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Digital piggy bank for meaningful saving behavior

Artículo para la Revista Chilena de Diseño "RChD: creación y pensamiento" escrito por Santiago de Francisco Vela & Mafalda Casais
Billy Cash delivering a message
Abstract
Virtue is a fundamental aspect of well-being. Past research has proposed that emotional-driven design can be a powerful mediator towards supporting virtue. However, virtue-focused solutions generally target isolated actions. Here, using saving as an example of virtuous behavior we present a design case—Billy Cash, a digital piggy bank that allows users to reflect during the saving process and extend the appreciation of the purchased item—that aims to demonstrate how design can facilitate virtuous behavior that is sustainable and can promote actual change. Through the analysis and evaluation of the design case, we propose a framework of design for virtuous behavior. The framework sets a scenario for design interventions that contemplate virtuous actions to be transformed into virtuous behaviors mediated by the resignification of resources and stimuli behind the experience.

Resumen:
La virtud es un elemento fundamental del bienestar. Investigaciones anteriores han propuesto que el diseño inspirado en las emociones puede ser un poderoso mediador para apoyar la virtuosidad. Sin embargo, las soluciones existentes generalmente se enfocan en acciones aisladas. En este artículo utilizamos el ejemplo del ahorro como un caso de diseño—Billy Cash, una alcancía digital que permite a los usuarios reflexionar durante el proceso de ahorro y extender la apreciación de un objeto comprado—para demostrar cómo el diseño puede facilitar un comportamiento virtuoso que es sostenible e promueve cambio. A través del análisis y evaluación del caso de diseño, proponemos un modelo para diseñar para comportamientos virtuosos. El modelo establece un escenario para las intervenciones de diseño que contemplan acciones virtuosas para ser transformadas en comportamientos virtuosos mediadas por la resignificación de recursos y estímulos detrás de la experiencia.

Keywords:
Positive design, design for virtue, meaningful saving, virtuous behavior.
Diseño positivo, diseño para la virtud, ahorro con significado, comportamientos virtuosos.
Billy Cash modes: Activation, Discovery of value and Active exploration.
Explanation of the framework using Billy Cash design case: the design intervention has to contemplate three parts: (1) discovering and understanding, which takes place during the activity; (2) an inflection point, which normally is the outcome of the activity; and (3) exploring and anticipating, which is the extension of the outcome of the activity once is completed.
To cite this article:
De Francisco Vela, S., & Casais, M. (2018). Billy Cash: Digital piggy bank for meaningful saving behavior. RChD: creación y pensamiento, . doi:10.5354/0719-837X.2018.49520
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