With 20 new episodes online, we have officially wrapped up season 4 of the Calling DIBS podcast.
Thank you to each of our outstanding guests (and especially our two-part guests!) for making this season so special. We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to “call dibs” on you! Thank you as well to this season’s wonderful student podcast editor, Kashish Khatri.
Without further ado, here’s a recap of what we talked about this season on Calling DIBS. (Note: Some episodes appear twice because they touch on multiple topics.)
The Evolution of BI
The practice of applied behavioural science is changing and improving as we learn more, become more diverse, value more methodologies and ways of knowing, and strive to do better.
- Episode 64: “Understanding & Combatting Data Fraud” with Dave Hardisty, Associate Professor of Marketing and Behavioural Science at UBC Sauder School of Business
- Episode 69: “Nudges Work, But Context Matters” with Stephanie Mertens, Behavioural Scientist at the Ontario Behavioural Insights Unit
- Episode 73: “Applying BI in Humanitarian Settings” with Britt Titus, Behavioral Insights Lead with the International Rescue Committee (IRC)
- Episode 75: “Questioning Assumptions to Understand Values & Behaviour” with Jordyn Hrenyk, Michif researcher & PhD candidate at Simon Fraser University
- Episode 77: “How to Make BI Projects & Partnerships Work” with Ammaarah Martinus, Senior Program Office at UNESCO MGIEP
- Episode 78: “The Evolving Practice of Behavioural Insights (Part 1)” with Lindsay Miles-Pickup, Methods Specialist with the BC Behavioural Insights Group (BC BIG)
- Episode 79: “A Humble Approach to Behaviour Change (Part 2)” with Lindsay Miles-Pickup, Methods Specialist with the BC Behavioural Insights Group (BC BIG).
- Episode 80: “The ABCDEs of Indigenizing Behavioural Science” with Stephanie Papik, the Moose Hide Campaign Society’s Director for the Public Service.
- Episode 83: “Using Mixed Methods to Strengthen BI (Part 2)” with Rhiannon Mosher, Human-Centred Design Researcher with the Behavioural Science Office within the Public Health Agency of Canada
How to Conduct BI Projects
Advice and lessons learned for scoping projects, conducting exploratory research, designing solutions and rigorous evaluations, collecting and analyzing data, creating and communicating recommendations, and managing projects and partnerships.
- Episode 67: “Laying the Groundwork for BI Projects” with Jennifer Parisi, Manager of Marketing and Communications with Michael Smith Health Research BC
- Episode 70: “Secondary Research Helps Us Map & Understand the Evidence” with Stina Grant, Methods Specialist with the BC Behavioural Insights Group (BC BIG)
- Episode 72: “How Behavioural Insights & Data Science Intersect” with Craig Hutton, Senior Behavioural Scientist with the BC Behavioural Insights Group (BC BIG)
- Episode 73: “Applying BI in Humanitarian Settings” with Britt Titus, Behavioral Insights Lead with the International Rescue Committee (IRC)
- Episode 77: “How to Make BI Projects & Partnerships Work” with Ammaarah Martinus, Senior Program Office at UNESCO MGIEP
- Episode 82: “An Introduction to Mixed Methods (Part 1)” with Rhiannon Mosher, Human-Centred Design Researcher with the Behavioural Science Office within the Public Health Agency of Canada
- Episode 83: “Using Mixed Methods to Strengthen BI (Part 2)” with Rhiannon Mosher, Human-Centred Design Researcher with the Behavioural Science Office within the Public Health Agency of Canada
Intersections Between Fields
How the BI approach compares and complements other tools for exploring, understanding, and changing behaviour.
- Episode 68: “How Behavioural Insights & Change Management Intersect” with Yarnel Bender, Associate Vice President, Corporate Change Management & Communications at TD
- Episode 72: “How Behavioural Insights & Data Science Intersect” with Craig Hutton, Senior Behavioural Scientist with the BC Behavioural Insights Group (BC BIG)
Applications of BI
BI is being used to tackle a wide variety of important challenges and in a diverse range of roles, sectors, and organizations as well as in everyday life.
- Episode 65: “Hitting Snooze, Taking Out the Trash, & Other Everyday BI Opportunities” with Kirstin Appelt, Research Director of UBC Decision Insights for Business & Society (UBC-DIBS)
- Episode 66: “Behavioural Insights in Big Organizations” with Daile MacDonald, Manager, Voice of the Customer & Behavioral Insights at WorkSafeBC
- Episode 67: “Laying the Groundwork for BI Projects” with Jennifer Parisi, Manager of Marketing and Communications with Michael Smith Health Research BC
- Episode 71: “Applying BI to Community Services Challenges” with Brianne Kirkpatrick, Principal Advisor with BIT Canada, & Ansley Dawson, Senior Manager, Financial Empowerment Program at WoodGreen Community Services
- Episode 74: “Applying BI to Financial Planning Challenges” with Brett Cloutier, Senior Research Manager at ATB Financial
- Episode 76: “BI in Canada, Across Sectors and Organizations” with Meera Paleja, Program Head for Investor Research and Behavioural Insights at the Ontario Securities Commission
- Episode 81: “Using BI to Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice” with Meghan Martin, Regional Immunization Leader working in Population and Public Health
We will be back next fall for our 5th(!) season of episodes. We’ve already got some wonderful guests and topics lined up. If you have an idea for an episode, send us an email at dibs@sauder.ubc.ca!
Calling DIBS is recorded and edited on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh). For the full list of podcast episodes, check out the Calling DIBS page on the BI wiki or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Amazon Music.