Intelligent Automation, Inc. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N151-077

Description

Intelligent Automation, Inc. proposes to develop an application called MySELF: Mindfully Mitigating Stress Effects with PsychologicaL Flexibility. MySELF will not only be an instructional program that fosters psychological flexibility and teaches warfighters effective stress management techniques, but also a personal tool to help warfighters integrate these powerful techniques into their daily lives. The instructional approach will work both bottom-up from the physical and top-down from the cognitive to achieve the desired mind-body connection. <br>Key innovations of the proposed solution are:<br><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'></span>Use of techniques that can be easily taught and employed without the need for a licensed instructor<br><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'></span>Individualized integration with daily activities and schedules so that the practices become automatic and habitual<br><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'></span>Use of a mobile platform for delivery of readily accessible instruction and performance supports to help users implement techniques whenever and wherever they are needed<br><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'></span>Use of voice-based stress analysis models and other data to prompt timely employment of the techniques<br><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'></span>Use of validated assessments of perceived stress, mindfulness, and psychological flexibility to monitor the users state and provide individualized prompts to use techniques when needed