Seeking Assistance in Developing a User Onboarding Training Program

DifferentMatters is looking for assistance in creating a comprehensive onboarding and training program specifically designed for new users of our platform, The Studio. The Studio integrates with Slack as its user interface, so the onboarding program will need to incorporate elements from Slack's onboarding training where applicable to ensure a smooth and familiar user experience. Our goal is to develop a structured, engaging, easy-to-use, and quick program that provides an overview of key features and helps users integrate our platform into their day-to-day workflows. This project involves designing a new onboarding and training module from scratch that is scalable and adaptable to various user needs. By the end of the project, The Studio aims to enhance the user onboarding experience and ensure that new users feel confident in using the platform to reduce team stress, boost productivity, and improve overall mental well-being. Key tasks include: Conducting a needs assessment to understand the requirements and pain points of new users. Integrating The Studio's onboarding experience with Slack's user experience. Designing an engaging training curriculum that includes interactive elements, video content, and assessments. Developing a feedback mechanism to continuously refine and improve the onboarding program.

Community Chat Area Development for DifferentMatters

The main goal for the project is to create a community chat area for DifferentMatters' product using Python. This will involve several different steps for the developers, including: - Understanding the company's mission and product to align the chat area with the company's goals. - Developing the code for the community chat area using Python. - Testing the chat area for functionality and user experience. - Implementing user authentication and security features. - Integrating the chat area with the existing product interface.

Convert Chat Threads into a Vector Database (AI/ML & LLM)

DifferentMatters is developing the latest methodology and application to help everyday people find a sense of belonging. In order to accelerate our pace to market, we need to create content specific to our IP so that our application then becomes a portal to unique experiences for each individual. We would like to collaborate with students to apply the latest artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques to our existing dataset. Students will develop an AI / ML model that will create a vector database to support our development of content, and eventually lead to user-content access as our platform evolves. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Conducting background research on the simplest way to create our database for usability by non-technical users. Analyzing our current dataset. Researching the latest AI / ML techniques and how they could be applied to our data. Developing an AI / ML model that provides unique outcomes or insights into our data. Providing multiple solutions that can be applied to solve the same problem.

Social Media Channel Development

Our company has been serving hundreds of business leaders for decades. We are shifting our business model to focus on individuals by taking our best strategies online into an Emotional Fitness Studio.  We would like to collaborate with students who will create content and drive our social media marketing efforts on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. By the end of the project, students should demonstrate:  Understanding of our company’s target market, products and services  Social Media marketing specific to a channel to drive followers  A clear path forward for the next steps in the strategy based on data from executing their plan.  Bonus steps would include:  Cross-over strategies between channels 

Video Creation for Emotional Fitness Studio

Our company has been serving hundreds of business leaders for decades. We are shifting our business model to focus on individuals by taking our best strategies online into an Emotional Fitness Studio. We would like to collaborate with students to create videos that support our "sprint" (learning topics) using PowToons. The videos will be used by our members and possibly even used to promote the Studio itself. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Familiarizing themselves with our company’s target market, brand guidelines, and products and services. Working with our Instructional Designer to understand the workflow of Sprint design and creation. Selecting suitable background music. Providing voice-over for some videos Bonus steps in the process would also include: Combining visual and auditory elements to create a finalized video. Recommending ideas for future marketing videos.

DifferentMatters Social Media Marketing System Build Out

The goal of this project is to help DifferentMatters develop a comprehensive social media marketing system that includes scheduling posts, engaging their audience, setting up a plan to track metrics, and using social listening to understand how to grow relevance with thought-leaders. Included in this system is the need to work with key business partners who will create the posts & follow the already-created content calendar.

Create Our Vector Database (AI/ML & LLM)

DifferentMatters is developing the latest methodology and application to help everyday people find belonging. In order to accelerate our pace to market, we need to create content specific to our IP so that our application then becomes a portal to unique experiences for each individual. We would like to collaborate with students to apply the latest artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques to our existing dataset. Students will develop an AI / ML model that will create a vector database to support our development of content, and eventually lead to user-content access as our platform evolves. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Conducting background research on the simplest way to create our database for usability by non-technical users. Analyzing our current dataset. Researching the latest AI / ML techniques and how they could be applied to our data. Developing an AI / ML model that provides unique outcomes or insights into our data. Providing multiple solutions that can be applied to solve the same problem.

Software Development Grant Writing (Canada)

We are looking for assistance in finding and completing grant applications that support the development of software that will expand our business reach from local, to national to global. This project will include: Seeking out the grants available to Small & Medium businesses for digital transformation and software development Develop an understanding of what is required in each grant Understand our business model and growth plans

Social Media Strategy Implementation & Analysis

Build brand awareness for DifferentMatters through our implementing our social media strategy to drive 1000+ new email contacts for our newsletter that will launch in Jan 2023.

Belonging in the Workplace Survey Creation

We are looking to develop an analog and then digital survey to inform benchmarks and ongoing development regarding sentiments of belonging in the workplace. Using research and communications best practices, we would like students to review our current survey questions, and use them to build the digital survey by completing 100 analog surveys using our current lead database. This survey will provide lead generation opportunities, help build our email marketing list, provide insight into belonging to share quarterly through our reports.