Discovery slot

When a recommender risks becoming too predictable, give people a way to bypass it entirely, a clear 'surprise me' to discover something random.

Relevant principles

Ethics and data
Control not input

What the research says

Users prefer some diversity (satisfaction peaks at a middle level, not maximum), and perceived diversity lifts satisfaction, usefulness and confidence, though via satisfaction constructs, not a pure trust scale. 1 2

Interactive demo

Your dinners · this week

3 planned, 1 to try

Try something differentRefills when you pass

North African · 25 minShakshuka, and bread to push it round the pan

You have cooked eggs sixty times this year, and not once for dinner.