Have you ever been told ‘People like you like things like this’? Recommendations that come in this form are examples of personalisation.

Personalisation practices address you as an individual with unique tastes and preferences, whilst simultaneously saying you are similar to other people. Maybe you are ‘like’ someone else because you ‘like’ the same things. Maybe you are like others in other ways: you have the same interests; you share the same health condition; you like cats, not dogs; you don’t like being labelled. Maybe you’re not like others at all – maybe personalised services feel anything but personal to you. 

How do you imagine ‘People like you?’ What are your experiences of personalisation? When do they get it right and how do you respond when they get it wrong?

Share an image, text, data-based or number-based entry on the theme of ‘People like you’ for a chance to win. Let us know which entry you like best!

First prize: £250; second prize: £75; third prize: £50.

People’s Choice prize: £100

The competition opens on Monday the 4th of March and will close on the 30th April. Winners will be announced on Friday 31st May.

To enter, please visit the Competition website

People Like You is a research project funded by the Wellcome Trust (grant no: 205456/Z/16/Z).