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Trust as a design
material
Good morning
Booster #100
1508™
What do you think of when you hear
the word ‘trust’?
My name is Louise
Persuassion
Emotions
Trust
Persuassion
Emotions
Trust
The emotion of trust is not limited to
humans anymore.
The core of Human-Computer
Interaction is this emotion of trust.
The question then becomes:
How can the knowledge of this
human behavior help us design
better products?
From Tinder to Paris
What is trust?
Rachel Botsman, Author & Trust Expert
Trust is a confident relationship
to ‘the unknown’.
It’s about making that step into
somewhere that you’ve never been
to or by taking a leap of faith.
Known
Uncertainty
UnknownTRUST
The evolution of trust
LOCAL INSTITUTIONAL DISTRIBUTED
Local trust
Institutional trust
Breach of trust
Because trust can be broken
Distributed trust
?
Institutional trust was not
made for the digital age
INSTITUTIONAL DISTRIBUTED
Opaque
Closed
Centralised
Licensed
Top-down
Transparent
Inclusive
Decentralised
Accountable
Bottom-upTRUST
Known
TRUSTWORTHY
UnknownTRUST
Competence
Honesty
Reliable
IF YOU THINK
PEOPLE
WON'T LIKE
IT…
YOU PROBABLY
SHOULDN’T DO IT
So how then might we use
trust as design material?
Here’s my top 10 top 7
1. YOU BUILD
TRUST
From Tinder to Paris
1. Could this site or service help me
accomplish my goal?
2. Do I choose to use this site for this task? Is
it better than other options?
3.Do I trust this site or service with my personal
and sensitive data?
4.Am I willing to commit to an ongoing
relationship?
5. Can I recommend this to my friends?
2. EMPOWER
YOUR
CUSTOMERS
Competence and Reliability
Always remember
that your customer is
the hero, not you.
And every decision
they make by using
your product should
enable them to be
better versions of
themselves.
Act like an assistant
Establish a relationship of trust
by removing noise and chaos
Get your customer up when
they’re down
All journeys have their ups and
downs - help your customers
like a trusted friend would.
3. MAKE
TRANSPARANCY
A DEFAULT
DESIGN PRINCIPLE
Honesty
Privacy not
included
If you’re not paying for the
product, you are the product.
But I though we were friends
Users need to know exactly what is
going on and what is going to happen in
the app or technology they are using.
Product transparency
Through mutual vulnerability customers
are able move up the trust ladder
without hesitation.
Encourage feedback
People trust others who are willing
to listen and react accordingly.
Price transparency
Without clear pricing models customers
lose trust in ownership and product
sustainability.
Show customers
who you are
Customers want to understand
who you are, what drives you
how you relate…
4. MOVE SLOW
BETWEEN THE
KNOWN & THE
UNKNOWN
From well known
We trust systems that we are
familiar with…
To new normals
…but familiar changes over
time
Customers need to stop up
and think - designed
moments of friction allow
reflection
Let friction and slow
down
5. BORROW
TRUST
Reliability
People have an affinity
towards what they already
know.
But what use is a bias like
that in a world that is as
diverse and varied as ours?
Trust recommendation from a peer
92%
Trust recommendation from someone they don’t even
know
70%
Is about following the lead of others
Social Proof
Social Proof
It’s what gets a celebrity-
endorsed product more sales
Social Proof
It’s what gets a crowded
restaurant bigger crowds
Social Proof
And it’s what get’s me into
trouble at parent school
meetings.
Awards
Certifications
Credible organisations
You can borrow trust from…
Awards
Certifications
Credible
organisationsAwards
Certifications
Credible organisations
You can borrow trust from…
Awards
Certifications
Credible
organisationsAwards
Certifications
Credible organisations
You can borrow trust from…
5. SHOW YOUR
KNOWLEDGE
Competence
6. DISEMPOWER
YOUR MARKETING
TEAM
Honesty
Customers are starting
to judge brands through
collective experiences…
…and marketing teams
can’t control the
conversation
7. DESIGN FOR
THE SOCIAL
PRESSURE THAT
COMES WITH
TRUST
Competence
Distributed trust requires
commitment to ongoing
mutual accountability
Social pressure can be
very powerful
Meet Vish
Vish, is the brainy and
enthusiastic Uber driver in
Toronto who has a 4.99
rating after 5,000 rides.
3 of Vish’s 7 mantras
1. Make a 10-second offer,
then confirm the deal
3 of Vish’s mantras
2. It’s always the
customer’s first time
1. Make a 10-second offer, then confirm
the deal
3. Understand your customer
segment and be personable
3 of Vish’s 7 mantras
2. It’s always the customer’s first time
1. Make a 10-second offer, then confirm
the deal
Hi, is your
name
Louise?
Are you going with your
customers to Paris?
Thank you
1508™

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Trust as a design material morgen booster (2)

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. Joe Gebbia from AirBnB did a joint study together with Standford University. They looked at people’s willingness to trust someone based on how similar they are in age, location and geography. The research showed, not surprisingly, we prefer people who are like us. The more different somebody is, the less we trust them. Now, that’s a natural social bias. But what’s interesting is what happens when you add reputation into the mix, in this case, with reviews.
  2. Now, if you’ve got less than three reviews, nothing changes. But if you’ve got more than 10, everything changes. High reputation beats high similarity. The right design can actually help us overcome one of our most deeply rooted biases.
  3. Trust is a human emotion that can be designed for and establishing it is important within the sharing economy, the trust economy and distributed trust. Trust is the secret ingredient to any successful product thus designing for it cannot be an afterthought. It’s not an easy task, but it will absolutely make your product stand out and could mean the difference between a visitor engaging with your product or leaving it after a few seconds.