Category Archives: Psychology

Are you acting alone together?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Martin

Here is some brain food for a Monday morning. Last week, I heard a talk  by Mark Brosnan, a psychology lecturer at Bath university. Mark covered a lot of ground including the concept of being alone together. After some further … Continue reading →

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What makes us share videos?

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Martin

Great list on econsultancy of what makes someone share a video. The list comes with the caveat that producing a vral video is about as easy as producing a hit song. That said there are some great examples. Here is … Continue reading →

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Video: Sir Ken Robinson on following your passion

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Martin

I’m a big fan of Sir Ken Robinson – great message for us and our children. Thanks to Bryony Taylor to pointing me to this. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player

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As psychology and technology move closer together . . .

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Martin

This is an area I'm becoming increasingly interested in – why we do things and act in certain ways online. The Positively Media blog at Psychology Today looks like an interesting read. In particular I like the article on techno-cultural … Continue reading →

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Focus on the overall experience, not just the niggles

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Martin

A few days ago I posted a comment on occupational psychologist Sukh Pabial's blog about feedback from training sessions.  Sukh's post was timely as I am currently reading Barry Schwartz's book The Paradox of Choice. Although the book is focussed … Continue reading →

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Behaving like ants

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Martin

Interesting little experiment to see how people act – very ant like, as Scott Berkun says.   People Watching Plus from Rune Madsen on Vimeo.

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Designing systems for the realities of human nature

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Martin

And the realities are: We are lazy – we want to be able to do things as easily as possible. So keep it simple. We are social – we are pack animals. So, make sure what you design and build … Continue reading →

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Mappiness, motivation and behaviour change

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Martin

Mappiness looks very interesting in terms of getting people to participate. At a recent conference, Design for Persuasion, persuasive technology guru BJ Fogg talked about the behaviour change equation ie what is required to prompt people to change their behaviour. … Continue reading →

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