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Most business problems are actually psychological. People don’t want a faster train; they want a more comfortable, less anxious commute.
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Rory Sutherland’s Alchemy serves as an urgent reminder that the spreadsheet is not the world. While data and logic are vital tools for maintaining efficiency, they are inherently incapable of creating magic or driving transformative growth. By embracing the messy, irrational, and beautiful reality of human nature, businesses can stop competing on price and start competing on perception.
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Sutherland outlines several counterintuitive principles that form the foundation of behavioral alchemy. These rules challenge professionals to abandon conventional metrics in favor of psychological experimentation.
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Eliminate the sign-up friction; allow users to join a call with a single link.
It only relies on historical data points. Rule 2: Don't Design for the Average Most
Why does a standard plastic Swatch watch feel like a playful fashion statement, while a fake Rolex feels like a pathetic lie? Why did Red Bull become a multi-billion dollar empire by launching a drink that tasted objectively worse than traditional sodas, cost twice as much, and came in a smaller can?
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FX Supartono, civil engineer, born at Pati on the 2nd of March 1949, graduated from the University of Indonesia, Jakarta, and Doctorate degree from the Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France, in the field of Concrete Damage Modeling. He was Associate Professor at the University of Indonesia (1978 – 2009) and the University of Tarumanagara (1979 – now). He has conducted many researches in High Performance Concrete Technology as well as the Sustainable Concrete Technology, on which more than 200 scientific publications have been published in the national and international forums. He has obtained the Medal of Honor “Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques” from the French Government in 2004. Read more