1-2 Smart Thermostat Research

The Nest Learning Thermostat is a smart thermostat for homes that was first released in 2011. Nest now offers other smart home devices. In 2014, Google bought Nest for over $3 billion.

VIDEO: Meet the Nest Learning Thermostat

YOUR TASK

Research the Nest thermostat product webpage to better understand its design:

1. What are the key functions and features of this product? What advantages does it have over similar products? Use this information to define the product’s value proposition (one-sentence summary of what problem it solves and what benefit it provides).

2. What types of people do you think are the target users for this product? What characteristics do these target users probably have? Use this information to create a persona summarizing a target user for this product.

3. What are the inputs (such as sensors, etc.) and outputs of this product? What web services or apps does it interact with? How do all these parts work together? Use this information to create a system model representing how this product works.

Use this assignment template to record your research notes and construct your value proposition, persona, and system model.