Travel Remedy Kit review

My personal travel experience

When I travel I have loads of things I can do. I don't pay that much attention on my travels, but most of the time I am pretty pleased with the travel. My problem is not so much the travel but the time of arrival. If I’m running late, a longer trip is only making it worse. During the trip I listen to my music and read some articles on the internet. If I can't read them, I get restless. Sometimes I try to do some work, but generally I don't. When travelling with friends I can really catch up with someone in a short time. This article didn't learn me that much more, except to plan my trip with longer travels. Actually, what bothered me was the smug attitude from the participants, that they learned to enjoy their trip more and that they are so much more productive...

Prototype or Kit

When researching a new topic you should start with a kit. Using the kit with subjects will inspire for a solution. With this solution a prototype is made. In this way the solution is tested with users. In this particular situation the switch is a good idea too. First provide the travelers a kit to experience their trip and to enable them to use every possibility of the transportation system. After using the kit, the respondents will be experts on travelling and using travel time to the limit. Then use the card sorting tool to gain this insight from the users and to build a prototype.

Insight from the article

It is very easy to focus on making things effective, but this article reminds us that just reducing the time traveled is the wrong way of looking at the problem. If you try to enable people to have a better trip, the first question should be about what that better trip would look like. Similarly, when designing for smart life rhythms it is important to avoid the easy option (trimming time spent) and look for the real reason why something is a problem.