ItsDevelopmental - content + technology + peopletag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-15616422011-01-29T09:07:00+00:00A look at how creating and engaging with content is changing TypePadRedesigning medical data into actionable contenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500d833e88340148c81c358c970c2011-01-29T09:07:00+00:002011-01-29T09:07:00+00:00A great talk here from Thomas Goetz, exec editor at Wired, looking at how Wired redesigned medical data to make it more accessible and engaging for patients - if it is more accessible and engaging it will help behaviour change...Martin CouzinsGame mechanics, content and building user engagementtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500d833e88340148c806dc84970c2011-01-28T09:35:53+00:002011-01-28T09:35:53+00:00This week's connectinghr chat - #chrchat - prompted this post. In the chat I raised the issue of using game mechanics in developing learning apps. More of that later in the post. Game mechanics - the techniques that are used...Martin CouzinsBehaving like antstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500d833e88340147e0162ede970b2010-11-23T08:18:54+00:002010-11-23T08:18:54+00:00Interesting little experiment to see how people act - very ant like, as Scott Berkun says. People Watching Plus from Rune Madsen on Vimeo.Martin CouzinsDesigning systems for the realities of human naturetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500d833e88340134896c41ad970c2010-11-22T09:24:46+00:002010-11-22T09:24:46+00:00And the realities are: We are lazy - we want to be able to do things as easily as possible. So keep it simple. We are social - we are pack animals. So, make sure what you design and build...Martin CouzinsMappiness, motivation and behaviour changetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500d833e88340134892c284d970c2010-11-18T10:55:26+00:002010-12-16T21:36:54+00:00Mappiness looks very interesting in terms of getting people to participate. At a recent conference, Design for Persuasion, persuasive technology guru BJ Fogg talked about the behaviour change equation ie what is required to prompt people to change their behaviour....Martin Couzins