Ling

Chatbot App for Qian Wan

Ling is an educational chatbot mobile application that provides reliable learning resources about equity, diversity, and inclusion to help Chinese international students to learn and prevent discrimination and harassment. The app also connects users to their school’s trustful case report sources. Through humanized conversational interaction, the app makes people talk about difficult topics easier.

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Ling Chatbot App Press Releases

Press releases for Ling are now accessible in these languages: English and English.

Ling Chatbot App Media Articles

Our articles on Ling, prepared for immediate use, are offered in several languages, including German, Italian, Dutch, Chinese (Mandarin), Turkish, Arabic (Standard), English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese and Russian.

Unique Properties

Ling is a mobile based educational purposed chatbot that provides real time inquiry functionality and learning resources about equity, diversity, and inclusion to help Chinese international student to identify and prevent discrimination and harassment that happened to them. The app also connects users to their school’s trustful case report sources.

Tags

Social Equity, Chatbot, mobile app design, User experience, Information Architecture

Production Technology

I used Miro board to synthesize research findings. The interface design was done through Figma, Sketch, Figma, and Illustrator.

Design Challenge

It was hard to initiate such a difficult topic with people who experienced racial discrimination. Sharing my own stories that resonate with people helped me drive the conversation. I also found that much existing research has been done only on post-discrimination experience, but it doesn't cover all the needs. People often didn't realize when things happened, not to mention to look for help in time. After mapping out their journey, I realized that lack of knowledge leads to those consequences.

Project Duration

The project started in June 2021 in LA and finished in August 2022 in Seattle

Operation Flow

The first time users will be asked to connect with their student account so that the app will provide the most easy to access and trustful resource for the students. When users are not sure if they experienced racial discrimination, simply by chatting with Ling, she will use a conversation based approach to identify the racial discrimination types step by step and provide support by connecting users with their school’s EDI department.

Research

I interviewed 11 Chinses international students who are currently studying in the USA and who had experienced racial discrimination. I mapped their journey, mood, and reaction with the user journey to identify the design opportunity. Then I did literature research to learn how to measure racial discrimination systematically.

Inspiration

COVID19 has driven racism and violence against Asians. Chinese international students who are coming from a very distinct culture study abroad, and are new to a culture. They are less sensitive to racial discrimination when it is happening to them. Although those aggressions are often subtle, they can be just as harmful to health and well-being.

Project Overview

Ling Chatbot App has been a Iron winner in the Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design award category in the year 2022 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

Image Credits

For design images and photos please credit Qian Wan.

Iron Recognition

Qian Wan was recognized with the coveted Iron A' Design Award in 2023, a testament to excellence of their work Ling Chatbot App.

Qian Wan Press Releases

Our press releases on Qian Wan and their work are made freely available for press members looking to add depth to their content. Immediate access is granted to 2 press releases for all journalists.

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