Getting Busy People to Eat Slower

Priority Map - Eating SlowerGetting Stanford Male Engineering Graduate Students to Eat slower at Dinner

Elie NouneStanford University

twitter.com/elienouneWednesday, December 12, 12

Physical Priority Map

Wednesday, December 12, 12

Virtual Priority Map...


Effective in getting Ben to Eat Slower

Not Effective in getting Ben to Eat Slower

Yes,We can get Ben to Do this

No,We

can’t get

Ben to Do this

Eat with non-

dominant hand

ONCEReplace Fork with

Chopsticks ONCECelebrate

with a small

Desert

Drink Water after

sitting

Join Facebook

Group

Like Facebook

Page

Look at Slideshare on Eating

SlowlyRead

Harvard Article on Benefits of

Eating slow

Photograph meal before eating and post on FB

Share accomplis-hments with FB

Hide Any Laptop/

Work/ Cell Phone

Take 3 deep

breaths after sitting

Sign Up for Slow

Food Program

Listen to Mellow Music While Eating

Listen to Breathing directions

while eating

Fill a glass of water before sitting

Buy a smaller

fork

Take a 3 min TV/phone

break in the middle

Put fork down

every 10 bitesEat with

non-dominant hand 5

times/wk

Chew 20-25 times every bite

Take a sip of water

every 20 bites

Commit to

program for 3

weeks

Take a deep breath every 3 bytes

Anticipate end of

meal and slow down last 5 bites

Use multiple dishes

instead of one Try to

identify every

ingredient

Sit with back

turned to TV

Fill plate 20% less (refill later

if still hungry)

Take breaks to do refills

Listen to a song and

chew at its tempo


Priority Mapping Insights

I iterated 3 times to make my ideas more CRISPY.

Sorting by impact was very challenging: it’s hard to tell which idea is actually better.

I got rid or improved 30% of my initial ideas.

It’s a great exercise, pushed me to prioritize ideas and anticipate results.


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Getting Busy People to Eat Slower