Happy Living Alone

Part of

Lifestyle

Are you alone or alive at home?

MA 22/23

Keywords

Loneliness, Living Alone, Tenants, Sense of Belonging, Young People in Big Cities

Overview

The Happy Living Alone project is dedicated to alleviating loneliness for young people living alone in large cities. Our goal is to turn the experience of lonely living into a joyful and fulfilling one, even within the confines of rental accommodations. Through innovative service design, we aim to help young urban dwellers embrace the state of being alone, feel a sense of belonging, and cultivate a self-sufficient life.

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BACKGROUND

DISCOVER — About Loneliness

Even before the global pandemic…. loneliness was already becoming the defining condition of the twenty-first century.

DISCOVER—About Users

The solo living young tenants in big cities in China

INSIGHT

Social interactions, sense of belonging, motivation...

a. Many people don't need to have actual social interactions with someone to dispel loneliness. Being around people physically or remotely, hearing the sound can give them a sense of companionship.

b. Many solo-living young professionals don’t have a sense of belonging to their accommodations because they only rent the place, don’t have connections with the neighborhood, andmove house very often etc.

c. The pressure, anxiety, low self-esteem, and insecurity from real-life problems intensify people’s loneliness.

d. Setting up targets or making plans can give people something to expect and give them motivation in life and reduce their loneliness.

design direction

How might we help living alone young tenants in big cities to develop a sense of belonging to their accommodation to reduce their loneliness at home?

solution

TodayBox

Todaybox is a gamification solution for young people to enjoy their living alone life by completing some small fun tasks every day.

Community Up-cycling Workshop

This community up-cycling workshop aims to help young people feel less isolated and develop a sense of belonging to their accommodations by connecting to their communities.