Allow me to suggest a must-read volume for all retail technologists: How We Decide, by Jonah Lehrer.
Good friend and UK colleague Lisa Fretwell tipped me off to this book, which explores – through entertaining narratives and occasional in-the-weeds psychology – the process by which we make decisions, and why certain decisions are made.
Obviously an important topic to those of us seeking to influence consumer behavior.
Two caveats: If you’re looking for a bullet-point guide on how to position your next in-store solution, this isn’t it. It also doesn’t (thankfully) boil down neatly into nifty PowerPoint slides.
Tags: Cisco, consumer decision-making, consumer research, e-commerce, How We Decide, Jonah Lehrer, retail, retailing, shopper behavior, shopper research
