http://billpetti.com/2009/10/10/want-to-encourage-certain-behaviors-be-sure-to-make-them-fun/ Trying to separate the signal from the noise, one post at a time. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:49:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://billpetti.com/2009/10/10/want-to-encourage-certain-behaviors-be-sure-to-make-them-fun/#comment-465 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:12:12 +0000 http://billpetti.com/?p=704#comment-465 I think your refresh theory is correct; I’d also suggest that, for things like the “world’s deepest trash can” or the game recycling bin, there’s an extra problem: people will simply find things to drop into them. Initially, it will get more people to pick up trash/put things in recycling, but I suspect it will later simply encourage people to find things to drop in. The bigger question is, will it then translate into the same kinds of behaviors in other bins?

]]> http://billpetti.com/2009/10/10/want-to-encourage-certain-behaviors-be-sure-to-make-them-fun/#comment-457 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:03:57 +0000 http://billpetti.com/?p=704#comment-457 [...] reminded me of an older post of mine that discussed the potential for a “novelty curve” with various nudge strategies. It was in [...]

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