Robert Haisfield: Gamification, Behavior Design and Exploratory Search

16/07/2020 55 min Temporada 1 Episodio 3
Robert Haisfield: Gamification, Behavior Design and Exploratory Search

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Our guest in this episode today is Robert Haisfield, Founder of Influence Insights, as well as the behavioral product strategist at Spark Wave. Focusing on behavior design and gamification, he applies his knowledge to tech products better accomplish their intended goals. We talked about:Rob's note-taking origin story, from standup comedy to behavioral science papers and consultingThe exploratory behavior of people, what they expect from entering digital gardens and public RoamsWorkflows, usages of Roam, in particular 'pruning' your database for quality useEntry points to one's Roam to accommodate for different readersEnjoy!Timestamps2:20 Writing down everything, note taking and standup comedy4:38 Research through Notion, Bear and now Roam8:14 How Rob found Roam, and older Notion workflows111:34 Testing Roam out with projects, and note-taking hygiene13:49 Overwhelming graphs, Bear vs. Roam17:37 Switching from a keyword approach to an evergreen note approach20:13 Roam's accessibility for non-Roam users...there's none23:36 Higher bar on a public Roam, articulating ideas26:14 Exploring 2-dimensional navigation and Andy Matuschak's notes (follow along!)29:52 "I love getting lost" The fun part about exploring hypertext34:52 Expressing through outlines and blocks, and the value of a digital garden36:18 The different ways people search for things37:48 The open notebook, Rob's hypertext40:12 Hypertext adventures, and behavioral economics sets up a choice architecture42:33 Entry points, and Obsidian's graph view47:59 Rob's future projects and tips for starting Roam53:41 How would you describe Roam to someone who hasn't started using it yet?54:36 What does Roam mean to you?LinksInfluence InsightsSpark WaveRob's TwitterRob's Public RoamVIDEO: Rob Haisfield's Tour of Roam Researchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO_qvM-URHYVIDEO: Chatting with Glue - Close reading / Analysis / Note Takinghttps://youtu.be/NMzr-qsv188Andy Matuschak's NotesVisit the RoamFM Public Graph for more info!Support the show