Building an app for
the future of work
Building an app for the future of work
Building an app for the future of work
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Date
June -
December 2021
Role
Co-founder, designer, engineer
Team
Joost Reus
Adriaan de Wit
Project background
Workplaces was a map-based app that was dedicated to let users easily find their ideal workplace. The goal was to map all the places that people can work from, from small coffee shops to co-working offices, and make them searchable based on their characteristics and facilities.
The problem
When the world 'shut down' in May 2020, and workers could not return to the office, the idea of remote working started to become a much more accepted one for many people.
After a while however, the downsides of working remotely started to become painfully clear. From children around the house to neighbours that would not stop drilling in their walls, many people were longing for a place to go in the morning.
Our solution
We foresaw a future in which hybrid working would be the status quo. Workers won't need big office buildings or a dull commute to the same place everyday. Somedays people will want to get together, somedays people will want to focus. Most likely in different places that satisfy their current needs.
We wanted to create the solution that allowed people to do this, mapping all the available places to work or study from, in one big database - and providing acces through a simple, clear and easy to use interface.
Minimum Viable Product
We set out to build an MVP that could facilitate validating the market need and gather feedback in real user context. For this we launched the app to the App Store and Google Play Store in order to have a low barrier for prospect users to get involved.
We tried to gather as much feedback as possible and expand the MVP by adding more workplace data. We also pitched the idea to a start-up incubator, but unfortunately due to the fact that a lot of the information about the places is relatively hard to obtain and requires manual labour, we eventually had to shut down the app and website.
Thanks for taking the time to read.
I hope this case study gave you some insight in my process and ways of thinking.
Date
June -
December 2021
Role
Co-founder, designer, engineer
Team
Joost Reus
Adriaan de Wit
Project background
Workplaces was a map-based app that was dedicated to let users easily find their ideal workplace. The goal was to map all the places that people can work from, from small coffee shops to co-working offices, and make them searchable based on their characteristics and facilities.
The problem
When the world 'shut down' in May 2020, and workers could not return to the office, the idea of remote working started to become a much more accepted one for many people.
After a while however, the downsides of working remotely started to become painfully clear. From children around the house to neighbours that would not stop drilling in their walls, many people were longing for a place to go in the morning.
Our solution
We foresaw a future in which hybrid working would be the status quo. Workers won't need big office buildings or a dull commute to the same place everyday. Somedays people will want to get together, somedays people will want to focus. Most likely in different places that satisfy their current needs.
We wanted to create the solution that allowed people to do this, mapping all the available places to work or study from, in one big database - and providing acces through a simple, clear and easy to use interface.
Minimum Viable Product
We set out to build an MVP that could facilitate validating the market need and gather feedback in real user context. For this we launched the app to the App Store and Google Play Store in order to have a low barrier for prospect users to get involved.
We tried to gather as much feedback as possible and expand the MVP by adding more workplace data. We also pitched the idea to a start-up incubator, but unfortunately due to the fact that a lot of the information about the places is relatively hard to obtain and requires manual labour, we eventually had to shut down the app and website.
Thanks for taking
the time to read.
I hope this case study gave you some insight in my process and ways of thinking.
Date
June -
December 2021
Role
Co-founder, designer, engineer
Team
Joost Reus
Adriaan de Wit
Project background
Workplaces was a map-based app that was dedicated to let users easily find their ideal workplace. The goal was to map all the places that people can work from, from small coffee shops to co-working offices, and make them searchable based on their characteristics and facilities.
The problem
When the world 'shut down' in May 2020, and workers could not return to the office, the idea of remote working started to become a much more accepted one for many people.
After a while however, the downsides of working remotely started to become painfully clear. From children around the house to neighbours that would not stop drilling in their walls, many people were longing for a place to go in the morning.
Our solution
We foresaw a future in which hybrid working would be the status quo. Workers won't need big office buildings or a dull commute to the same place everyday. Somedays people will want to get together, somedays people will want to focus. Most likely in different places that satisfy their current needs.
We wanted to create the solution that allowed people to do this, mapping all the available places to work or study from, in one big database - and providing acces through a simple, clear and easy to use interface.
Minimum Viable Product
We set out to build an MVP that could facilitate validating the market need and gather feedback in real user context. For this we launched the app to the App Store and Google Play Store in order to have a low barrier for prospect users to get involved.
We tried to gather as much feedback as possible and expand the MVP by adding more workplace data. We also pitched the idea to a start-up incubator, but unfortunately due to the fact that a lot of the information about the places is relatively hard to obtain and requires manual labour, we eventually had to shut down the app and website.
Thanks for taking the time to read.
I hope this case study gave you some insight in my process and ways of thinking.