Repost from Mad*Pow – Reopening After COVID-19: How to Support Employees’ Safety Behaviors
I’m sad to say the Mad*Pow brand and website are no more following the company’s acquisition in 2019. I’m going […]
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Behavior Change in the Time of Coronavirus: Why We Need Systems Thinking
Note: This comes from a five month old draft. Unfortunately, the situation has gotten worse rather than better, although we now
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Every Project Needs Its Own Research
A key part of our process in a behavior change design project is to do a literature review. We comb
Engaged Book, Psychology
Can Context-Bound Research Replicate?
The reproducibility crisis has hit psychology hard. In writing Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change, I found myself having to double check
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Taming My Financial Beast
A very cool thing happened today; I was quoted in a New York Times article! A few months ago I spoke
Engaged Book, Psychology
Three Surprising Things About Writing a Book
Since last January, I’ve written a book! That’s one reason why I’ve not updated this site much–it turns out, I
Happiness, Psychology
Why We Can’t Predict Future Happiness: the Hedonic Treadmill
Have you ever found yourself daydreaming about a day, perhaps not too far in the future, where you’ve finally gotten
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Behavior Change Reading List
It’s been a while since I’ve updated anything here, but for good reasons: I am very busy! And with projects
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Do We Need Persuasion for Behavior Change?
Last month I presented at the World Wildlife Foundation’s (WWF) Fuller Symposium, focused on behavior change for conservation. Several of
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Design Tactics to Foster Trust, Part 2: Legalese!
Want your users to trust your product? It’s not just about the “fun” stuff like giving your product a personality,