creating effective ammunition in the battle for attention
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DIGITAL AMMUNITION IN THE BATTLE
FOR ATTENTION
I'm Steve Lloyd co founder of icoEx
I’m here to talk partly about attention.
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Which I know I only have a part share of.
Hunger is a hell of a distraction so thanks
for noticing.
What did you notice?
or
Message and medium are both important, but never
underestimate the power of persuasion.
So, getting noticed is becoming increasingly difficult.
“Life changes more rapidly than ever. It is up to us as designers to use the methods we think are truest,
most up to date.”
Bruno Munari 1966
It’s hard to get people to notice, so sometimes going large helps.
MAKING HAIR REMOVAL FUN
How do you attract attention on the high street?
Maybe just being noticed isn’t enough.
In order to create a desired action, we need people to pay attention.
An approach to attention
Combining the familiar in a way that’s unexpected.
That’s it, thanks for your time, enjoy your lunch.
Combining the familiar in a way that’s unexpected
AND creates something new.
When it works it’s a powerful combination.
Something that locks into our register of known, but in a
new way that creates friction and interest in the viewer.
Mark Twain
“There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas
and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they
make new and curious combinations.”
New ideas ARE curious combinations.
Oil paintings + movement !
Rob & Nick Carter
Fame + anonymity !
Daft Punk
Mileometer + competition !
Strava
and an example from us
THE TABLE THAT CHAIRS A
MEETING
How do you draw attention to important parts of a meeting in
an advertising agency?
A table + A brainstorm
A table + Democracy
A table + A clock
To move from attention to action means addressing
people’s motivations.
An approach to behaviour
Exploring the behavioural nudge
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Knowledge is power
Can a Post-it persuade? !
Our survey says... !
Priming !
Behavioural motivation can be used for good or ill.
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A ROBOT THAT CONFRONTS
MPS IN PARLIAMENT
How do you get 16-25 years olds to fill out a survey?
How could we use behavioural knowledge to take this further?
We wanted users to feel important, listened to and empowered.
Imagine you’re a teenager growing up in Britain. How do you get those in
power to listen to your opinion?
Survey response rate exceeded expectations and thousands of
teenagers took part.
Is our behaviour affected by digital media?
An approach to digital media
How is digital media changing our behaviour?
Maybe it affects those that use it the most; my own curiosity means that I have a
reasonable range of digital distractions.
I suspect I’m not alone and statistically we are all becoming more connected,
more reliant on digital.
Now that we are all used to having that amazing computational power in our
pockets, do we become blasé to its potential?
I’m less blasé because I’m old, so what about you young folk?
I have guinea pigs at home that I experiment on.
Seeing the world through their eyes is a useful way to view digital.
They have been surrounded by technology their whole lives.
A school project on the Ancient Greeks
gets more interesting with an element of digital.
Even a mothers day present has digital potential.
All this led to the creation of the geekiest object in the world.
Starting with WebGL browser based software.
Louie used it to build a creeper.
He shared his creation in an online marketplace.
Then sent it to be 3D printed.
And
It’s a case for an asthma inhaler.
Does this make it the geekiest object ever?
The geekiest object in the
world?
One of the things I noticed was the satisfaction of physically
holding a digital creation.
Also the continued attention that 3D printing still gets.
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Turning digital into physical
This has been a possibility for over 30 years, it’s only now that
the tools are here.
MAKING MORE OF THE
MUNDANE
How do you help get a Christmas card noticed?
At a time of maximum corporate communications there’s also an
onslaught of online chatter.
We made a connection between this ephemeral communication and the temporal nature of that
festive cliche, the snowflake.
13:44:46 @shima0810 xxxxxxxxx #xmas
18:17:49 @SwagIs Serious What the fuck is in the bag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#xmas #surprise
There are now even more ways to connect digital to the physical.
This is the most exciting time ever to be involved in communication,
we can use these new technologies and connections to create even more
attention grabbing stuff.
In order to capture attention and affect behaviour we just need to explore and combine two things.
Technology and Imagination
Thanks for your attention.
icoEx.co.ukInteractive digital experiences
@weareicoEx