Motivation design in educational software
Subject in Design
Motivation design in educational software has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Tim Ferriss Show. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Niels HovenFounder and CEO of Mentava, an education software company for fast learners; former game designer at Pocket Gems
Hoven frames motivation design as either increasing rewards or lowering the effort required.
“you can either increase the size of the reward on the other side or you can lower the hoop”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #882: How to Teach a 3-Year-Old to Read and Rethinking Education — Tim Coaches Niels Hoven of Mentava (Sep 10, 2026) · Listen from 10:56
Podcasts
- The Tim Ferriss Show · 1 episode
Episodes
#882: How to Teach a 3-Year-Old to Read and Rethinking Education — Tim Coaches Niels Hoven of MentavaThe Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 10, 2026 · 2 h 14 min
Tim Ferriss runs a live coaching session with Mentava founder Niels Hoven on positioning, pricing, referrals, and marketing for his early-literacy app for preschoolers.