{"id":17,"date":"2026-07-13T18:03:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aminebrahimi.me\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:04:07","slug":"insights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aminebrahimi.me\/?page_id=17","title":{"rendered":"Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-text-color has-text-color has-background-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1814eb16 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-text-color has-text-color has-display-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5.5rem);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-0.02em\">Insights<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c97e81b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity has-text-color has-accent-background-color has-background\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-muted-color has-text-color has-display-font-family has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.02em\">Articles and notes on systems design, gamification, and interactive culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull reveal-on-scroll has-text-text-color has-text-color has-background-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b3ff9d38 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a7a96379 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:22%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13027fec wp-block-group-is-layout-flow wp-container-1 is-position-sticky\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-muted-color has-text-color has-body-font-family has-small-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase\">Topics<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity has-text-color has-border-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-text-color has-text-color has-body-font-family has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.06em;text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"\/category\/systems-design\/\">Systems Design<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-text-color has-text-color has-body-font-family has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.06em;text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"\/category\/gamification\/\">Gamification<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-text-color has-text-color has-body-font-family has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.06em;text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"\/category\/growth\/\">Growth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-text-color has-text-color has-body-font-family has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.06em;text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"\/category\/culture\/\">Culture<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity has-text-color has-border-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-muted-color has-text-color has-display-font-family has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.02em\">Thinking in systems, designing for engagement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:78%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-style-loop-list is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-68 amin_insight type-amin_insight status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4baa7b50 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8fff0f68 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-muted-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-13T18:04:06+00:00\">July 13, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\">\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-muted-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\">6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-muted-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\">min read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.375rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);font-weight:600;line-height:1.25\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-display-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aminebrahimi.me\/?amin_insight=systems-mapping-workshop-recap\" target=\"_self\" >What Happens in a Systems Mapping Workshop<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"line-height:1.65\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Last month I facilitated a two-day systems mapping session with a twelve-person product team at a Tehran-based logistics startup. Here&#8217;s what the process actually looks like \u2014 and why it consistently surfaces&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8fff0f68 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-muted-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase\">Workshop<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-65 amin_insight type-amin_insight status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4baa7b50 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8fff0f68 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-muted-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-13T18:04:05+00:00\">July 13, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\">\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-muted-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\">5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-muted-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\">min read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.375rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);font-weight:600;line-height:1.25\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-display-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aminebrahimi.me\/?amin_insight=persian-game-design-heritage\" target=\"_self\" >Persian Game Design Heritage and Modern UX<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"line-height:1.65\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The history of game design in the Persian-speaking world stretches back more than a millennium \u2014 and its principles resonate with surprising directness in contemporary interaction design. This is a brief meditation&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8fff0f68 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-muted-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase\">Design History<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-62 amin_insight type-amin_insight status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4baa7b50 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8fff0f68 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-muted-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-13T18:04:03+00:00\">July 13, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\">\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-muted-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\">9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-muted-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\">min read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.375rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);font-weight:600;line-height:1.25\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-display-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aminebrahimi.me\/?amin_insight=gamification-beyond-points\" target=\"_self\" >Gamification Beyond Points and Badges<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"line-height:1.65\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Points, badges, and leaderboards have become the default toolkit of gamification \u2014 and their ubiquity is precisely the problem. When every app showers users with meaningless rewards, the mechanics lose their power&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8fff0f68 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-muted-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase\">Gamification<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-59 amin_insight type-amin_insight status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4baa7b50 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8fff0f68 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-muted-color has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-13T18:04:02+00:00\">July 13, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\">\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-muted-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\">7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-muted-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.04em\">min read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.375rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);font-weight:600;line-height:1.25\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-display-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aminebrahimi.me\/?amin_insight=feedback-loops-primer\" target=\"_self\" >A Primer on Feedback Loops in Product Design<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"line-height:1.65\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Every product is a living system of cause and effect. Understanding how feedback loops amplify or dampen user behavior is the first step toward designing experiences that evolve gracefully rather than spiraling&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8fff0f68 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-muted-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase\">Systems Thinking<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull reveal-on-scroll has-text-text-color has-text-color has-surface-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eecfe915 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-accent-color has-text-color has-body-font-family has-small-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase\">Stay in the loop<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-text-color has-text-color has-display-font-family\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-0.02em\">New thinking, delivered.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-muted-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Get occasional essays and workshop announcements on systems design and gamification \u2014 no noise, only signal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ae5bc65d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-button-text-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/aminebrahimi.me\/?page_id=11\" style=\"border-radius:2px\">Subscribe to updates<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Insights Articles and notes on systems design, gamification, and interactive culture. 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