Why Labubu Blindboxes Are So Popular: An Octalysis Behavioral Design Analysis
Why Labubu blindboxes work so well, from surprise and scarcity to social proof, identity, and collectible culture through…
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[Octalysis Guest Post] The Alchemy of Ingress
“Ingress is an acceptable lifestyle choice” – @Hosette, R1 ⚡ Speed Run Notes Ingress is the most important…
How the Lean Startup Could Kill Your Company (A Behavioral Design Perspective)
A behavioral-design critique of Lean Startup, explaining how repeated MVP failure and over-pivoting can quietly demoralize founders and…
Feeling Lucky? The $100 Million Button Google Refused to Remove
See why Google kept the I’m Feeling Lucky button, and how curiosity-driven design helped make search feel playful,…
Scarcity & Unpredictability: How Woot! Turned Midnight Refresh Addicts into Loyal Customers
See how Woot combined scarcity, unpredictability, and community behavior to turn one-deal-a-day shopping into a repeatable motivational loop.
Suspense as Marketing: How Adobe and Blendtec Used Core Drive 7 to Build Empires
See how Adobe and Blendtec used Core Drive 7, suspense, and curiosity to turn simple marketing into memorable…
Memories That Matter: a new era for Metablox.co + A vision for Ukraine
A retrospective on why Metablox mattered more as a memory-preservation project than a speculative NFT play, and what…