data economics · Cohort + async

Behavioral Metrics and Ethical Presentation

Behavioral economics tools for product teams with an ethics lens grounded in consumer policy trends. You redesign a flow and defend choices to a skeptical reviewer.

Course cover: Behavioral Metrics and Ethical Presentation

What is included

  • Checklist against unfair practice patterns
  • Rewrite exercises for disclosures
  • Cohort critique of real (anonymized) flows
  • Reading on sludge versus legitimate friction
  • Worksheet on testing plans
  • Mentor feedback on redesign
  • One-page ethical rationale document

Outcomes

  • Classify friction as sludge or legitimate with reasons
  • Rewrite a consent screen for clarity
  • Present a test plan that respects user autonomy

FAQ

Legal compliance?

We teach ethics and policy context — not a substitute for counsel.

Industry?

Digital products broadly; some retail examples.

Not covered?

Clinical or financial advice contexts need specialized training.

Participant notes

“Consent rewrite exercise surfaced a line our legal team then tightened — good collaboration win.”

Noa S.

“Anonymous cohort quote: 'We stopped calling a nagging banner a feature.'”

Client in mobility