We focused on some interesting areas in EID this week.
The Monday post veered into political territory with our
discussion of ISIS, social media, and cognitive heuristics. There is a lot to learn there as we see more
and more social media use by governments and in political campaigns.
Tuesday looked at what I see as a really powerful
metacognitive skill – intentional intuition.
A commenter wondered if the intention part decreases the intuition
part. I am not sure. Hopefully research
can uncover this potential flaw.
Wednesday might be my favorite. We covered a debate between
two UX professionals who have very different opinions about the design approach
at Apple. It gets a little heated. I am more interested in how debates like this
can advance our thinking about UX rather than the particulars of their
disagreement.
Last but not least, is a great design idea –
anthropomorphizing everyday objects like trash cans to make them more
effective. Give them a little wiggle and
dance number, and we can’t wait to throw away our trash. Just think about how many of our bad habits
we can overcome if this is generalizable.
I hope you enjoyed the full reads. Let us know if you did.
And as always, have a great weekend.
