Naïve Diversification
Naive diversification is best described as a rough and, more or less, instinctive common sense division of a portfolio, without bothering with sophisticated mathematical models.
ULTIMATE UX DICTIONARY
Direct Manipulation
upgraded wysiwyg – encourages exploration and creativity efficiency (ex. medium.com, codecademy.com). design in the sandbox instead of outside of it and installing it.
Gamification Technique: Boosters
Boosters are upgrades inside (usually game) systems that allow a user to either move quicker, have additional power or skip forward through barriers in the system. Most of the time these boosters are use to keep individuals motivated and encourage them to continue through the system. For example in physical world, a Monday morning booster …
Local Status
Ability to represent a person or thing as high value in terms of wealth, power, and celebrity status when that person is only one or none of these measures of social strength by using combination of time constraints/time-pressured events, framing as prize and framed event/pitch/agenda/story/narrative (20 min w/o ppt).
Social Proof & Conformity
Social Proof is a psychological phenomenon where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation. This effect is prominent in ambiguous social situations where people are unable to determine the appropriate mode of behavior, and is driven by the assumption that surrounding people possess more knowledge …