Comments on: Product psychology to discourage anti-social behaviour http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/10/20/product-psychology-to-discourage-anti-social-behaviour/ How do people use products, systems and environments? How can designers influence interaction? How can we design for sustainable behaviour? Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:35:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tidying up the /cig-bin at fulminate // Architectures of Control http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/10/20/product-psychology-to-discourage-anti-social-behaviour/#comment-53069 Tidying up the /cig-bin at fulminate // Architectures of Control Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:03:18 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=146#comment-53069 [...] As with cone cups and wire-mesh bins, the success of the design in reducing the ‘undesirable’ behaviour must be down to people’s (conscious or otherwise) antipathy to an immediate ‘messy’ consequence of their actions. If you throw a cigarette butt on the ground straight-off, you can immediately forget about it. If you put it on top of a flat-topped bin, you can also immediately forget about it. But putting it on a sloping bin top and seeing it (or imagining it) falling off onto the ground somehow draws attention to your actions, just as leaving a paper cone cup with some liquid spilling out onto the table is rarely done, but leaving a conventional flat-bottomed paper cup is very common. [...] [...] As with cone cups and wire-mesh bins, the success of the design in reducing the ‘undesirable’ behaviour must be down to people’s (conscious or otherwise) antipathy to an immediate ‘messy’ consequence of their actions. If you throw a cigarette butt on the ground straight-off, you can immediately forget about it. If you put it on top of a flat-topped bin, you can also immediately forget about it. But putting it on a sloping bin top and seeing it (or imagining it) falling off onto the ground somehow draws attention to your actions, just as leaving a paper cone cup with some liquid spilling out onto the table is rarely done, but leaving a conventional flat-bottomed paper cup is very common. [...]

]]> By: Shaping behaviour: Part 2 at fulminate // Architectures of Control http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/10/20/product-psychology-to-discourage-anti-social-behaviour/#comment-29487 Shaping behaviour: Part 2 at fulminate // Architectures of Control Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:42:24 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=146#comment-29487 [...] (It’s not clear whether there were individual meters so tenants could see each other’s consumption - that kind of “control by embarrassment“, or social pressure, may be effective in this free-rider or unequal contribution situation.) [...] [...] (It’s not clear whether there were individual meters so tenants could see each other’s consumption - that kind of “control by embarrassment“, or social pressure, may be effective in this free-rider or unequal contribution situation.) [...]

]]> By: Dan http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/10/20/product-psychology-to-discourage-anti-social-behaviour/#comment-11435 Dan Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:48:22 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=146#comment-11435 I know what you mean, Scott, but I guess they 'work'(and are cheap). On the other hand, because they're inherently unstable, they can't be re-purposed as pen/paintbrush/screwdriver/etc holders as normal flat-bottomed cups can. Though you could use the cone cups to trap pheasants (and probably chickens) as detailed in Roald Dahl's <a href="http://www.roalddahlfans.com/shortstories/cham.php" rel="nofollow">Champion of the World</a>! I know what you mean, Scott, but I guess they ‘work’(and are cheap). On the other hand, because they’re inherently unstable, they can’t be re-purposed as pen/paintbrush/screwdriver/etc holders as normal flat-bottomed cups can.

Though you could use the cone cups to trap pheasants (and probably chickens) as detailed in Roald Dahl’s Champion of the World!

]]> By: Scott Carpenter http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/10/20/product-psychology-to-discourage-anti-social-behaviour/#comment-11375 Scott Carpenter Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:37:28 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=146#comment-11375 Interesting point, but I can't stand those little cone cups. They're so awkward. Interesting point, but I can’t stand those little cone cups. They’re so awkward.

]]> By: McGazz http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/10/20/product-psychology-to-discourage-anti-social-behaviour/#comment-11353 McGazz Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:45:31 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=146#comment-11353 Cheers Dan. I was going to email you about this, but you beat me to it :) Cheers Dan. I was going to email you about this, but you beat me to it :)

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