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Human Tech Podcast Episode #160: A 2024 Prospective, Big Topics For The Upcoming Year
We make some predictions about what some of the big UX trends of 2024 will be. Happy New Year!
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100 More Things #113: REPETITION STRENGTHENS SOME MEMORIES
Autobiographical and flashbulb memories are subject to change, but other kinds of memories resist change if they’re repeated enough. Memorizing Facts Semantic memory is memory of facts. “Is Paris the capital of France?” is a question that uses semantic memory. So is “What is 9…
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100 More Things #112: SOME MEMORIES CHANGE EASILY
Think back to when you were last at a family gathering or an annual work celebration. You run the event back in your mind, and it almost seems like you’re watching a movie. People tend to think that memories like this are stored in their…
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100 More Things #111: PEOPLE DON’T PAY ATTENTION
In the previous section we covered System 1 and System 2 thinking. Since most people are in System 1 thinking most of the time, this means that most people are actually not paying that much attention to what is going on around them most of…
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Workshops for 2024
Three opportunities to learn in 2024: Smashing is hosting our workshop in Behavioral Design in May:https://smashingconf.com/online-workshops/workshops/behavioral-design-susan-guthrie-weinschenk/ In-person Behavioral Design workshop, May 16th in Columbus Ohio: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/behavioral-design-workshop-tickets-769809008467?aff=oddtdtcreator In-person UX Leadership workshop, June 4th in Columbus Ohio: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ux-leadership-workshop-tickets-776626299167?aff=oddtdtcreator
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100 More Things #110: PEOPLE USE TWO KINDS OF THINKING
Try for 30 seconds to multiply these two numbers in your head, not using pen and paper or a calculator: 17 x 24 It’s difficult to do in your head—most people I ask this of give up after a few seconds. Here’s another task. Look…
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In Person Behavioral Design Workshop
In-Person Workshops are back! We’re excited to announce that we are having an in-person Behavioral Design Workshop in Columbus Ohio open to the public on May 16, 2024. Learn how to apply recent research in brain and behavioral science to engage, encourage, and persuade the…
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Human Tech Podcast Episode #159: todd cherches visits the show
In this episode of the Human Tech podcast we talk with Todd Cherches about his book Visual Leadership, management books, and frogs jumping into ponds.
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100 More Things #109: PEOPLE DECIDE ABOUT A DESIGN IN A SPLIT SECOND
It’s ironic. You spend hours, days, weeks, or even months working on the visual design of an infographic or a website. Yet research by Katharina Reinecke, Lane Harrison, and the team at the University of Michigan shows that people make lasting judgments about the design’s…
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100 More Things #108: DIRECT GAZE CAN BACKFIRE
If you’ve ever worked with a coach to improve your ability to communicate persuasively, you probably learned how important it is to look directly at people when you’re talking to them. The rule of thumb is that looking at someone directly when you’re speaking makes…