PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP | Sunday, March 24
Masterclass in Behavior Design: One Full Day of Hands-on Learning
This workshop is sold out. We recommend Dr. David Sobel’s “Healthy Pleasures” workshop or Dustin DiTommaso’s “Behavior Change Games” workshops as alternatives.
I invite you to join me in Boston for a full day of learning how to create products that change people's behavior. At this event I will teach you insights from my Stanford work as well as methods from my 2-day Persuasion Boot Camps. I call this approach "Behavior Design."
My Masterclass in Boston will change how you view the landscape of human behavior, giving you unusual clarity in your work projects.
Focus Areas
- Human Nature - What makes us tick
- Behavior Insights - How behavior works
- Persuasive Technology - How to use tech channels for influence
- Design Methods - How to design for impact, step by step
My Masterclass is practical, not theoretical. During our time together, I will guide your practice in using my tools -- it's a system about human nature and behavior change that makes sense. Yes, it all fits together.
Seeing the dramatic results from my students’ work, one VC blogged that "BJ has cracked the code" for teaching people to design for behavior change. I’m not sure this is entirely true, but I do know my methods are effective. And I’ll teach them to you.
You'll learn how three elements must converge to cause behavior: motivation, ability, and triggers. I’ll teach you how to use my Behavior Model in ways I’ve not yet shared online. With this, you can pinpoint and repair problems in user experiences. You'll know why motivation is the *last* element you manipulate, not the first. (What's first? Triggers. I'll teach you why.)
Together we will map out target behaviors and evaluate them in what I call “priority mapping.” You'll also learn a process for designing and testing solutions step by step. I call this process "starfishing," and the results are so exciting that people invariably start snapping photos of what we've created together.
Behavior Design is new and unique. I’ve not yet published these methods. So the only way to learn my approach is to enroll in my course at Stanford (not easy to do) or join me in an industry event, like the Masterclass in Boston. It’s a bit expensive, I know; however, by limiting the class size (24 people max) I can teach in a more personal, flexible way.
(After you enroll, I will give you 3 hours of required homework -- reading and videos -- to do *before* you come to class. This allows me to be more efficient with our time together. If you don’t want to do homework in advance, please do not enroll.)
By joining me in Boston, you will become more confident and efficient in designing for behavior change. You will gain practical skills to create winning products and services. And your new perspective on human behavior will keep you learning more each day, just by observing normal life. In other words, you will become an expert.
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Final note: Did you notice that I’m teaching my Masterclass before the conference, not after? That’s for a reason. I want to meet you early, so once the main event begins, we will already know each other. We will then have time over those two days to talk about your projects. That sequence is more interesting for me, and it’s a better value for you.