Announcing BIG Difference BC 2026!
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- Friday, November 6, 2026
- 9:00am-4:00pm Pacific
- Free & online
In 2026, our annual BIG Difference BC conference will explore how behavioural insights can help build resilient futures. Sessions include:
- Keynote address by Julia Minson (Harvard Kennedy School), who will share behavioural science-backed insights from her new book, How to Disagree Better, which explains why and how engaging with contradictory perspectives without turning to arguing leads to better results and better relationships.
- Special session: Trust & Behavioural Insights: Trust is a pre-condition for a resilient future, but research shows that trust in institutions and each other is declining. Our panelists will join moderator Kirstin Appelt (UBC-DIBS) to discuss the current trust landscape and how behavioural insights can help:
- Megan Spoore is Executive Vice President, Client Strategy, Reputation, at Edelman, which produces the Trust Barometer, an annual global survey and research project that measuring the public’s trust in four key societal institutions: business, government, media, and NGOs.
- Haris Khan is a Policy Analyst/Project Lead at the OECD’s Behavioural Science Unit, where he provides governments with technical advice on behavioural public policy and helps foster an international community of behavioural experts in government.
- Nicholas Diamond is a Senior Lead of Behavioural and Data Science in the Privy Council Office’s Impact and Innovation Unit, where he oversees a research program using scientific and data-driven methods to improve policy, programs, and service delivery across the Government of Canada.
- Lightning talks and BI briefs from folks working across sectors to change behaviour in complex systems. Have a project to share? Read the call for submissions!
Free registration will open in early fall. For updates, visit https://bigdifferencebc.ca/conference-overview.