9 Best Articles in 2022
mannhowie.com
The IKEA Effect - Why people fall in love with their own ideas
mannhowie.com
3 min read · Sep 4th · Howie Mann on Sep 3, 2022 6 minute readThe IKEA effect describes how people come to overvalue things in which they have successfully put effort into. This cognitive bias can pose risks to… · Shared by 232, including Stefan Diepolder, Esther Schindler
Hustle_says
The thriving business of ‘Ikea hacking’
Hustle_says
7 min read · 2021-06-20 · A growing number of companies are offering design tweaks for old Ikea furniture — and business is booming. · Shared by 155
UX Planet
Design principle: IKEA effect
UX Planet
5 min read · From 2017 · How to make people love the product · Shared by 189, including Clément Drévo, David Hellmann, Michelle Boisson, Bare Metal Gamer 💜💙🖤, Martina Grolimund, Dominic Huang, Dominik Grolimund, { Monah } 💡, Liv 😷, Niklaus Gerber, Leslie D, Maja Grolimund-Kurth, Helmi, Bryan Onel, Mark Kaigwa, Davy De Pauw, Tom Connor, hiten.eth
TNW
How IKEA tricks your brain into buying more
TNW
6 min read · From 2017 · Have you ever been to an IKEA concept store? If you’ve ever visited one, you were part of one big experiment. The Swedish company has been using these concept centers for something you wouldn’t… · Shared by 100, including Simone Stickelberger, Isabel Drost-Fromm, Annik Burgdorfer-Grolimund, Stephanie A Kowalski, ΛLΞX TRΞJʘ, Fabrizio Bianchi, Merkstatt, Thomas Telandro, Nir Eyal, Johann Romefort, Dominik Grolimund, Thomas Power, Kim Dik, Martina Grolimund
Fast Company
How Ikea quietly tweaks its design around the world
Fast Company
5 min read · From 2018 · The Swedish furniture company just opened its first store in India–and just like Ikea does in most countries, it has carefully adjusted the inventory, design, and even food to fit local tastes.
· Shared by 74, including Niklaus Gerber, Gabriele, Christian P. Stobbe
Architectural Digest
Need to Get Away? How About an IKEA Tiny House?
Architectural Digest
1 min read · 2021-02-23 · If you've ever wanted to live in an IKEA, now you can (sort of) · Shared by 71, including Esther Schindler
Hustle_says
How Ikea tricks you into buying more stuff
Hustle_says
9 min read · Feb 27th · The home furnishings giant enlists a maze-like layout, cheap food, and crafty psychology to get you to fill up your cart. · Shared by 479, including Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Mohamed Azazy, Tamsen Webster, Message Strategist (she/her), Roger Dooley, Esther Schindler, Nir Eyal, Scott Monty
priceonomics.com
When Do You Outgrow IKEA?
priceonomics.com
3 min read · From 2016 · At what age do you start to outgrow IKEA? · Shared by 34, including Tibor Martini 🇺🇦, Dominik Grolimund, Alex Barrera, Leslie D, Martina Grolimund, Twitty
amplitude.com
Onboarding With The IKEA Effect: How To Use UX Friction To Build Retention
amplitude.com
5 min read · From 2016 · IKEA builds brand loyalty and retention by making customers put together furniture. You can do it by making users customize their own onboarding. · Shared by 34, including Ilia Markov, Daniel Lawniczak, TDMx, Patrick Walsh, Nir Eyal
Trending
mannhowie.com
The IKEA Effect - Why people fall in love with their own ideas
mannhowie.com
3 min read · Sep 4th · Howie Mann on Sep 3, 2022 6 minute readThe IKEA effect describes how people come to overvalue things in which they have successfully put effort into. This cognitive bias can pose risks to… · Shared by 232, including Stefan Diepolder, Esther Schindler
The Guardian
‘Brexit to blame’: UK shoppers pay up to 50% more than those in EU
The Guardian
9 min read · Jul 30th · From Zara to Ikea and Decathlon, stores charge more for same items, Guardian Money research finds · Shared by 42, including Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Mike Butcher🇬🇧🇪🇺, Steve Faulkner, Akshat Rathi, Bruce Lawson
Electrek.co
Electrify America will install ultrafast EV chargers at over 25 IKEA US locations
Electrek.co
1 min read · Aug 11th · IKEA announced it's collaborating with Electrify America to bring ultrafast public charging stations to over 25 US IKEA retail locations. · Shared by 6, including Jigar Shah
Apartment Therapy
IKEA BILLY Hack with Cute Scallops
Apartment Therapy
2 min read · Sep 25th · A $650 IKEA hack adds charm to this quaint living room with great bones. · Shared by 6
More like this
Fast Company
To slash waste, Ikea looks to artificial intelligence
Fast Company
2 min read · From 2020 · One of every 10 Ikea items gets returned—and 15% of that goes to waste. Enter AI. · Shared by 69, including Carla Gentry, Iain Brown, PhD, Nige Willson, Vikram Dutt, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Carl Robinson 🎙️
Hustle_says
How Ikea tricks you into buying more stuff
Hustle_says
9 min read · Feb 27th · The home furnishings giant enlists a maze-like layout, cheap food, and crafty psychology to get you to fill up your cart. · Shared by 479, including Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Mohamed Azazy, Tamsen Webster, Message Strategist (she/her), Roger Dooley, Esther Schindler, Nir Eyal, Scott Monty
Bloomberg
Get Lost in 70 Years of Old IKEA Catalogs
Bloomberg
4 min read · From 2020 · The Swedish furniture giant dropped its catalog archives online, letting shoppers browse 19,000 pages of midcentury Scandinavian design. · Shared by 122, including Esther Schindler, Nick Lüthi, Alexandra Lange, Dominik Allemann, Stephanie A Kowalski, Luzius Meisser, kate wagner!, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦
Co.Design
It’s official: Ikea is no longer just a furniture company
Co.Design
4 min read · From 2018 · Ikea is partnering with Adidas, Lego, and Sonos to sell you <em>everything</em>.
· Shared by 65, including Christian P. Stobbe, Dominik Grolimund, Josep M. Ganyet, Thomas Power, tjalve, Lucas Foster
Print magazine
The IKEA Catalog is Dead. Long Live the IKEA Catalog.
Print magazine
3 min read · 2020-12-09 · IKEA has announced that after seven decades—following an “emotional but rational decision”—its iconic catalog is coming to an end. · Shared by 51
Fast Company
Ikea is quietly changing its brand again—for a very good reason
Fast Company
2 min read · From 2019 · In the company’s 2020 catalog, Ikea swapped its custom typeface for something much simpler: a Google-designed font called Noto. · Shared by 60, including Niklaus Gerber, sascha aßbach, Alexandra Wong
FiveThirtyEight
The Weird Economics Of Ikea
FiveThirtyEight
6 min read · From 2016 · Ikea is a behemoth. The home furnishing company uses 1 percent of the planet’s lumber, it says, and the 530 million cubic feet of wood used to make Ikea furniture each year pulls with its own kind … · Shared by 60, including Marc Eglon, Serge K. Keller ❦
Quartz
How IKEA maintains culture for 170,000 global employees
Quartz
4 min read · Jan 19th · IKEA prides itself on having a strong company culture, but with so many people to manage globally it's easier said than done. Ulrika Biesèrt explains her approach. · Shared by 55, including Oliver Raduner
bleepingcomputer.com
IKEA email systems hit by ongoing cyberattack
bleepingcomputer.com
3 min read · 2021-11-26 · IKEA is battling an ongoing cyberattack where threat actors are targeting employees in internal phishing attacks using stolen reply-chain emails. · Shared by 54, including SwiftOnSecurity, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, Shelly Kramer, BleepingComputer
