Chapter 04 / Field Adoption
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Slide 17 / Signal Count
Field memo
Action after repeated sightings
The third signal moves the crowd.
Volunteer action rate by repeated signal count
A four bar chart shows action rate rising from 4.3 percent at no recall to 31.6 percent after three or more sightings, a 3.2 times lift versus one sighting.
Volunteer action rate
N=18,420 / 90-day field panel
Share who joined, donated, or recruited within seven days
0
10
20
30
40%
4.3%
NO RECALL
9.8%
ONE SIGHTING
17.4%
TWO SIGHTINGS
31.6%
THREE OR MORE
3.2×
Lift versus one sighting
repeat, paste, recruit
Read: repeated public signals convert attention into declared action, not just awareness.