eBay's Krystal Higgins and John Tapley share the four principles of designing wearable moments. The goal should be to improve the user experience and seamlessly integrate wearable technology into people's lives.

1. WEARING
THE FUTURE
KRYSTAL HIGGINS
@kryshiggins
& JOHN TAPLEY

2. http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/visual-networking-index-vni/white_paper_c11-520862.html
177M in 2018

3. http://www.crowdfundproductions.com/wearable_technoloies_crowdfunding/
$40M+ raised

4. We’ll get out of our phones!
We’ll learn more!
We’ll be more connected!

6. So much feels!

7. http://www.fastcompany.com/3028581/fast-feed/this-statistic-should-worry-the-makers-of-wearable-devices
1/3

8. But don’t despair!

9. We just need better
wearable moments

10. Roles for wearables
Gather Assist Style

11. A good wearable moment is:
Personal
Streamlined
Considerate
Collaborative

12. A good wearable moment is:
Personal

13. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS PERSONAL

14. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS PERSONAL

15. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS PERSONAL
(not a great moment)

16. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS PERSONAL
Know your customers

17. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS PERSONAL
Leverage sensors

18. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS PERSONAL
Adapt!

19. • Know your customers
• Leverage sensors
• Then adapt!
A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS PERSONAL

20. A good wearable moment is:
Personal

21. A good wearable moment is:
Streamlined

22. VS.
A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS STREAMLINED
Auto-increment Manual increment

23. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS STREAMLINED
Be brief
&
Be easy

24. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS STREAMLINED
Be brief
&
Be easy

25. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS STREAMLINED
Be brief, because time is limited
3s or less for glanceability
Be faster than getting &
unlocking your phone.

26. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS STREAMLINED
Be brief, because output varies
v v v

27. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS STREAMLINED
Be brief, to scale across devices

28. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS STREAMLINED
Be brief
&
Be easy

29. Overview
A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS STREAMLINED
Be easy by limiting
interaction to 3 levels
of depth or less
Content
Action

30. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS STREAMLINED
Be easy with obvious actions

31. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS STREAMLINED
Less obvious is OK for the fun stuff

32. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS STREAMLINED
Be easy…but offer recovery

33. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS STREAMLINED
Be brief
&
Be easy

34. A good wearable moment is:
Streamlined

35. A good wearable moment is:
Considerate

36. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS CONSIDERATE
Support different device types

37. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS CONSIDERATE
Be discreet

38. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS CONSIDERATE
Be selective

39. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS CONSIDERATE
Give control

40. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS CONSIDERATE
Check in

41. • Support different devices
• Be discreet
• Give control
• Check in
A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS CONSIDERATE

42. A good wearable moment is:
Considerate

43. Collaborative
A good wearable moment is:

44. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS COLLABORATIVE
Wearable to phone

45. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS COLLABORATIVE
Wearable ecosystem

46. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS COLLABORATIVE
Wearable to wearable

47. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS COLLABORATIVE
Transitions are key
Explicit Implicit

48. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS COLLABORATIVE
Explicit transitions

49. $49.00
Digital SLR Camera with 2 Extra
Lenses
A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS COLLABORATIVE
Explicit transitions

50. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS COLLABORATIVE
Implicit transitions

51. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS COLLABORATIVE
Handle missed connections

52. A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS COLLABORATIVE
Anticipate delays

53. • Use the wearable ecosystem
• Build transitions
• Handle missed connections
• Anticipate delays
A GOOD WEARABLE MOMENT IS COLLABORATIVE

54. A good wearable moment is:
Collaborative

55. A good wearable moment is:
Personal
Streamlined
Considerate
Collaborative

56. What’s your
wearable moment?

57. Thanks!