Stride: one small plan for the week

The idea is to help someone choose one manageable activity, decide when and where to do it, and adjust the plan when their week changes. I began with a web prototype, then moved the experience into Telegram to explore using reminders to help people return to their plans. The prototype saves the plan and provides a file the person can add to their calendar.

In an early demo, a tester deliberately tried to break the chatbot by changing their mind and giving unexpected answers. Stride couldn't handle the conversation. That showed me how much more work was needed when someone stepped outside the expected flow.

If Stride is meant to help people adapt their plans, it needs to cope when they change their minds. I need to test those conversations as carefully as the steps that lead to a completed plan.

Reading about MOH and its partners' work on HealthGuide@Home encouraged me. Its focus on turning health goals into personalised plans reinforced my interest in the problem Stride is exploring.

I have shown Stride to a handful of people so far. I still need to find out whether it helps them follow through over time, and what it offers beyond a regular ChatGPT conversation.