Photo by Tatiana Vdb, Flickr Flu vaccination is important for at-risk individuals, among them pregnant women. And when pregnant women are vaccinated, the benefits extend to their unborn children as well. Despite the need...
Category - Get in the Flow
Great example of the “get in the flow” strategy to activate good intentions!
When it comes to how people take their prescription medications, there’s an enormous amount of value left on the healthcare table. That’s because for many health conditions, any one of several drugs work well. And...
I’m guilty, although thankfully I’ve not caused an accident (yet). The NY Times’ Jane Brody does a good job marshaling the evidence to prove what most of us already know: staring at your smart phone while...
Too much of anything – good, bad, or otherwise – can be a big problem. This editorial from the NY Times is a solid reminder to fifty bits designers: don’t overshoot when using the “Get in the Flow”...
It turns out it doesn’t take much to nudge eaters in the right direction when it comes to their food choices. And according to a new study from Harvard, those effects last as long as two years. Researchers fiddled with...
Today’s Wall Street Journal reports on an Express Scripts study of GlowCaps, an integrated system for monitoring and improving medication adherence. Why are we excited about this study? A few important reasons: Non-adherence...
An interesting article in The Wall Street Journal says that tech giants Intel and Microsoft are teaming up to bring us interactive signs: Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are promoting the idea of advanced digital signs in...
The New York Times reports on an audio nudge to reduce injuries from electric vehicles: Safety experts, worried that hybrids pose a threat if pedestrians, children, and others can’t hear them approaching, want automakers to...
