1. Problem Definition — “Is the Problem clearly defined and illustrated with a compelling Problem Scenario that involves specific Stakeholders and their current Activities?”
Applies to: Operational Demands → Problem Scenario, Stakeholders, Situated Activities
Operational Demands — Problem Scenario
Meets the criterion:
Frames prospective/short‑term memory loss and the need to maintain physical activity and ADLs; refusal/compliance boundaries acknowledged.
(Potential) Improvements:
Ground the scenario in a concrete persona with measurable entry/exit conditions and baseline routines.
Operational Demands — Situated Activities
Meets the criterion:
Lists environments and core activities to set initial scope.
(Potential) Improvements:
Add timing/frequency, artefacts, and common breakdowns to prepare for specification.
Operational Demands — Stakeholders
Meets the criterion:
Catalogues direct and indirect stakeholders; value stories surface autonomy, connection, workload relief.
(Potential) Improvements:
Clarify peripheral stakeholder relevance and interactions, and link the key direct stakeholders to Specification — a2 Personas.
2. Stakeholder Analysis — “Are Stakeholders well-defined using rich Personas? Does the documentation thoroughly analyze their needs, motivations, and core Values?”
Applies to: Operational Demands → Stakeholders
Operational Demands — Stakeholders
Meets the criterion:
Catalogues direct and indirect stakeholders; value stories surface autonomy, connection, workload relief.
Value stories articulate needs and motivations across roles.
(Potential) Improvements:
Clarify peripheral stakeholder relevance and interactions, and link the key direct stakeholders to Specification — a2 Personas.
3. Depth of Contextual Analysis — “Does the documentation provide a deep and granular analysis of user Activities and Tasks, effectively explaining how they are shaped by the rich real‑world Context?”
Applies to: Operational Demands → Situated Activities
Operational Demands — Situated Activities
Meets the criterion:
Initial environment/activity coverage provided.
(Potential) Improvements:
Elaborate stepwise task sequences with cues, aids, breakdowns, refusal handling, and safety interrupts; add contextual constraints.
4. Human Factors Grounding — “Does the documentation ground the design in established scientific Knowledge by articulating relevant Human Factors concepts?”
Applies to: Human Factors → Situated Cognition, Evaluation Methods
Human Factors — Situated Cognition
Meets the criterion:
Identifies key HF focus areas (meaning, autonomy, social connectedness, trust, learning/memory, emotion/stress, interaction fluency).
(Potential) Improvements:
Substantiate each with premises (i.e. the relevance for the envisioned social robot support) and candidate measures; separate resident vs. caregiver outcomes.
Align metrics to HF premises and anticipated claims; define instruments and procedures tailored to dementia care.
5. Technology Rationale — “Is the envisioned Technology (e.g., AI and ICT, Social Robot) described with a clear rationale for its selection, including an analysis of its potential benefits and drawbacks?”
Applies to: Technology → AI and ICT, Social Robot
Technology — AI and ICT
Meets the criterion:
LLM‑based personalisation, TTS, and preference memory proposed with needed context signals.
(Potential) Improvements:
Balance benefits with risks (confabulations, privacy); clarify on‑device vs. cloud, consent, and data minimisation.
Technology — Social Robot
Meets the criterion:
Compares Pepper/Nao/MiRo; chooses MiRo for comfort and room‑level fit.
(Potential) Improvements:
Analyse limitations (navigation, hygiene, durability) and state mitigations (room‑assigned usage, override protocols, maintenance plan).
6. Component Integration — “How well are the Operational Demands, Human Factors, and Technology integrated to form a coherent and justified Foundation for the project?”
Applies to: Operational Demands, Human Factors, Technology
Meets the criterion:
Technology plan (MiRo + LLM/TTS) aligns with activity prompting and social contact needs and HF emphases.
(Potential) Improvements:
Provide an explicit mapping connecting demands → HF → enabling technology.
1. Problem Definition: "Is the Problem clearly defined and illustrated with a compelling Problem Scenario that involves specific Stakeholders and their current Activities?"
Applies to: Operational Demands – Problem Scenario, Stakeholders, Situated Activities
Intends to preserve human interaction while reducing caregiver workload.
(Potential) Improvements:
Ground in a concrete persona with measurable entry/exit conditions and baselines.
2. Stakeholder Analysis: "Are Stakeholders well-defined using rich Personas? Does the documentation thoroughly analyze their needs, motivations, and core Values?"
Applies to: Operational Demands – Stakeholders
Operational Demands – Stakeholders
Meets the criterion:
Stakeholder lists and value stories present (autonomy, connection, workload relief).
(Potential) Improvements:
Elevate to rich personas with routines/constraints
Map value tensions and communication loops (caregiver–family).
3. Depth of Contextual Analysis: "Does the documentation provide a deep and granular analysis of user Activities and Tasks, effectively explaining how the rich real-world Context shapes them?"
Applies to: Operational Demands – Situated Activities
Operational Demands – Situated Activities
Meets the criterion:
Key environments and activities identified (socialising, dancing, music).
(Potential) Improvements:
Provide stepwise decompositions with preconditions, artefacts, breakdowns, context constraints, and frequency/duration.
Add organisational constraints (staffing, quiet hours) and refusal handling.
4. Human Factors Grounding: "Does the documentation ground the design in established scientific Knowledge by articulating relevant Human Factors concepts?"
Applies to: Human Factors – Situated Cognition, Evaluation Methods
Add literature-grounded premises and dementia-appropriate instruments; map constructs to effects and measures.
Separate resident vs. caregiver outcomes and specify measurement timing.
5. Technology Rationale: "Is the envisioned Technology (e.g., AI and ICT, Social Robot) described with a clear rationale for its selection, including an analysis of its potential benefits and drawbacks?"
Applies to: Technology – AI and ICT, Social Robot
Technology – AI and ICT / Social Robot
Meets the criterion:
Initial rationale for LLM-based personalisation; comparative robot consideration leading to MiRo.
(Potential) Improvements:
Tie selection to operational demands (e.g., mobility vs. MiRo’s navigation limits); add privacy/LLM reliability/affect-recognition risks and mitigations.
6. Component Integration: "How well are the Operational Demands, Human Factors, and Technology integrated to form a coherent and justified Foundation for the project?"
Applies to: Operational Demands, Human Factors, Technology
Foundation – Component Integration
Meets the criterion:
High-level alignment between memory-related problems, autonomy values, and conversational AI support.
(Potential) Improvements:
More explicitly link Operational Demands and Human Factor knowledge to the potential of the surveyed Technology.
Project home
1. Problem Definition — “Is the Problem clearly defined and illustrated with a compelling Problem Scenario that involves specific Stakeholders and their current Activities?”
Applies to: Operational Demands → Problem Scenario, Stakeholders, Situated Activities
2. Stakeholder Analysis — “Are Stakeholders well-defined using rich Personas? Does the documentation thoroughly analyze their needs, motivations, and core Values?”
Applies to: Operational Demands → Stakeholders
3. Depth of Contextual Analysis — “Does the documentation provide a deep and granular analysis of user Activities and Tasks, effectively explaining how they are shaped by the rich real‑world Context?”
Applies to: Operational Demands → Situated Activities
4. Human Factors Grounding — “Does the documentation ground the design in established scientific Knowledge by articulating relevant Human Factors concepts?”
Applies to: Human Factors → Situated Cognition, Evaluation Methods
5. Technology Rationale — “Is the envisioned Technology (e.g., AI and ICT, Social Robot) described with a clear rationale for its selection, including an analysis of its potential benefits and drawbacks?”
Applies to: Technology → AI and ICT, Social Robot
6. Component Integration — “How well are the Operational Demands, Human Factors, and Technology integrated to form a coherent and justified Foundation for the project?”
Applies to: Operational Demands, Human Factors, Technology
Feedback on Revised Draft
1. Problem Definition: "Is the Problem clearly defined and illustrated with a compelling Problem Scenario that involves specific Stakeholders and their current Activities?"
Applies to: Operational Demands – Problem Scenario, Stakeholders, Situated Activities
Operational Demands – Problem Scenario
Meets the criterion:
(Potential) Improvements:
2. Stakeholder Analysis: "Are Stakeholders well-defined using rich Personas? Does the documentation thoroughly analyze their needs, motivations, and core Values?"
Applies to: Operational Demands – Stakeholders
Operational Demands – Stakeholders
Meets the criterion:
(Potential) Improvements:
3. Depth of Contextual Analysis: "Does the documentation provide a deep and granular analysis of user Activities and Tasks, effectively explaining how the rich real-world Context shapes them?"
Applies to: Operational Demands – Situated Activities
Operational Demands – Situated Activities
Meets the criterion:
(Potential) Improvements:
4. Human Factors Grounding: "Does the documentation ground the design in established scientific Knowledge by articulating relevant Human Factors concepts?"
Applies to: Human Factors – Situated Cognition, Evaluation Methods
Human Factors – Situated Cognition
Meets the criterion:
(Potential) Improvements:
5. Technology Rationale: "Is the envisioned Technology (e.g., AI and ICT, Social Robot) described with a clear rationale for its selection, including an analysis of its potential benefits and drawbacks?"
Applies to: Technology – AI and ICT, Social Robot
Technology – AI and ICT / Social Robot
Meets the criterion:
(Potential) Improvements:
6. Component Integration: "How well are the Operational Demands, Human Factors, and Technology integrated to form a coherent and justified Foundation for the project?"
Applies to: Operational Demands, Human Factors, Technology
Foundation – Component Integration
Meets the criterion:
(Potential) Improvements: