
pynk matter
the brief
“Pynk’s goal is to grow its decentralised investor community of 10,000 active and engaged users to enable its AI system to make effective crowd- driven investment decisions, whilst also retaining and continuing to engage its current users.”
the challenge
“Despite having a list of over 16,000 sign-ups, user engagement has not been great, with a large number of users dropping out before making a prediction. Therefore, our challenge is to increase and sustain the “stickiness” of price prediction activity on the platform.”
our approach
research phase
our key research and takeaways
website reviews
sussing out the competition
talking to the users
research phase
1.
what was pynk doing well?
2.
what were areas that could be improved?
3.
which areas offered the greatest win-win?
research takeaways
I expected it was going to give me advice on buying bitcoin
I like that its risk free and super easy to use
I love the style of the site and app
It feels odd there is so much empty space
Its not clear as to what I’m getting in return for my time
Whats the point of WoC if some people have little to no knowledge?
I don’t get the value of using it
Previous
Next
competitive analysis
1.
what were other fin tech services doing?
2.
could we draw ideas from the competition?
3.
were there examples of best practice we could learn from?
research takeaways

grammarly
onboarding

swissborg
Modern minimalism

crowdholding
community led
change

faircoin
ethical investment
for the 99%
research phase
1.
what were the needs and goals of users?
2.
how could they help us prioritise our work?
3.
were could we offer the greatest value for both the user and pynk?
research takeaways
%
of users were drawn in by pynk’s gamification
%
of users love the pynk aesthetics
%
of users love pynk’s value proposition
%
of users believed better 'onboarding' was needed
%
of users valued and engaged with the pynk community
%
of users spent between 5 - 10 mins in the app
0
%
of users were drawn in by pynk’s gamification
website reviews
research phase
1.
what was pynk doing well?
2.
what were areas that could be improved?
3.
which areas offered the greatest win-win?
research takeaways
I expected it was going to give me advice on buying bitcoin
I like that its risk free and super easy to use
I love the style of the site and app
It feels odd there is so much empty space
Its not clear as to what I’m getting in return for my time
Whats the point of WoC if some people have little to no knowledge?
I don’t get the value of using it
Previous
Next
sussing out the competition
competitive analysis
1.
what were other fin tech services doing?
2.
could we draw ideas from the competition?
3.
were there examples of best practice we could learn from?
research takeaways

grammarly
onboarding

swissborg
Modern minimalism

crowdholding
community led
change

faircoin
ethical investment
for the 99%
talking to the users
research phase
1.
what were the needs and goals of users?
2.
how could they help us prioritise our work?
3.
were could we offer the greatest value for both the user and pynk?
research takeaways
%
of users were drawn in by pynk’s gamification
%
of users love the pynk aesthetics
%
of users love pynk’s value proposition
%
of users believed better 'onboarding' was needed
%
of users valued and engaged with the pynk community
%
of users spent between 5 - 10 mins in the app
0
%
of users were drawn in by pynk’s gamification
scope
problem statement
persona
old journey map
tech savvy millennials who have disposable income want a better way to invest their money, helping them get on the property ladder and into ethical investment projects so they can create a better future for the next generation, but they don’t trust banks whose traditional ROI is too low.
who are we focussing on?
meet cory

He’s 35 years old. Lives with his fiancé and is expecting a child. Motivated to find a low risk way to make his money work harder

“I want to make ethical and risk free investments so I can secure a comfortable future for my family"

problem statement
tech savvy millennials who have disposable income want a better way to invest their money, helping them get on the property ladder and into ethical investment projects so they can create a better future for the next generation, but they don’t trust banks whose traditional ROI is too low.
persona
who are we focussing on?
meet cory

He’s 35 years old. Lives with his fiancé and is expecting a child. Motivated to find a low risk way to make his money work harder
old journey map

“I want to make ethical and risk free investments so I can secure a comfortable future for my family"

structure
so, which of our concept solutions could help cory?
new journey map
onboarding & support
dashboard
gamification
reminders & notifications

so, what’s corey’s new online journey now?
onboarding
my dashboard
gamification
reminders
onboarding & support features
1.
onboarding
an interactive tour of pynk familiarising users
4.
faqs
if a user faces uncertainty they can find answers here
2.
gifs
helps explain concept parts of the app during on boarding
3.
support
help icons are available in necessary places

onboarding & support features
1. onboarding
an interactive tour of pynk familiarising users
2. gifs
helps explain concept parts of the app during on boarding
3. support
help icons are available in necessary places
4. faqs
if a user faces uncertainty they can find answers here

dashboard features
1.
progress
show users their previous predictions
4.
community
get involved with the pynk community
2.
predictions
quickly make predictions from the dashboard
5.
rose AI
get feedback from – and compare against – rose AI
3.
leaderboard
compare progress with other users
6.
news
tailor and read relevant news from your dashboard

dashboard features
1. progress
show users their previous predictions
2. predictions
quickly make predictions from the dashboard
3. leaderboard
compare progress with other users
4. community
get involved with the pynk community
5. rose AI
get feedback from – and compare against – rose AI
6. news
tailor and read relevant news from your dashboard

gamification features
1.
competitions
competitions between users, plus pynk events
4.
leaderboards
“how do my team and I rank globally?”
2.
rewards
cosmetic (badges/trophies) and financial incentives
3.
teams
teams of users who can compete for greater rewards

gamification features
1. competitions
competitions between users, plus pynk events
2. rewards
cosmetic (badges/trophies) and financial incentives
3. teams
teams of users who can compete for greater rewards
4. leaderboards
“how do my team and I rank globally?”

reminders & notifications features
1.
reminder
notifications so you don’t forget to predict
2.
notifications
updates about changes to the pynk app
3.
investments
news on ethical investments made by pynk

reminders & notifications features
1. reminder
notifications so you don’t forget to predict
2. notifications
updates about changes to the pynk app
3. investments
news on ethical investments made by pynk

new journey map

so, what’s corey’s new online journey now?
onboarding
my dashboard
gamification
reminders
onboarding & support
onboarding & support features
1.
onboarding
an interactive tour of pynk familiarising users
4.
faqs
if a user faces uncertainty they can find answers here
2.
gifs
helps explain concept parts of the app during on boarding
3.
support
help icons are available in necessary places

onboarding & support features
1. onboarding
an interactive tour of pynk familiarising users
2. gifs
helps explain concept parts of the app during on boarding
3. support
help icons are available in necessary places
4. faqs
if a user faces uncertainty they can find answers here

dashboard
dashboard features
1.
progress
show users their previous predictions
4.
community
get involved with the pynk community
2.
predictions
quickly make predictions from the dashboard
5.
rose AI
get feedback from – and compare against – rose AI
3.
leaderboard
compare progress with other users
6.
news
tailor and read relevant news from your dashboard

dashboard features
1. progress
show users their previous predictions
2. predictions
quickly make predictions from the dashboard
3. leaderboard
compare progress with other users
4. community
get involved with the pynk community
5. rose AI
get feedback from – and compare against – rose AI
6. news
tailor and read relevant news from your dashboard

gamification
gamification features
1.
competitions
competitions between users, plus pynk events
4.
leaderboards
“how do my team and I rank globally?”
2.
rewards
cosmetic (badges/trophies) and financial incentives
3.
teams
teams of users who can compete for greater rewards

gamification features
1. competitions
competitions between users, plus pynk events
2. rewards
cosmetic (badges/trophies) and financial incentives
3. teams
teams of users who can compete for greater rewards
4. leaderboards
“how do my team and I rank globally?”

reminders & notifications
reminders & notifications features
1.
reminder
notifications so you don’t forget to predict
2.
notifications
updates about changes to the pynk app
3.
investments
news on ethical investments made by pynk

reminders & notifications features
1. reminder
notifications so you don’t forget to predict
2. notifications
updates about changes to the pynk app
3. investments
news on ethical investments made by pynk

deliver
what did we decide to build?
the sweet spot
prototype evolution
user feedback
hi-fidelity prototype
adaptive views



“I have a better understanding on what to do now”
"You’ve made it so much clearer”
“I want to see some kind of confirmation after I make a prediction”
“Easy to find, easy to make a prediction”
“I would love to get one over on some of my mates”
“I was expecting it to be somewhere else”
“I would put a longer time frame for the reminders”
“Where is the cog icon for the settings?”
onboarding

prediction

chat & versus

reminders

onboarding

“I have a better understanding on what to do now"
"You’ve made it so much clearer”
prediction

“I want to see some kind of confirmation after I make a prediction"
“Easy to find, easy to make a prediction”
chat & versus

“I would love to get one over on some of my mates"
“I was expecting it to be somewhere else”
reminders

“I would put a longer time frame for the reminders”
“Where is the cog icon for the settings?"

the sweet spot

prototype evolution


user feedback
“I have a better understanding on what to do now”
"You’ve made it so much clearer”
“I want to see some kind of confirmation after I make a prediction”
“Easy to find, easy to make a prediction”
“I would love to get one over on some of my mates”
“I was expecting it to be somewhere else”
“I would put a longer time frame for the reminders”
“Where is the cog icon for the settings?”
onboarding

prediction

chat & versus

reminders

onboarding

“I have a better understanding on what to do now"
"You’ve made it so much clearer”
prediction

“I want to see some kind of confirmation after I make a prediction"
“Easy to find, easy to make a prediction”
chat & versus

“I would love to get one over on some of my mates"
“I was expecting it to be somewhere else”
reminders

“I would put a longer time frame for the reminders”
“Where is the cog icon for the settings?"
adaptive views
