Amy Bucher, PhD is the Vice President of Behavior Change Design at Mad*Pow and the author of “Engaged” a new book on how to apply behavioral science to the design and development of products. At Mad*Pow, she designs motivating interventions to help people live healthier and happier lives and, in her spare time, knocks 150 books off her reading list every year. (OMG!)
Amy was recently recognized as one of 10 behavioral scientists you should know in Forbes magazine. While we did spend a bit of time on the article and her work at Mad*Pow, most of our conversation focused on the book.
We talked about motivation and the incredible power that idiosyncratic messaging can have on customers when used properly by marketing and sales. We also discussed participatory design, trust, and how important it is for product developers and marketers to demonstrate trust.
She also offered her thoughts on how designers need to do a better job of integrating behavioral science into their products. Some are doing it, but there are lots of opportunities for improvement Amy offered some ideas on this.
Lastly, we want to note that Amy wrote that one of the most important reminders for the corporate world: Almost everything a designer makes has behavior change built into it. The smart designers will be thinking about that as they design their products (or enhancements).
We hope you enjoy this conversation with Amy as much as we did and hope that this week, you find your groove.
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LinksAmy Bucher, PhD: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybucher/
“Engaged”: https://amzn.to/3BkG1mb
“Super Better” by Jane McGonigal: https://amzn.to/2YwILOY
“Atomic Habits” by James Clear: https://amzn.to/3ad9Nxn
Forbes Article: “Top Behavioral Scientists You Should Know”: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alineholzwarth/2020/10/29/10-behavioral-scientists-you-should-know/?sh=72ddbe3c42e0
Pattern Health: https://pattern.health/
Ran Kivetz, PhD “Idiosyncratic Fit”: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/publications/idiosyncratic-fit-heuristic-effort-advantage-determinant-consumer
Peppers & Rogers 1:1 Marketing: https://hbr.org/1999/01/is-your-company-ready-for-one-to-one-marketing
McDonald’s milkshake innovation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stc0beAxavY
Adam Hansen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adhansen/
Bent Handle Snow Shovel: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/snow-removal-and-equipment/snow-shovels-and-pushers/7200439
Musical Links
R.E.M. “Losing My Religion”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg
Michael Stipe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stipe
Britney Spears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-u5WLJ9Yk4
Robyn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcNo07Xp8aQ
The Doves “There Goes The Fear”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SneuvKIkM3A
Pulp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuTMWgOduFM
Manchester Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ui9umU0C2g
Depeche Mode “Personal Jesus”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xrNaTO1bI
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