How Can Voice Tech Help Health Behavior Change? The Alexa Diabetes Challenge
I’ve gotten to do some cool work things lately. One big one is getting involved in the Alexa Diabetes Challenge, sponsored by Merck & Co., …
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Content Is Core
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. Life’s gotten really busy lately (in a good way) and it doesn’t leave a lot of time …
Next Edge Summit 2016 Recap
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of sitting on a panel at the Next Edge Summit in Boston. The two day event’s theme was …
Behind the Screens: Aligning Operations And Digital Tools
In The Wizard of Oz, the Great and Powerful Oz ended up being an illusion controlled by Professor Marvel, a skilled performer hidden behind a …
Radical Innovation in the Bathroom
Incremental innovation improves on existing technology or systems. Historically, the most famous and impactful inventions tend to fall under the category of radical innovation. Not …
HxRefactored: Day 2 Dispatches
Better late than never, I hope! Between travel and the onset of a nasty cold, I didn’t get to this post as quickly after the …
Dispatches from Day 1: HxRefactored
Yesterday was the first day of HxRefactored, which is permanently in contention for my favorite conference ever. As usual, the programming was superb, thought-provoking, and …
When I Don’t Know that You Don’t Know What I Know: Hidden Profiles and Expert Information
I’ve been reading Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days. One of the key Monday activities is gathering information …
Making User Testing Comfortable: Changing Cultural and Personal Attitudes
For those of us working in digital, testing our work during the development cycle and measuring its impact once launched can be complicated. We know …
How Polly Combats Low Health Literacy With Humor and Technology
A challenge for public health educators and behavior change experts is helping people who have low levels of health literacy. These people may have difficulty …