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Why Confetti Celebrations Backfire (and How to Make Them Work)

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We're all familiar with (if not bored to death by) the confetti blast celebration. This is how to design a motivational slingshot that actually works.

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  • Learn which milestones to celebrate, and why

  • The common mistake when building celebrations

  • Techniques for upselling more effectively

Case StudySep 2, 2025
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The UX Techniques That Make You Settle for Higher-Priced Flights

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What appears at first to be an industry driven by price, is actually a battle of who can make you believe that you got the best price, while charging 3x more for baggage.

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  • Using psychology to create value

  • Identifying insider blind spots

  • Contextualising data better

Case StudyJan 23, 2025
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How Product Psychology Could Stop Uber Drivers From Stealing

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How upstream thinking could reduce stolen orders, avoid tip-baiting and increase driver happiness.

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  • Avoid future problems with "Upstream Thinking"

  • Level up your product psychology

  • Improve your CTA labels

Case StudyDec 19, 2024
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A Masterclass in User Activation (96% of them)

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Discover the art of setting a goal and then using that to immediately create the perception of success.

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  • Creating Aha! Moments before the core product is used

  • Framing short-term wins as long-term value

  • Embedding emotion into your onboarding flow

Case StudyOct 18, 2024
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Is This Why Users Are Ignoring Your Features?

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Simple techniques to increase feature usage, retention and ultimately alter how users perceive the value of your product.

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  • Reframing features to improve perceived value

  • Using context to boost feature retention

  • Designing perk flows that reduce churn, not just noise

Case StudyJul 4, 2024
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Why Robinhood's $7.08 Welcome Bonus Works

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The product psychology behind why theirs works, and why yours probably doesn't. Here are the secrets of the welcome bonus.

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  • Using variable rewards to drive conversions

  • Designing choice to increase perceived ownership

  • Closing feedback loops to build user habits

Case StudyMay 2, 2024
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The Psychological Reason You Hate Chatbots

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They aren't exactly the future of customer service that we were promised. This is why you hate them though.

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  • Reducing friction by setting clearer expectations

  • Avoiding ambiguity the that hurts conversions

  • Designing handoffs that feel comfortable

Case StudyMar 26, 2024
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Optimising a Checkout for Impulse Purchases

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Horrible retention rates, dark patterns and incentivising people to abandon their carts. This is HelloFresh.

Case StudyOct 10, 2023
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Using Dark Patterns to Overcharge for Pizza

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How Dominos and Pizza Hut use UX tricks and design psychology to quietly charge more.

Case StudyApr 18, 2023
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A Masterclass In Pricing Psychology

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How Netflix doubled sign-ups to their ad-tier with one simple design tweak.

Case StudyFeb 28, 2023
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