Aedge Podcast - Rarely Rational - Negativity Bias

Continuing this series of Rarely Rational, we feature Padmaja and Chitra from Adeptic Creative Labs, examining experiences of Negativity Bias through various lenses.

This conversation covers -

  • Why we have a propensity as humans towards negatively charged experiences

  • How current banking applications evoke feelings of failure due to their design

  • Exploring aspects of inclusivity, accessibility and putting the user first, to counter negativity bias as UX designers

  • Simple things people have done to enable the last-mile auto mechanic

  • Considering the user experience to be a memorable and pleasurable experience

  • Humans today have the potential to think positively and steer themselves out of challenging situations, yet they choose to dwell amidst negatively charged environments

  • Tips for UX designers

  • A powerfully positive statistic on cancer survival

This podcast is brought to you by Adeptic Creative Labs with support from the team at Clearly Blue Digital.

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Organizational Effectiveness for the Real World.

© 2026 Adeptic. Part of the Clearly Blue ecosystem.

Organizational Effectiveness for the Real World.

© 2026 Adeptic. Part of the Clearly Blue ecosystem.