SUMMARY
MindScope is a tarot-based app designed to address the emotional wellness challenges faced by Generation Z. Starting with my own struggles with anxiety and depression, I explored how traditional mental health tools often fail to resonate with Gen Z's need for personalization and cultural relevance. Through extensive research, interviews, and prototyping, I discovered that tarot’s reflective and symbolic nature fosters self-awareness and emotional exploration. MindScope integrates tarot with AI guidance, making mental wellness accessible, engaging, and tailored to Gen Z's unique needs.
challenge
Through research and interviews, I identified key stakeholder needs, gaps, and opportunities. Gen Z seeks personalized, culturally relevant tools for self-reflection and emotional support, finding traditional mental health approaches rigid and unengaging. Mental health professionals are open to integrating innovative tools like tarot but emphasize ethical considerations and complementary use. Tarot practitioners seek legitimacy and structured guidance for therapeutic settings.
Outcome
The project evolved into MindScope, a tarot-based app designed to support Gen Z’s emotional wellness. It features personalized tarot readings, an AI-guided chatbox for real-time reflection, and a community space for peer support. These elements directly address Gen Z’s need for culturally relevant, engaging, and self-directed mental health tools. By integrating mood tracking and customizable themes like love or career, MindScope fills the gap in traditional mental health services, offering a personalized, accessible solution while respecting professional and ethical standards for integration with therapy.
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