Leeds Behaviour Lab 
At British Human Computer Interaction Conference, held on Tuesday 4 July, 9.00-12.00 in Sunderland, UK. We invite researchers, designers and practitioners to join us for this workshop and explore how sensitive, personal and sometimes embarrassing information about users can be elicited and shared in a safe and supportive way. The 3-hour workshop will present techniques for developing deep […]
Bridging the “Behavioural Gap” in safety-critical work
Maria Matthews provides an update on the knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) between Leeds Beckett University and VolkerRail Ltd., a specialist railway infrastructure services company working throughout the UK. There are a number of factors that influence safety-related behaviours: Beliefs and perceptions: Our attitudes, beliefs and intentions; what we believe we may gain or lose from performing a […]
Prototyping a new Weight Management App
Paul Doney is entering the final phase of his PhD research project which aims to create new digital tools to help with weight management. In our latest blog post, he describes the prototyping stage of an innovative app, and the journey he has taken. I have adopted a design thinking approach to explore my problem […]
User Experience and Behaviour Change
PhD Student Mark Spooner talks about his research which combines User Experience, Interface Design and Behaviour Change Theory in order to help parents form good habits when it comes to their toddlers’ health. A couple of years ago I started a PhD in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Behaviour Change. I am looking at how […]
Maria Matthews starts research project to investigate safety behaviour at VolkerRail
An innovative psychological approach to health and safety at VolkerRail, a specialist railway infrastructure services company based in Doncaster. VolkerRail aims to change attitudes towards safety after successfully securing a three-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) grant, in collaboration with Leeds Beckett University, to look at new ways to enhance safety through psychological and behavioural expertise. Over […]
Behaviour Lab runs session at HCI International 2015 Conference
The Leeds Behaviour Lab team organised a session focusing on behaviour change technology at a recent Human-Computer Interaction conference. HCI International is one of the most prestigious annual events in the HCI/User Experience calendar and this year it took place in Los Angeles, USA. The session entitled ‘Experience Design for Behavior Change‘ brought together researchers […]
Teaching Design Thinking Skills to Creative Technology Students
During the 2013/14 academic year I introduced a new final year module Design Thinking to the Creative Media Technology curriculum here at Leeds Beckett University. Students created blueprints of positive behaviour change interventions whilst following the 5-step process advocated by Stanford University’s d.school: Empathise Define Ideate Prototype Test Design Thinking is a human-centred methodology that […]
Persuasive Conference 2014
I attended the Persuasive 2014 conference at the University of Padova, Italy at the end of May. The conference gave me the opportunity to hear from the people who have been at the leading edge of PT research for the last decade or more. I also attended the Doctoral Consortium to present my PhD proposals […]
Chairing the behaviour change session at DUXU 2014
Last week I chaired a parallel paper session on “Designing for Behaviour Change” at the 3rd International Conference on Design, User Experience and Usability (DUXU) which was held in Crete, Greece. My co-chair was Prof Marientina Gotsis from University of Southern California. The session featured eight papers, selected in a blind review process by an […]
Seeking Insights
We have started work with MoreLife with the aim of developing technology to support clients enrolled on their weight management programmes. MoreLife run successful face-to-face workshops which have been commissioned by a number of local authorities in the UK. Always seeking to improve outcomes MoreLife will work with the Leeds Behaviour Lab to design and develop a […]