Inclusive workplace tool · 2024
Tempo turns attention support into a calm, visible work rhythm.
A plugin concept for neurodiverse and neurotypical teams, built around breaks, focus recovery, and task pacing.
Focus test
What pulls your eyes first?
That yellow circle is the product problem. The loud thing wins; the important thing fades. Tempo was designed to bring work back into view without adding more noise.
I · Problem
The first idea was too broad. The interviews made it sharper.
The project started as a general neurodiversity support tool. After interview synthesis, the strongest pattern was attention deficiency: people were not asking for another dashboard, they needed help noticing when to pause, reset, and continue.
Existing tools split the space. Meditation apps helped calm the mind; visual schedulers helped plan the day. Tempo needed to sit between those poles as a practical work buddy.
II · Research
Simple, inclusive, effective.
- 01Interviewed neurodiverse and neurotypical workers.
- 02Narrowed a broad workplace challenge to attention support.
- 03Tested the first prototype with 15 participants.
- 04Reworked timing, task limits, and optional reset activities from feedback.
III · Solution
Three tools for the moments where focus breaks.
Break Reminder
Schedules rest before fatigue turns into shutdown, then returns the user to work with less friction.
Focus Boosters
Offers small reset activities, from music to meditation, instead of treating every pause as wasted time.
Task Organizer
Breaks deadlines into visible chunks and adds time limits so one task does not swallow the day.
IV · Outcome
Not a louder productivity system. A quieter way to keep work visible.
The useful shift was strategic: the team moved from a broad neurodiversity brief to a focused attention-support product. Tempo became a shared workplace tool, not a separate lane for one type of worker.
