by Kare Anderson | Apr 20, 2016 | behavior, community, contagion, Customer, influence, Persuasion, Play, Research, social shopping, Visual
As you’re walking down your city street you see an unmanned kiosk, stocked with bottles of tea. A sign invites you to “Take a bottle. Leave a dollar.” What would you do? Would you pay for one, and be curious enough to stay and watch what others do? Many did...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 1, 2016 | behavior, Book, Collective Intelligence, Connecting, mutuality matters, Persuasion
It’s probably no surprise to you that we most admire those who exude the right balance of strength and warmth, even if the notion runs counter to Machiavelli’s famous view that, “It is better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both.” Like to learn how? If you’re...
by Kare Anderson | Jun 1, 2013 | behavior, Conflict, Connecting, decisionmaking, Persuasion, Research
Modern “social” life is ripe for temptation to embellish our stories, so it’s especially helpful to recognize some myths and counter-intuitive truths about lying. 1. What Do Those Apparently Shifty Eyes Mean? When someone is telling you something and looks up to the...
by Kare Anderson | May 27, 2013 | behavior, Connecting, Persuasion, Research
As the invisible gorilla test famously proved, we are sometimes blind to what’s happening around us, and oblivious to signs that sway us. To become more aware of how you are influenced by what you see and hear, and to get ideas on how to influence others, here are...
