Comments on: I’ve seen a tipping point http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/ive-seen-a-tipping-point Information architecture, interaction design and much more Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:59:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Peter Boersma http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/ive-seen-a-tipping-point#comment-301 Peter Boersma Sat, 19 Feb 2005 22:50:02 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/ive-seen-a-tipping-point#comment-301 How did you get to notice the plastic bags? I know. One word: plasticbag.org :-) How did you get to notice the plastic bags? I know. One word: plasticbag.org :-)

]]> By: Jonathan http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/ive-seen-a-tipping-point#comment-300 Jonathan Fri, 02 Jul 2004 11:44:42 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/ive-seen-a-tipping-point#comment-300 "People need to see that 'everyone else' is doing it and have the ability to do it themselves and boom - off it goes..." Either that, or you start to notice it and self-suggest that it wasn't as prevalent as before you noticed (which, of course, it would not have been to your sub-concious since by defintion you have not been aware of it before). Just playing devil's advocate :-) The power of self-suggesion is quite strong. Try this: Tap the table with a finger of your right hand once (bip!). Tap the same table in roughly the same place with a finger of your left hand once (bip!). Which "bip" was the higher note? Remember which finger produces it. Run a few tests to make sure. Now, tell yourself to expect a lower note from the finger that is producing the higher note, then tap the table in exactly the same way as you tapped it before. It will deliver a lower note. Try that on the other finger. Play self-suggestion on yourself and others - it's fun! Malcolm Gladwell's book is also fun, but it's worthless because it sheds no light on WHY the tipping points happen. A nice set of stories though. File along with Snow White and Little House on the Prarie. “People need to see that ‘everyone else’ is doing it and have the ability to do it themselves and boom - off it goes…”

Either that, or you start to notice it and self-suggest that it wasn’t as prevalent as before you noticed (which, of course, it would not have been to your sub-concious since by defintion you have not been aware of it before).

Just playing devil’s advocate :-) The power of self-suggesion is quite strong. Try this:

Tap the table with a finger of your right hand once (bip!).

Tap the same table in roughly the same place with a finger of your left hand once (bip!).

Which “bip” was the higher note? Remember which finger produces it. Run a few tests to make sure.

Now, tell yourself to expect a lower note from the finger that is producing the higher note, then tap the table in exactly the same way as you tapped it before.

It will deliver a lower note.

Try that on the other finger. Play self-suggestion on yourself and others - it’s fun!

Malcolm Gladwell’s book is also fun, but it’s worthless because it sheds no light on WHY the tipping points happen. A nice set of stories though. File along with Snow White and Little House on the Prarie.

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