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When we anticipate enjoyable events or share positive experiences with others we can prolong and amplify our positive emotions. These and other savouring techniques can increase our subjective well-being. Yet, it remains unknown whether practising of diverse savouring techniques adds its own positive effect. In this 1 × 3 randomised controlled trial, 71 participants used a novel, interactive poster to facilitate high vs. low savouring diversity over eight days, or they journaled in the control condition. Unlike other positive psychology interventions (PPIs), the poster was designed to inspire users to self-select their own positive activities. Regression analyses showed that while cognitive well-being increased in the high savouring diversity condition, emotional well-being did not. These results suggested that assigning savouring diversity may have modestly contributed to users’ cognitive well-being. Written responses further convey the poster’s potential effectiveness in promoting positive experiences. Implications for design practice and directions for future research are discussed.