Co-designing an Intervention Protocol and Web-based Interface for Identifying and Setting Qualitative Goals

Lolla, Sruzan and Sas, Corina (2026) Co-designing an Intervention Protocol and Web-based Interface for Identifying and Setting Qualitative Goals. In: DIS 2026 - Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference :. ACM, SGP. (In Press)

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Abstract

Personal informatics research has predominantly explored the setting and tracking of quantitative goals, with less focus on qualitative goals. To address this gap, we report staged participatory design sessions with 26 stakeholders including goal-oriented work practitioners, self-trackers, and designers. Leveraging practitioners’ expertise, we co-designed a novel multi-session, 4-week intervention for goal identifying and goal setting consisting of sequentially scheduled tools from goal-oriented work. We also explored the intervention’s pre-use acceptability, and the perception of user in- teraction and usability of the digital format. Our findings informed four design implications to support identification of ambitious yet realistic goals, structured and customizable support for goal identification and setting, iterative goal revision, and reduced reliance on quantitative tools. We also reflect on the value of engaging multiple stakeholders in participatory design.