— An early-stage digital wellbeing concept

Turn automatic scrolling into a conscious choice.

CogniVert is exploring a new approach to digital attention — bringing awareness to moments of automatic scrolling and making time offline more rewarding. We’re seeking investment and collaborators to develop and test the concept.

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A little less scrolling.
A little more living.

01 / The everyday moment

It starts with a reason. Then the scrolling takes over.

Smartphones are useful and enjoyable. But sometimes we continue scrolling longer than we intended. CogniVert begins at the moment intentional use becomes automatic — not with shame, restriction or fear, but with awareness and a choice.

→ A moment of awareness. A different possibility.

02 / A proposed new approach

Meet the proposed DARE Engine.

Digital Attention Recalibration Engine (DARE)

A proposed system designed to offer a timely prompt during extended scrolling, helping people notice and decide next. The essential alternatives are simple: continue scrolling or take a pause. The decision stays theirs.

Continue scrolling or take a pause.

No shaming. No forced restriction. Your choice.

03 / The Concept

A little awareness. A choice. A reason to step away.

01

Notice

A prompt would help someone recognise a period of automatic scrolling.

The goal is to create a gentle moment of awareness, not a block or a penalty.

02

Choose

They could keep scrolling or take a pause. The decision stays theirs.

Choice is central. No forced restriction, only a timely invitation to reflect.

03

Earn

Completing a chosen offline period would earn digital seeds intended to support real tree planting.

Seeds are a proposed reward mechanic, not a live currency or guaranteed outcome.

04

Enjoy

Progress could unlock offers from future rewards partners encouraging real-world experiences.

Partnerships and rewards are proposed, not live, and subject to future development.

04 / Offline time, made rewarding

Make room for what happens offline.

Chosen time offline could earn digital seeds, intended to support tree planting and unlock future partner offers. More reasons to make space for real-world experiences — proposed, not yet available.

Digital seeds

Potential tree planting

Future experiences

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05 / Built around choice

Your attention. Your decision.

Chosen time offline could earn digital seeds, intended to support tree planting and unlock future partner offers. More reasons to make space for real-world experiences — proposed, not yet available.

  • Awareness, not judgement
  • Choice, not restriction
  • Life, not a leaderboard

06 / Where we are today

An idea ready to be explored, developed and tested.

CogniVert is at concept stage. Technical feasibility, behavioural effectiveness and clinical outcomes have not been demonstrated. Development, rewards and tree-planting contributions remain proposals for future testing.

Current

Concept

Next / Proposed

Technical feasibility
& proof of concept

Proposed

Initial product
(MVP)

Proposed

Concept

There is no current evidence demonstrating technical feasibility, behavioural effectiveness or clinical outcomes. These are questions for future development and evaluation — not claims we make today.

07 / Help shape what comes next

Help shape the future of conscious digital living.

The investment opportunity

Angel Investors

Help investigate feasibility, develop an initial product and evaluate its potential. Explore an early-stage opportunity with human purpose at its heart.

Researchers & Clinicians

Help define research questions, methods and evaluation. I welcome conversations with academics, clinicians and research students.

Rewards Partners

Explore future offers and offline experiences aligned with shared values. Partnerships are proposed and subject to future development.

— For future users

Curious about CogniVert?

Stay informed as the concept develops. Register your interest in a more deliberate relationship with your phone.