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 […]
A Little Personality Can Improve the UX of Forms
Designing effective forms is a tough but critical UX challenge. You’ve got to collect all the necessary information in a way that’s intuitive to the […]
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 […]
A Behavior Change Perspective on the Community First! Village in Austin
Last week I went to the Innovation Learning Network in Person meeting in Austin, TX. Part of the agenda was going on a mystery “innovation […]
Personalization: Good for Health Interventions, Maybe Not for Mattresses
I believe in personalization. Evidence has firmly established that more personalized behavior change programs are more effective. People perceive personalized information as more relevant, are […]
“Narrate This Like This Is a Ken Burns Documentary”: 2 Dope Queens on Patient Care
If you want to hear about some bad bedside manner, I highly recommend a recent episode (“Goo”) of the podcast Two Dope Queens, starring Jessica […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why Do Scientist Badges Work?
If you’ve ever seen me do any version of a talk on motivational design, you know I’m skeptical about the utility of badges for engagement. […]