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The Smart Productivity Companion for Neurodivergent Minds

Role

Product Manager
UX Researcher

Role

Maddy Correa, Krishna Aggarwal,
Joaquin Bohmer

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A personalised path to productivity

The future of focus

Toggle is a groundbreaking wearable and app ecosystem designed to help neurodivergent individuals, particularly those with ADHD, optimize their personal workspace.

With a smart wearable device featuring integrated cameras, haptic feedback, and AI-driven real-time analysis, Toggle identifies distractions, suggests personalized solutions, and helps users form lasting productivity habits.

Why it works?

Uses real-time environmental scanning to assess workspace conditions.
Delivers personalized productivity recommendations through haptic feedback and visual cues.
Provides historical analytics to track improvement over time.
Features a minimalist, user-friendly interface designed for ADHD users.

Uses real-time environmental scanning to assess workspace conditions.
Delivers personalized productivity recommendations through haptic feedback and visual cues.
Provides historical analytics to track improvement over time.
Features a minimalist, user-friendly interface designed for ADHD users.

Timeline

10 weeks

Project Date

2024

The problem: Why we need a smarter productivity solution

Why productivity feels so out of reach

For college students aged 18-25, especially those with ADHD symptoms, staying productive in disorganized environments can feel like swimming against the tide. Distractions pile up, stress levels rise, and existing tools fail to offer meaningful, personalised solutions.

The productivity struggle is real

Disorganized spaces = Overwhelmed mind.
Traditional productivity tools don’t adapt to real-world distractions.
ADHD users need personalized, real-time interventions - not generic advice.

Disorganized spaces = Overwhelmed mind.

Traditional productivity tools don’t adapt to real-world distractions.
ADHD users need personalized, real-time interventions - not generic advice.

Opportunity

We saw a gap in the market for a real-time, adaptive tool that helps neurodivergent individuals take control of their environment—not just their task lists.

The logic behind toggle: How we designed a smarter solution

The research process

Our research painted a vivid picture of college life for students with ADHD symptoms. We uncovered recurring pain points: cluttered desks, constant distractions, and difficulty maintaining focus. Through interviews, surveys, and user observations, we shaped Toggle to directly address these challenges with real-time, tailored support.

104 survey participants & 10 in-depth interviews with neurodivergent users.
Competitor analysis
User personas & journey mapping to define common pain points.

What neurodivergent users said

78% struggle to work in cluttered environments.

83% frequently lose items due to disorganization.

90% agree that a clean workspace improves productivity.

Existing solutions focus on time management, not environmental optimization.

Competitor Analysis: Why Existing Solutions Fall Short

We saw a gap in the market for a real-time, adaptive tool that helps neurodivergent individuals take control of their environment—not just their task lists.

User journey map

How Toggle would enhance our users lives in the ideal situatuion.

Design & Prototyping: Crafting UX which is friendly for neurodivergents

Information architecture

We designed the information architecture with a strong focus on intuitiveness, ensuring a seamless and effortless user experience.

Wearables and interfaces to rule distractions

What if your workspace knew exactly how to help you focus? Our ideation process explored wearables that track user behavior, provide feedback, and offer actionable advice. Combined with interfaces designed to declutter and organize, we envisioned a system that didn’t just guide users but empowered them to take control.

Key product decisions

Minimalist UI with high contrast and clean design to reduce visual clutter.
Gamification elements to encourage habit-building.
Voice and haptic feedback for non-intrusive nudging.

To turn our vision into reality, we rolled up our sleeves during the development phase. We designed wireframes and crafted 3D models, breathing life into Toggle’s features and functionality. Every detail was fine-tuned to ensure the final product would support users in optimizing their personal spaces effortlessly.

User testing: Real students, real feedback, real progress

Prototyping wasn’t just a phase - it was an adventure. We tested our solution with college students, including those with ADHD symptoms, and gathered invaluable insights. Each round of feedback refined the product, ensuring it resonated with users and met their needs for better focus, organization, and task management.

Low-Fi Prototypes: User Testing Round 1 → Feedback Implementation.

Mid-Fi Wireframes: User Testing Round 2 → Improved Navigation.

Final High-Fi Prototypes: User Testing Round 3 → 100% Success Rate.

What users loved

Customizable settings for noise control & task reminders.
Subtle haptic feedback to refocus without being intrusive.
Real-time workspace analysis helped reduce distractions.

The Toggle ecosystem: Hardware + Software in perfect sync

Why productivity feels so out of reach

Toggle is more than just a tool - it’s your personal productivity coach. Equipped with integrated cameras and intelligent software, it scans and analyzes your surroundings, offering real-time, actionable suggestions to optimize your workspace. From reducing distractions to enhancing focus, Toggle is the secret weapon for creating environments that inspire success.

And when users no longer need Toggle? That’s the ultimate win. After all, it’s "Meant to Be Deleted."

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Toggle Earbuds (Wearable Device)

Integrated Camera: Scans workspace to identify distractions.
Haptic Motor: Sends subtle vibrations to refocus attention.
Noise-Canceling Speaker: Blocks distractions & plays focus sounds.

Toggle App (Mobile Interface)

Real-Time Environment Scan: Identifies workspace issues.
To-Do List & Task Tracker: Helps users stay organized.
Commitment Tracker: Reinforces positive habits.
Personalized Insights: Tracks progress and suggests improvements.

Optimising the environment
The Toggle device allowed for users to pair their devices with the app to enable an environment scan. This would help the user categorise and compile tasks to do, in order for their environment to become a place that boosts their productivity.
Personalisation
The app’s personalization feature adapts to each user’s unique needs by providing tailored workspace organization tips, focus-boosting reminders, and task management suggestions in real time.
Accountability
The app’s tasks feature allows users to set timers for focused work sessions, track their commitment progress, and organize their day with lists and reminders for effective task management.
Toggle Headphones
The toggle headphones feature integrated cameras, haptic sensors, and noise-canceling capabilities, allowing users to immerse in focused work while the device monitors surroundings and provides sensory feedback for enhanced productivity.
Optimising the environment
The Toggle device allowed for users to pair their devices with the app to enable an environment scan. This would help the user categorise and compile tasks to do, in order for their environment to become a place that boosts their productivity.
Personalisation
The app’s personalization feature adapts to each user’s unique needs by providing tailored workspace organization tips, focus-boosting reminders, and task management suggestions in real time.
Accountability
The app’s tasks feature allows users to set timers for focused work sessions, track their commitment progress, and organize their day with lists and reminders for effective task management.
Toggle Headphones
The toggle headphones feature integrated cameras, haptic sensors, and noise-canceling capabilities, allowing users to immerse in focused work while the device monitors surroundings and provides sensory feedback for enhanced productivity.
Optimising the environment
The Toggle device allowed for users to pair their devices with the app to enable an environment scan. This would help the user categorise and compile tasks to do, in order for their environment to become a place that boosts their productivity.
Personalisation
The app’s personalization feature adapts to each user’s unique needs by providing tailored workspace organization tips, focus-boosting reminders, and task management suggestions in real time.
Accountability
The app’s tasks feature allows users to set timers for focused work sessions, track their commitment progress, and organize their day with lists and reminders for effective task management.
Toggle Headphones
The toggle headphones feature integrated cameras, haptic sensors, and noise-canceling capabilities, allowing users to immerse in focused work while the device monitors surroundings and provides sensory feedback for enhanced productivity.
Optimising the environment
The Toggle device allowed for users to pair their devices with the app to enable an environment scan. This would help the user categorise and compile tasks to do, in order for their environment to become a place that boosts their productivity.
Personalisation
The app’s personalization feature adapts to each user’s unique needs by providing tailored workspace organization tips, focus-boosting reminders, and task management suggestions in real time.
Accountability
The app’s tasks feature allows users to set timers for focused work sessions, track their commitment progress, and organize their day with lists and reminders for effective task management.
Toggle Headphones
The toggle headphones feature integrated cameras, haptic sensors, and noise-canceling capabilities, allowing users to immerse in focused work while the device monitors surroundings and provides sensory feedback for enhanced productivity.