Sessions at SXSW Interactive 2012 of type Book Reading about Psychology

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Sunday 11th March 2012

• The Science of Habits: Why We Do What We Do

  by Charles Duhigg

  Why do some people and companies seem to change easily, while others struggle for years? How do firms like Target, Apple and Proctor and Gamble anticipate (and manipulate) shoppers' habits? Why was the product Febreze a flop - until consumer psychologists figured out to target one specific cleaning habit, and it became a $1 billion hit? In the past decade, neurology, sociology and economic psychology have revolutionized our understanding of habits. Go into neurology laboratories where amnesiacs re-learn their most basic habits, and corporate boardrooms where shoppers' habits are turned on and off like flicking a switch. The author, Charles Duhigg, is an investigative reporter at the New York Times. His book on the science of habits will be Random House's major spring 2012 release.

  • Change
  • Habits
  • neurology
  • Psychology
  • Science

  At 11:00am to 11:20am, Sunday 11th March

  In Ballroom G, Austin Convention Center

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Tuesday 13th March 2012

• Your Best Just Got Better

  by Jason Womack

  Understanding the fundamentals of workflow and the principles of human performance enable entrepreneurs with the tools and the processes to get more of their work done, on time, with fewer resources and with less stress. Learn what top performers know, do and say about professional productivity and effective leadership. If there were just a handful of secrets to being more purposeful, productive and profitable this year, when would you want to know them? Tomorrow? Next month? How about right now? As an entrepreneur your work is always "right there." On the job or off, while you're commuting or while you're out to dinner with clients, your mind wanders over your to-dos. The solution: Call it all work. This session is about "the psychology, sociology and technology" of productivity. You will learn how to get more done and done faster by conquering the three channels affecting your productivity:

  • Careers
  • Leadership
  • Productivity
  • Psychology

  At 11:30am to 11:50am, Tuesday 13th March

  In Ballroom G, Austin Convention Center

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• 100 Things Designers Need to Know About People

  by Susan Weinschenk

  You design to elicit responses from people. You want them to buy, read, register, or take an action. In order to design for people you need to understand how people read, how people see, how people make decisions, what motivates people, and the psychology of social behavior. Designing without understanding about people is like exploring a new city without a map: results will be haphazard, confusing, and inefficient. This session presents the top concepts from psychology that impact design. Each concept is backed up by research and examples of how to apply to real-life design situations.

  • Design
  • Psychology

  At 4:00pm to 4:20pm, Tuesday 13th March

  In Ballroom G, Austin Convention Center

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