While I was in Texas, I stumbled upon this beautiful garden adjacent to the parking lot at a winery we were visiting. Only no one was there. I couldn’t believe that all these plants were left unattended until I read their sign: it was a self-serve nursery that operated on the honor system.
Each plant was identified with a QR code and you shopped via your smartphone as if you were ordering from an online store. You scanned the item, put it in your virtual cart, paid as if you were remote only instead of shipping, took it home with you. It worked like a charm.
Think about how you could apply this same technology to a product or service that you offer. Honor system for fountain drinks in your break room. Self-serve checkout of materials. Produce stands that use QR codes instead of paying for staff. Check-in at entertainment venues or fairs.
Presuming that people are honorable may be more likely to make them so.
