PinnedBen McAllisterThe ‘I Did That’ Effect: Why Gamification (Sometimes) WorksI have a confession to make. But first, a little background. Over the years, I’ve played in a few bands and done a little bit of recording…Aug 8, 2022Aug 8, 2022
Ben McAllisterUsing Data to Motivate the Post-Novice LifterGreat products are based on insights about the people that use them. When I was at MapMyRun, we based our roadmap on three interconnected…May 1, 2022May 1, 2022
Ben McAllisterinMind CafeUnderstanding is Visual: Why Even Aristotle Writes With PicturesThere’s a reason why so many people claim to be ‘visual learners’.Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
Ben McAllisterBuilding a Learning Culture, Part 1: The Problem of Organizational KnowledgeWhile data is more plentiful than ever, it is often more stylized than analyzed.Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
Ben McAllisterinThe Great LevelerHomer & Helen: My Twenty-Year Odyssey Through the IliadI never stop reading a book. But I often lose momentum.Jul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020
Ben McAllisterinThe Great LevelerResentment: The Power of the PeopleEvery era has a defining anxiety. Ours is an era of technological anxiety. We ask ourselves questions like: What are smartphones doing to…Jun 26, 2020Jun 26, 2020
Ben McAllisterThis Time Machine Saves LivesNow if it is in our power to do noble or base acts, and likewise in our power not to do them, and this was what being good or bad meant…Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020
Ben McAllisterLatest Perspectives on COVID-19Maybe I am spending too much time reading about the coronavirus. That may be true, but given how quickly this disease can spread, it seems…Mar 10, 2020Mar 10, 2020
Ben McAllisterIt’s Time to ActMy family and I are making the decision to keep our kids home from school and stay home from work. Why are we doing this? Anything we can…Mar 8, 20201Mar 8, 20201
Ben McAllisterinThe Great LevelerThe Price of SurvivalMaybe you knew someone like this in high school. He was the guy who organized the parties, the guy who somehow procured the beer. He was…Jul 29, 2018Jul 29, 2018