Welcome to the page for Pioneers! This application is used for the research project Pioneers@Work: Tracking the Digital Workday.

On this page, you can find all the information you need to participate in the study, including:
1. Information letter
2. Download link for Pioneers and installation instructions
3. Contact information

Are you interested in participating in the study? Sign up with the button below. It will provide you with the necessary information and ask a few questions about your work.

Pioneers@Work: Tracking the Digital Workday

In this study, we explore how your daily digital activity, specifically which windows and applications you use, can provide insight into common aspects of work, such as workload and variety. These aspects are commonly measured through self-report surveys, but we’re investigating whether we can also estimate them using digital activity data instead, potentially reducing the need for lengthy questionnaires in the future!

By combining the digital data with short daily and weekly questionnaires (approximately 3 minutes each), we aim to better understand how different work characteristics can be measured in new ways, and how they relate to well-being at work, such as engagement and exhaustion.

What’s in it for you?

With the use of the Pioneers app, you’ll be able to track your daily work activity. This can provide insight into how you work and how that related to your general well-being. If you’re interested, we can offer you a brief meeting or a personal report after the data collection, giving you valuable insights into your work patterns.

Personal Informatics for Knowledge Workers (PIONEERS)

PIONEERS is an app developed by students from the UU computing science bachelor for the Software Project course. It is an active window tracker application for knowledge workers to gain insight into their working experience.