BJ Fogg’s Behavior Model

BJ Fogg's Behavior Model

Stanford University Dr. BJ Fogg founded the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University, where he directs research and design. In addition, he devotes at least half his time to industry projects and innovations, all of which focus on using technology to change behaviors in positive ways. BJ is the author of Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do. He is the co-editor of Mobile Persuasion: 20 Perspectives on the Future […]

BJ Fogg, PhD

BJ Fogg, PhD

innovator :: social scientist :: teacher bjfogg@stanford.edu Like many people, I get tons of email. Ugh. I’ll try to respond to yours . . . phone: (707) 479-4552 I usually don’t answer calls from unrecognized phone numbers. If you want an appointment, click the tab above that says “Book time w/ me”– or the orange button below. I’m happy to talk. P.O. Box 20456 Stanford, CA 94309 Here’s my latest on Twitter: My expertise […]

Why Smart People Are Stupid

Why Smart People Are Stupid

Editors’ Note: The introductory paragraphs of this post appeared in similar form in an October, 2011, column by Jonah Lehrer for the Wall Street Journal. We regret the duplication of material. Intelligence-Stvenson.jpg Here’s a simple arithmetic question: A bat and ball cost a dollar and ten cents. The bat […]

Why change management fails in organizations

Leaders today must understand and apply the knowledge of behavioral psychology and the lessons from brain science to manage organizational change successfully. In the past, efforts at organizational change which has focused on the structural aspects of organizations have systematically failed because they have neglected the reality that change […]