The Bridge - Design Tools Trigger Cross Cultural Behavior Adaptation

This project explores how design tools can lead learners to cross language and cultural barriers, unlock and activate their mindset to adapt new cultural norms. Reminder, self-reflection and boundary object are three components of a toolkit design for a self and group support system.;This toolkit BRIDGING uses physical reminders to encourage people to re-think what they could do differently in their everyday interactions. The reminder also lives in a "Self-reflection board" where users are able to map their changing patterns of interaction according to their goals. Finally, the "Self-reflection board" plays the role of a boundary object hosting conversation, inviting individual and group support for users. BRIDGING serves as a different medium for learner to instructor interaction and encourages group support along with an individual's task management system.