A key part of our process in a behavior change design project is to do a literature review. We comb the published peer-reviewed literature to […]
Advice for Field Research From Stephen Colbert
OK, so maybe Stephen Colbert wrote this list of tips for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart interviewers working on field pieces and not people like me […]
Why Great Design Will Never Be 100% Effective
No matter how well-designed, well-researched, and well-implemented any given product or experience is, it will never work for 100% of people. This is true for […]
What’s So Scary About GMOs? Science Says: Nothing.
In general, I try not to share my political opinions on social media or anywhere else where it might disrupt from the type of interaction […]
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. […]
When Is a Reward Coercion? The Case of Workplace Wellness Programs
Given my former line of business working on digital wellness programs for employees and health plan members, I’ve tended to have a positive spin on […]
Facebook announces new research guidelines
Three months after inciting the ire of researchers and users with their stealth emotional manipulation study, Facebook has announced a revised research policy. The new […]
Facebook’s Informed Consent Problem
You’ve undoubtedly heard by now about Facebook’s large scale emotion manipulation study, conducted on their site users. The study, published in the Proceedings of the […]