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A  BEHAVIOR  DONE  WITH
CONSCIOUS  
THOUGHT
LITTLE  OR  NO  

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h kA"Hook"has"4"parts:"
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EXTERNAL  TRIGGERS

The	
  information	
  for	
  what	
  to	
  do	
  next	
  	
  
is	
  within	
  the	
  trigger.
Billboards SO
DA
INTERNAL  TRIGGERS

The	
  information	
  for	
  what	
  to	
  do	
  next	
  is	
  informed	
  

through	
  an	
  association	
  in	
  the	
  user’s	
  memory.
Negative	
  emotions	
  are	
  POWERFUL  INTERNAL  TRIGGERS.
lost
indecisive
tense
fatiguedinferior
bored
confused
fear	
  of	
  loss
dissatisfied
powerless
discouraged
lonesome
People	
  who	
  are	
  DEPRESSED  CHECK  EMAIL  MORE  OFTEN.
	
  	
  Source:  Kotikalapudi  et  al  2012
When	
  we	
  feel	
  LONELY	
  we	
  use
When	
  we	
  feel	
  UNSURE	
  we	
  	
  use	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
When	
  we	
  are	
  BORED	
  we	
  use	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
At	
  work	
  …	
  
when	
  we	
  feel	
  ANXIOUS	
  we	
  use	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  EMAIL	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
At	
  work	
  …	
  
when	
  we	
  feel	
  INDECISIVE	
  we	
  use	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  EMAIL	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
At	
  work	
  …	
  
when	
  we	
  feel	
  STRESS	
  we	
  use	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  EMAIL	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
Maybe email is
making us depressed?
This	
  is	
  the	
  
opportunity!
Uncertainty
Stress
Lonely
Curious
FoMO
Bored
What	
  triggers	
  make	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  so	
  habit-­‐forming?
 external  triggers
pain	
  of	
  workplace	
  FoMO.
solves	
  the
BLOCKING  OUT
OTHER  DISTRACTIONS
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The
SIMPLEST  BEHAVIOR
in	
  anticipation	
  of	
  a	
  reward.
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According	
  to	
  BJ	
  Fogg,	
  for	
  any	
  behavior	
  to	
  occur,	
  we	
  
need	
  MOTIVATION,  ABILITY,  and	
  a	
  TRIGGER
b=m+a+t
Fogg	
  Behavior	
  Model
MOTIVATION
ABILITY
Level  of  motivation  and  ability  
determines  if  action  will  occur.
Source:	
  Dr.	
  BJ	
  Fogg,	
  Stanford	
  University
TRIGGER  
SUCCEEDS
TRIGGER  
FAILS
Time%
$
Six$factors$can$increase$or$decrease$ability.
%
Money% Physical%effort%
Brain%cycles% Social%deviance% Non8rou:ne%
Source:%Dr.%BJ%Fogg,%Stanford%University%
Source:	
  Mobile	
  Iron,	
  Inc.
Access  increases  ability  at
Source:	
  Mobile	
  Iron,	
  Inc.
Access  increases  ability  at
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 UNCERTAINTY
CONTROLING  
IS  FASCINATING.
THE  UNKNOWN
Variability	
  causes	
  us	
  to	
  	
  
focus	
  and	
  engage
…and	
  increases	
  behavior.
3  types  of  VARIABLE  REWARDS
TRIBE HUNT SELF
Habit-­‐forming	
  tech	
  uses	
  1  OR  MORE
TRIBE
SEARCH  FOR
SOCIAL  REWARDS
partnershipempatheticjoy competition
We	
  Like	
  social	
  rewards.
We	
  value	
  recognition	
  from	
  our	
  tribe
HUNT
SEARCH  FOR
RESOURCES
Stems	
  from	
  the	
  hunt	
  for	
  food	
  and	
  resources
Hunt	
  for	
  variable	
  material	
  rewards
Hunt	
  

for	
  variable	
  
information	
  

rewards.
Hunt	
  for	
  variable	
  information	
  

rewards	
  at
SELF
SELF-­‐ACHIEVEMENT
SEARCH  FOR
Leveling-­‐up	
  reflects	
  MASTERY  and  COMPETENCY.
Inbox	
  or	
  task	
  management	
  reflects	
  

CONSISTENCY  and  COMPLETION.
The	
  logical	
  extreme	
  in
WARNING
Variable	
  rewards	
  are	
  not	
  a	
  free	
  pass.	
  

Your	
  product	
  still	
  must	
  address	
  the	
  itch.
Build	
  variable	
  rewards	
  that	
  scratch	
  the	
  users	
  itch,	
  
but	
  leave	
  them	
  wanting	
  more.
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Users	
  “invest”	
  for	
  future	
  benefits.
Social
Capital
Money
Time
Effort
Emotional
CommitmentPersonal
Data
Investments increase the
likelihood of the next pass
through the Hook in 

TWO

ways.
1.INVESTMENTS  
LOAD  THE  
NEXT  TRIGGER        	
  
      OF  THE  HOOK.
Each	
  new	
  message	
  posted	
  on
…	
  loads	
  the	
  next	
  
external	
  trigger.
INVESTMENTS  STORE  VALUE,  

improving	
  the	
  product	
  with	
  use.2.
CONTENT
DATA
FOLLOWERS
REPUTATION
h kThe$HOOK$is$an$experience$designed$to$
connect$the$user’s$problem$to$your$solu7on.$
Harnessing	
  
VERY  GOOD
HABITS  
can	
  be	
  
FOR  BUSINESS.
The  HOOK
1.	
  What	
  internal	
  trigger	
  is	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
the	
  product	
  addressing?	
  
2.	
  What	
  external	
  trigger	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
gets	
  the	
  user	
  to	
  the	
  product?
4.	
  Is	
  the	
  reward	
  
fulfilling,	
  yet	
  leaves	
  the	
  
user	
  wanting	
  more?
3.	
  What	
  is	
  the	
  simplest	
  
behavior	
  in	
  anticipation	
  
of	
  reward?
5.	
  What	
  “bit	
  of	
  work”	
  is	
  done	
  
to	
  increase	
  the	
  likelihood	
  of	
  
returning?
Enterprise	
  software	
  has

SUCKED  FOR  TOO  LONG.
Users	
  want	
  to	
  be	
  in	
  control.
AUTONOMY  
FEELS  GOOD.
Source:	
  	
  Deci	
  and	
  Ryan	
  on	
  Self-­‐Determination	
  Theory
Habit-­‐forming	
  enterprise	
  products	
  can

GROW  FROM  THE
BOTTOM-­‐UP.
Understanding	
  not	
  only	
  what	
  users	
  THINK,	
  
but	
  also	
  what	
  makes	
  them	
  TICK.
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It’s  time  to  build  
HABITS  FOR  GOOD  
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