How to Use Self-Discovery to Navigate These Pandemical Times
Nothing right now feels “normal.” Speaking for myself, six seven months into Covid-19 it remains disorienting that my typical hobbies, routines, and routes remain inaccessible …
Motivation
What Behavior Change for Sustainability and Pandemic Survival Have In Common
Last week I was the inaugural guest on Sustainable UX‘s live podcast series, run by my friend and colleague James Christie. Initially the discussion was …
Three Examples of Digital Badges That Support Psychological Needs
How can digital badges serve as a source of motivation? One way is by supporting core underlying psychological needs. Three such needs identified in self-determination …
Making Choices Meaningful: At the Intersection of Competence and Autonomy
What constitutes a meaningful choice for one person may not be meaningful to another. When I presented with Raphaela O’Day at SXSW a few weeks …
A Slightly Less Than Motivating Year In Review: Delta Airlines
Companies that do “year in review” features for their customers can often spark continued engagement by supporting the key psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and …
The Psychology of Adventurous Eating
A while back I wrote about a program that uses choice to help picky eaters broaden their palates. I just finished reading First Bite: How We …
Engagement Is Everything. (That’s My Excuse.)
Former US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop famously said that “drugs don’t work in patients who don’t take them.” (C. Everett Koop also bears the distinction …
Does Group Fitness Rise on the Tide of Relatedness?
My favorite fitness is solo fitness, but I’m increasingly in the minority on that one (or so it seems). There have always been group fitness …
Organizational Dynamics: Balancing Individual Achievement with Team Success
Whether you work in a formal corporate environment or a laid-back creative one, most of us experience some degree of tension between individual and group …
The Diminishing Returns of Education for Health Behavior Change
Want someone to quit tobacco? Chances are your persuasive tactics to get them to stop smoking will include some cold hard facts about the damage …