Free registration is now open!
BIG Difference BC 2026 is on Friday, November 6. Join us for any and all sessions!
When: Fri., Nov. 6, 9am-4pm Pacific
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free!
Register: https://bit.ly/BDBC2026register
Building Resilient Futures with Behavioural Insights
Throughout the day, we’ll be exploring how behavioural science is being used in British Columbia, across Canada, and around the world to build resilient futures.
Program highlights:
- Keynote address by Harvard’s Julia Minson: Disagreement can be a source of insight and a driver of innovation, or a source of stress and a catalyst for drama. Drawing on decades of cutting-edge research, Julia will explain why and how engaging with contradictory perspectives without turning to arguing leads to better results and better relationships. She will offer concrete strategies for improving conversations across disagreement in the workplace, among family members, and in civic life.
- Special session: Trust is a pre-condition for a resilient future, but research shows that trust in institutions and each other is declining. Our panelists, Edelman’s Megan Spoore, OECD’s Haris Khan, and Impact Canada’s Nicholas Diamond, will join moderator Kirstin Appelt (UBC) to discuss the current trust landscape and how behavioural insights can help.
- Lightning talks and BI bites will provide snapshots of how practitioners and researchers in B.C., across Canada, and around the world are using BI toward resilient futures.
