{"id":221837,"date":"2026-02-10T08:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/?p=221837"},"modified":"2026-02-10T08:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:59:15","slug":"addressing-consumer-well-being-in-immersive-services-like-healthcare-education-and-hospitality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/2026\/02\/10\/addressing-consumer-well-being-in-immersive-services-like-healthcare-education-and-hospitality\/","title":{"rendered":"Addressing Consumer Well-Being in “Immersive Services” like Healthcare, Education, and Hospitality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Immersive services” are everywhere, from hospitals and eldercare facilities to schools and travel experiences. These services surround consumers, embedding them within structured environments that shape their daily lives. But what happens when these structures limit the consumer\u2019s freedom to make independent choices? A new Journal of Marketing<\/em> study<\/a> explores this question, uncovering the challenges and opportunities for empowering consumer agency in immersive services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our research team defines \u201cimmersive services\u201d as those in which consumers are deeply embedded for a period of time, with their experiences largely constructed by the service. This includes industries like healthcare, education, hospitality, and eldercare. We identify four key characteristics of these services that can challenge consumer agency:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Encapsulation<\/strong>: Consumers are deeply immersed in the service, often separated from other parts of their lives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Positionality<\/strong>: Hierarchies and power dynamics create stark differences between consumers and service providers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Protocolization<\/strong>: Rigid routines and protocols dictate consumer behavior.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Multivocality<\/strong>: Multiple voices and perspectives within the service influence how consumers are expected to act.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    These characteristics can make it difficult for consumers to act freely, thus affecting their well-being. For instance, consider healthcare settings where patients are required to follow strict protocols, or eldercare facilities where residents may feel constrained by rigid schedules. As polarization and AI-driven decision making become more common, these challenges are becoming even more pressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We discover, however, that consumers are not passive participants in immersive services. Instead, they actively work to regain their sense of agency through \u201cimprovisations\u201d\u2014creative strategies that allow them to navigate the constraints of the service. Specifically, consumers use five pathways to reclaim agency:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Expanding the figured world<\/strong>: Shaping their experience on their own terms by exerting control over time and space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Voicing<\/strong>: Speaking out to challenge rules or advocate for changes in how they are treated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Seeking task responsibility<\/strong>: Taking on meaningful tasks to assert independence and purpose.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Challenging protocols<\/strong>: Pushing back against rigid processes to co-create a service experience that better fits their needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Playing and imagining<\/strong>: Using creativity and imagination to reframe their experience and celebrate life.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      For service managers, these findings offer clear strategies to empower consumers while maintaining necessary structure. Two key managerial approaches stand out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Leverage technology to expand consumer freedom<\/strong>: Virtual tools and personalized digital platforms can help consumers navigate encapsulation and protocolization by providing more choices and flexibility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Develop empathy-driven relationships<\/strong>: By fostering stronger interpersonal connections, service providers can address positionality and multivocality, helping consumers feel valued and heard.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        We recommend a two-pronged approach to assess and address gaps in consumer agency. First, managers should analyze how the four structural characteristics\u2014encapsulation, positionality, multivocality, and protocolization\u2014impact consumers. Second, they should evaluate how effectively their services support the five pathways consumers use to regain agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Immersive services are critical to modern life, but they must evolve to meet the needs of consumers. By empowering consumers to reclaim their agency, service providers can enhance customer satisfaction, foster loyalty, and improve overall wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Source:<\/strong> Laurel Anderson, Catharina Von Koshull, Martin Mende, and Johanna Gummerus, \u201cImmersive Service: Characteristics, Challenges, and Pathways to Consumer Agency<\/a>,\u201d Journal of Marketing<\/a><\/em><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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