This is the arc of a building journey — not a portfolio. Each prototype is an attempt to make a question tangible. None of them finished. All of them teaching.
"Can technology support consciousness — or does it always colonize it?"
The first attempt. A phone interface with one question before you unlock: do you know what you want to do right now? Most phone use falls into two categories — with a goal, or without one. Space was interested in that second category.
Prototypes — Space
Intentionality prompt
One question before unlocking. Not a blocker — an invitation to pause.
Realm system
Consciously select your state of being. Each realm shapes how the phone behaves.
Technology as a path to peace. Not less screen time — more meaning. Grounded in Plum Village practice and the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. Two tools emerged: Loomy, a gentle interruption in the automatic reach for the phone — and Forgetful Phone, which simply removes the noise.
Prototypes — Bare
P1: Loomy — the stop gesture
One button. The first gentle interruption in the loop of automatic reaching. Not control — an invitation.
P2: Forgetful Phone
A minimalist shell. Hides irrelevant content. The phone forgets everything except what you actually need.
The most rigorous chapter. Five contextual interviews with long-term mindfulness practitioners at Plum Village. From their words: requirements, interaction specifications, information architecture, and prototypes evaluated in focus groups.
The core flow emerged: STOP → check-in with what is → can I be with it? → if yes: breathe → if no: get support, do something joyful, or rest deeply.
Prototypes — Thesis
Body mapping
Where do you feel it? Locate before you label.
Breathing with it
After check-in: can you be with it? If yes, breathe. If no, get support.
Sharing circle
Technology to hold space for collective inner sharing. Timer, tradition, presence.
P3: Mindful Work Sheet
An analog prototype. Paper-based intentionality for work sessions — date, bells, intention, tasks, check-in, protocol. Low-tech on purpose.
Not an app. An ambient companion. It knows your patterns because you consciously mapped them. At 14:20, after lunch, it doesn't notify — it invites: "You said this morning that stillness matters. What do you notice right now?"
Built on a radical premise: consciousness itself is the territory worth mapping. Not productivity metrics. The full, living, multilayered reality of being human.
The thread
From Space's unlock prompt to Loomy's STOP button to Innermap's check-in: the gesture is always the same. A gentle invitation to stop, feel, and then choose.
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