by Kare Anderson | Mar 8, 2013 | behavior, Book, Choice, Co-Create, Collective Intelligence
We seek meaning in most any action, so we sometimes mislead ourselves. Even when simply shown circles, triangles and other geometric objects randomly moving about on a screen, we tend to give them human attributes. Then we instinctively attempt to determine what...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 18, 2013 | behavior, Book, Choice, contagion
An anger-evoking true story that’s spreading today, “Exec loses job after allegedly slapping toddler on plane,” quickly moved Dan Schawbel to write on Facebook, “The headline should read ‘Exec gets deported from America after being a complete A@& on a...
by Kare Anderson | Nov 25, 2012 | behavior, Book, Choice, mobile
With justifiable alarm, owners of all sizes of physical businesses are witnessing the white hot holiday shopping battle where the front line is increasingly conducted as real time price wars. Amazon leads the way with “Lightning Deals” and a Price Check app though few...
by Kare Anderson | Nov 6, 2012 | Book, Choice, Co-Create, Connecting
Within this bitterly contested presidential campaign are at least three valuable lessons for anyone who wants to win by becoming the favorite choice in their market. This campaign is probably the most high-stakes, expensive, intensive experiment in nudging behavior...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 10, 2012 | behavior, Book, Choice, decisionmaking
How clever of Matthew May to design Laws of Subtraction as what Frans Johansson dubs a “hook” — something concrete around which we can gain clarity in our own thinking and are pulled into contributing relevant ideas to his six smart laws to simplify work and...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 9, 2012 | behavior, Book, Choice, Collective Clout, Conflict, decisionmaking
Alarmingly, medical errors are the third leading cause of death in this country. “As many as 25 percent of all patients are harmed by medical mistakes” reports Dr. Marty Makery. Going into a hospital, we have no way of knowing if we will get good care or be one of the...
