Hall: Show-N-Tell
Dec. 15, 2022
Ice Breakers
Answer in the Chat!
- Where are you located?
- What kind of work do you do?
- Do you work from home or in an office?
FOCUS Group
A focus group about staying focused!
Startup Founders:
Rachel Winchester,
Product Designer
Ian Holloway,
ESL Teacher
Goal
Collect qualitative research about procrastination, productivity, accountability, and staying focused. Incorporate data into product design, marketing materials, and business strategy.
How it works
Each of the following 3 sections has open ended discussion questions. Add your answers to the chat. I’ll read some answers outload and invite you to talk more
Table of Contents
Introduction
How would you rate your tendency to procrastinate on your work on a scale of 1-10?
Procrastination
10 minutes
How often do you procrastinate?
Why do you procrastinate?
In what situations do you procrastinate?
Productivity
10 minutes
What are your main methods of being productive? What’s your secret?
When you’re trying to be more productive, what’s going on in your head? What do you tell yourself to be more productive? Are you encouraging or critical?
Money
Thinking in Details...
Thinking in details – How much do you spend on being more productive currently? Which of these do you spend money on?
- Work at a cafe and purchase an item
- Coffee, energy drinks, caffeine pills, etc.
- Full-time office space
- Part-time office space
- Procrastination coach
- Therapy
- Personal assistant
- Ergonomic products (etc. Standing desk, wrist brace)
- Productivity apps
- List some with prices
- Tech (tablet, Second monitor, fitbit, noise canceling headphones)
- Work community or study buddy
- Work retreat
Thinking Big Picture...
How much do you budget annually for productivity?
In other words, what would you pay to complete one more thing on your vision board/new years resolution, etc.?
How much do you value productivity in your life?
introducing….
The
Focus
Assistants
1-on-1 productivity service for procrastinators
Before
- Client selects their Focus Assistant & books a session
- Client pays ahead of time:
$15/hour – no refunds! - Client receives motivating and encouraging messages from their Focus Assistant
During
- Break down the work session into bite sized tasks together
- Set a goal and reward for the end of the session
- Client shares their screen, if able to
- Client starts work chatting with the assistant and thinking out loud
- Focus assistant monitors client, keeps them from getting distracted, and takes notes
After
- Session report is uploaded to Client profile
- Client reviews Focus Assistant and sends an extra tip
- Client adds them to their list to hire them in the future
Thank You!!!
Win & Ian
