The folks at the Center for Adaptive Rationality, Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin have launched a podcast calling “Unraveling Behavior”.
Each episode features a conversation with a researcher who shares insights on how people make decisions, handle risk, and how our environments–both physical and digital–shape our behavior.
They have a special announcement about their most recent episode:
Today I would like to share our fifth episode, where I sit down with Ralph Hertwig to discuss Boosting–a behavioral science approach that fosters people’s agency, self-control, and decision-making skills. Instead of subtly steering choices as in the nudging approach, boosting gives people the tools to make informed decisions on their own terms.
What we cover:
- Why empowered, competent citizens are essential for addressing global challenges like pandemics and climate change
- The limitations of nudging and the research behind it
- Research suggesting citizen empowerment is feasible
- How boosting develops competences, supports autonomy and transparency, and holds promise for lasting effects
- Real-world examples of boosts, from the Dutch Reach to bedtime math stories and lateral reading
- How individuals can apply “self-nudging” to shape their own environments in line with personal goals
- What it takes to implement boosts responsibly and fairly
- A direct call to policy makers and behavioral insights specialists
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