Interviews+Findings

=**Interviews**= // What do the interviews tell us? //

The responses that were collected from the interviews allowed us to revise the final design because we found out what UTM **students** knew about **donating technology**. Majority of the students we interviewed had prior knowledge about cell phone donations and other technologies. However, most expressed the desire for **more information** about the “donation **procedures** and **drop-off location** points of various technologies”.

This information was beneficial to our final design because our **mission** is to encourage the **GTA** community to donate their old cell phones by informing them of the different places and methods of donating. This makes the whole donation process more **easy and convenient**, and in turn, more **appealing** to actually take part in.

In the interview, each participant was placed on the spot as they were asked each question. Their understanding of the term **“donation”** was usually “**charity**, **money**, **giving** to the less fortunate, **generosity**”. “**Donating** **time**, **celebrity endorsement** and helping third world nations” are other responses we got. We revised our proposal since participants arguably wanted a more centralized and **convenient method** to get **access** to information about recycling and charities. Our primary focus was to aid third world countries by providing them with cheap or free technology. Thus, helping to bridge the **digital divide**, but we decided it would be the most beneficial to inform our own community about the **methods** and **resources** needed to aid those in need or to dispose of the phone in a environmentally-conscience way.

Therefore, our revised design is focused on **charitable** drop-off locations and major **retail outlets** like Best Buy/Future Shop for **consumer** to **donate** and or **recycle** their cell phones. The **interactive website** we will be making will allow people from the GTA to feel **confident** about giving away their cell phones through a **convenient**, **informative**, **secure**, and **private** **process** online.

For more information about our interview, please visit our Research Methods or Interviews pages.