Research and Ideation Details behind Cadenza

Health and Office Jobs:

  1. As soon as you sit down, electrical activity in the leg muscles shuts off

  2. Calorie-burning rate plunges to 1 per minute, a third of what it would have been if you would have been standing

  3. Beneficial enzymes that help the breakdown of fat, drop dramatically

  4. AFTER 2 HOURS: Good cholesterol drops 20%

  5. AFTER 24 HOURS: Insulin effects drop 24% and the risk of diabetes rises

Initial questions considered; 

  • How can Cadenza bring a larger demographic into the standing desk trend?

  • How can Cadenza separate from the industry leaders and find a form that accurately speaks towards to the selected demographic?

  • What is the greatest benefit Cadenza can bring to the workplace experience in relevance to the needs of employees?

  • Which  design principles to create a modern desktop organizer?

Target Consumers:

Our niche market is aimed towards technically proficient, affluent professionals and audio aficionados who appreciate the convenience of computer/display stand with desktop charging and storage and organization of various devices integrated with high-end audio.

  • Further focussing on health conscience, early adapters as a target consumer.

  • Starting by rekindling a stride for health.

Teresa Consumer Archetype

User Archetype: Teresa

Age: 42 Consumer Type: Early Adapter

Relationship Status: Married with one child

Drive: Be healthy, stay healthy. Strives to be a role model to her children.

Philosophy: A happy workplace leads to a happy life. Goals are a stepping stone to success.

Frequented Brands: Whole Foods, Orange Theory, Lu Lu Lemon, Apple, Brookstone, etc.