Summary:
In this paper, they examine techniques to support behavior change. The techniques they examine are gathered from a review of published research, books and interventions. Their primary focus in the review was focused on relationships between the behavior change strategies and success, in addition to potentials for broad application in the domain and in interactive systems. From their analysis, they found five strategies – short term and specific goals, actionable goals, confident goals, behavior triggers and self-understanding through experimentation. In their discussion, the researchers highlight how combining several of these goals, especially motivation can be challenging for system design.
Response:
To me, this paper was a representation of trying to translate real world health motivational “systems” to the digital domain. From my experience thus far, the best motivators are usually ones that are people. And from the findings in the paper, it suggests that this translation to a digital domain is difficult. In my opinion, systems shouldn’t necessarily REPLACE existing real world systems, but simply enhance it. In some gyms, for instance, they utilize software to enhance a specific workout regimen or training goals. It also lets the primary motivator perform self-experimentation. In all the cases they examined, a human facilitator improved the health system. This to me, represents that it is simply not possible to put a digital face on something so personal about your health.
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