Practitioners’ Insights on Integrating Goal Setting Tools in Personal Informatics

Lolla, Sruzan and Sas, Corina (2025) Practitioners’ Insights on Integrating Goal Setting Tools in Personal Informatics. In: BCS HCI '25 : Proceedings of the 38th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference. BCS Learning & Development . UNSPECIFIED, GBR, pp. 570-576.

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Abstract

While the tools and methods of qualitative goal setting are available, their application in goal support technologies such as personal informatics has been less explored. In this study, we set out to discern the applicability of four goal setting tools, namely, goal appraisal workbook kit, decision matrix, goal breakdown, and SMART goals. To this aim, we report twelve participatory workshops with goal practitioners including therapists, counsellors, and coaches. Relying on practitioners’ feedback and prior literature on these tools, we assess their applicability and present the identified opportunities in designing interfaces for supporting goal setting for qualitative goals.