Penny Norman provides a snapshot of work promoting harm reduction behaviours within the context of the fentanyl crisis. The takeaways are widely applicable to behaviour change projects […]
Behavioural insights knowledge and skills can help you create ethical, behaviourally-informed, evidence-based solutions. Learn about UBC’s BI programs in our upcoming webinars […]
Crystal Hall (University of Washington) will explore how a color-blind approach to behavioral science has often perpetuated unjust systems and how a more equitable approach can make the field more efficient and effective […]
UNDP, WHO Europe, and the World Bank will share practical insights, including successes, challenges, and lessons learned from conducting impact evaluations when applying behavioural science […]
In reflecting on his time applying BI in academia, the private sector, and government, Jeremy Gretton and I discuss why many “a or b” questions are better answered with “both/and” rather than “either/or” […]
Join BIT and Nesta for a webinar that asks: With childhood obesity on the rise in many countries, what can we learn from Amsterdam’s success in reversing the trend? […]
With their shared roots in helping people change their behaviour, change management and behavioural science are complementary approaches that strengthen each other […]
The online Behavioral Science & Policy Association conference will be on May 1-2 and feature a wide range of speakers; register now to get an early-bird discount […]
Melaina Vinski (PWC) will share her insights about the role of Generative AI, data, technology, and behavioural science as core levers to help clients drive innovation and change […]
Join us for a moderated conversation between UBC BI certificate alumni about how BI adds value to different career paths, and for a brief overview of UBC’s BI programs […]
The Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government (BETA) released reports about two recent projects exploring how to help people with decisions around home energy upgrades and asbestos removal […]
Join the Ontario Behavioural Insights Unit for a conversation about the unit’s 10-year journey catalyzing meaningful change, key learnings about opportunities and constratins, and what lies ahead […]
The folks at BIT and Nesta have written up a report exploring how Singapore has created a government that “ranks as one of the most effective” in the world […]
In our second episode on the Behaviourally Informed Organizations partnership, Dilip Soman and Bing Feng highlight the power of partnerships and the importance of context […]
Wrapping up 2024, the Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government has released their annual summary of work and recordings from their annual conference […]
BIT’s Chief Behavioural Scientist, Michael Hallsworth, has written a new piece about “Big Shifts for Behavioural Science: Focusing on the Social Drivers of Behaviour” […]
The UN Behavioural Science Group has pulled insights and ideas on “Scaling Behavioural Science in the Global South” into a webinar recording and brief […]
Join us for a moderated conversation between UBC BI certificate alumni about how BI adds value to different career paths, and for a brief overview of UBC’s BI programs […]
Dilip Soman and Bing Feng share the story of how BEAR’s Behaviourally Informed Organizations partnership has both impacted people’s day-to-day lives and advanced the field of behavioural science […]
Join Professor Sandra Matz for a preview of her book, which looks at what our digital footprints reveal about us, how they’re being used—for good and for ill—and how we can gain power over the data that defines us. […]
Folks from the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) will share how the National Financial Literacy Strategy (NFLS) plans to help strengthen the financial literacy and resilience of Canadians […]
BIT’s Chief Behavioural Scientist, Michael Hallsworth, has written a new piece about “Big Shifts for Behavioural Science: Working with Complexity and Systems” […]
The Society for Judgment & Decision Making (SJDM) and European Association for Decision Making (EADM) are hosting a joint virtual symposium on decision science and climate change […]
Just in time for another cohort of BI students to learn the wonders of data and statistics, we’ve compiled some resources to supplement in-class learning […]
The United Nations Development Programme and the environmental non-profit Rare have co-created a self-paced online course on behaviour-centred design […]
The Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE) seminar series aims to explore the intersection of human behavior, economic principles, and health outcomes […]
Rachel Yang rejoins the podcast to provide case study examples of how Technical Safety BC is integrating behavioural insights into their vision of “Safe technical systems. Everywhere.” […]
The folks at BehavioralEconomics.com are offering a new self-paced, online course that includes 10 lessons on the theory and practice of behavioral economics […]
UBC’s Department of Political Science is offering a new part-time online program to equip learners with essential, in-demand skills for survey research […]
Kerstin Behrens-Bolt walks us through some of the intersections between service design and behavioural insights, including their shared goal of helping people […]
Luke Clark will join a special Wednesday seminar to share new work from UBC’s Centre for Gambling Research exploring how behavioural insights can help us understand and reduce harmful engagement with gambling […]
Grads of the Advanced Professional Certificate in BI have authored a new article on “Using salience and availability to promote sustainable and healthy food choices in hospital cafeterias” […]
The application portal for the 2025-2026 class of UBC’s Advanced Professional Certificate in Behavioural Insights is now open! Early bird deadline is April 30 and late deadline is May 31 […]
Shellee Ritzman walks us through the overlap between social marketing and behavioural insights plus opportunities and challenges for using BI in corporate communications […]
BIG Difference BC 2024 shone a spotlight on how researchers and practitioners are applying Behavioural Insights to urgent challenges. Decks and recordings are now posted […]
For folks interested in research design and data analysis, this series of more technical blog posts discusses issues with power analyses and alternate strategies […]
For folks interested in research design and data analysis, BETA’s good but technical blog post explains why it’s okay to use linear models to analyze binary outcomes of RCTs […]
The Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government (BETA) is hosting BI Connect 2024, a free online behavioural insights conference spread over three sessions in November […]
In explaining the water crisis and possible roles for behavioural science, Alan Shapiro introduces the idea of changing the individual level, network level, and system level […]
Read about (or watch) how BIT partnered with InnovateUS to deliver a series of workshops about how local governments can leverage behavioural science […]
The folks at BIT have written a blog post about their work with East Toronto Health Partners to create behaviourally-informed conversation guides for folks speaking a variety of languages […]
Jeff Mackey-Murdock talks about how powerful it is when folks add BI to their toolkits and leverage the complementary strengths of their various skills […]
The folks at BIT have been working with the Ontario Securities Commission to use behavioural insights to understand the opportunities and challenges posed by AI in investment […]
The UN Behavioural Science Group is hosting a virtual webinar on “Scaling Behavioural Science in the Global South: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities” […]
UPenn’s Behavior Change for Good (BCFG) is co-hosting the kickoff keynote of a new Center for Health Incentives & Behavioral Economics seminar series on behavioral science and health […]
The folks at the World Health Organization have released a tool that can help folks figure out how to incorporate BI into their roles and/or organizations […]
The PARKS+ Collective is creating an inclusive and connected network of professionals in the parks community and they’re keen to add behavioural and business perspectives […]
The Thriving in Games Group has soft-launched their Digital Thriving Playbook, which draws on an understanding of human behaviour to promote thriving gaming communities […]
The Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics is excited to announce the return of the Justice, Equity, Diversity, Decolonization, & Inclusion Seminar Series […]
A new BIT report explores how the design of online platforms influences consumer decisions and outcomes, especially for consumers in vulnerable circumstances […]
The folks at Behavior Change for Good have published a new megastudy in Nature that pits different BI interventions against one another to see which has the biggest impact on vaccination rates […]
Canada’s Future Skills Centre & BIT worked together to test which BI tools best support high-school students and job seekers in making informed career decisions […]
Prism Engineering is looking for an Intermediate or Senior Sustainability Engagement Specialist who understands the science of behaviour change and change management […]
Across 20 episodes, we discussed the evolution of BI, how to conduct BI projects, how BI intersects with other fields, and how people are applying BI across challenges and organizations […]
The final deadline to apply for the 2024-2025 cohort of UBC’s Advanced Professional Certificate in Behavioural Insights is at the end of this month […]
In 2024, the annual BIG Difference BC conference will explore how researchers and practitioners are “Applying Behavioural Insights to Urgent Challenges” […]
Two weeks until the early bird deadline to apply for the 2024-2025 cohort of UBC’s Advanced Professional Certificate in Behavioural Insights on Fri., May 31 […]
Meghan Martin shares recent examples of how BI is influencing public health practice, including work on the pandemic response, legal substances, and childhood immunizations. She also talks about opportunities ahead […]
The Society for Judgment and Decision Making and the European Association for Decision Making will host a joint virtual symposium on “Honesty and Everyday [Im]Moral Behavior” […]
Revisit any of the 2023-2024 UBC-DIBS Behavioural Insights Seminars featuring BI researchers and practitioners working to use the behavioural and decision sciences to “nudge for good” […]
The University of Washington’s Resilience Lab has released a Well-Being for Life and Learning Guidebook that combines research, best practices, and personal testimony […]
What will life in the UK be like in 2040? Nesta describes this as a “must-attend event for anyone working in policy, government, social affairs – or just interested in how we can create change in Britain” […]
Stephanie Papik returns to share how we can work together to simultaneously Indigenize behavioural science and use Indigenized behavioural science to tackle issues impacting Indigenous peoples […]
We are thrilled to announce the launch of a new wiki page that we hope will help us all in our journeys towards an anti-racist, Indigenized practice of behavioural science […]
Dilip Soman’s new edited volume outlines the processes, the potential pitfalls, as well as some prescriptions on how to enhance the success of behavioral interventions […]
UBC’s Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics is hosting a short symposium to showcase research on topics related to equity, diversity, and inclusion and how business can contribute to the social good […]
Lindsay Miles-Pickup talks about a recent BC BIG project on active transportation to illustrate how behavioural insights can be used as a lens and why it’s important to take humility to heart […]
Beirem Ben Barrah and Philip Jordanov dive into the practical tools and techniques of their new book “The Dynamics of Business Behavior,” exploring how behavioural science can transform organizational change management […]
There are still a few seats in our spring Fundamentals of Behavioural Insights course; this is the last offering before the certificate application deadlines for the next cohort […]
The UN Behavioural Science Network is hosting a webinar on global work in evidence generation using randomised evaluations and how the UN can leverage and build upon it in its increasing application of behavioural science […]
The Society for Judgment and Decision Making and the European Association for Decision Making are pleased to announce their second joint virtual symposium […]
Shelley Price (Acadia University & University of Victoria) will be sharing her work on advancing the substantive equality of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIAP+ persons working in the extraction industry and living close to development projects […]
Lindsay Miles-Pickup talks about a recent BC BIG project on organ donation to illustrate how the practice of behavioural insights is changing and improving […]
UBC-DIBS’ own Dale Griffin will share his research examining whether encouraging self-affirmation leads climate change skeptics to more carefully consider information describing the climate change emergency […]
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a new report that examines how digital engagement techniques are being used on investing platforms in ways that may not align with an investor’s best interests […]
Ammaarah Martinus shares key requirements for rewarding BI project partnerships, including starting small, having unlike minds at the table, being willing to learn from and about each other, and sharing the same definition of success […]
The 2024 Behavioral Decision Research in Management (BDRM) conference will be in Chicago and will feature Daniel Kahneman in conversation with Richard Thaler […]
UBC’s Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics is hosting the 2024 Behavioural Insights into Business for Social Good conference in Vancouver on June 14-15 […]
Drawing on her diverse experiences, Meera Paleja shares a high-level look at BI in Canada and the similarities and differences in BI challenges and methods across organizations and sectors […]
The OECD and New South Wales Department of Customer Service co-authored a blog post to share their insights from the 1st International Sludge Academy […]
Impact Canada’s Centre of Expertise, housed within the Privy Council Office, is looking to grow its cohort of Behavioural Science Fellows to inform and improve Government of Canada policies and programs […]
Shahzeen Attair will share her research investigating questions ranging from perceptions of energy use and what energy mix do people hope we use in 2050 to mapping mental models of resource systems […]
Jordyn Hrenyk’s research portfolio questions a variety of implicit and explicit assumptions, such as how values are communicated through everyday business decisions, how entrepreneurs impact one another and create market norms, how business concepts are taught, and who can learn from Indigenous business leaders […]
Stefano DellaVigna will talk about his research looking at why cities with a national nudge unit did or didn’t adopt interventions after running RCTs. He will also discuss to address bottlenecks to evidence adoption […]
Alex Henderson and Jennifer Xue will discuss why behavioural insights provides a superior angle to thinking about client segmentation as compared to traditional approaches […]
Maura Scott (Florida State University) will be sharing her work on “Improving Marketplace Inclusion: Understanding the Experiences of Underrepresented Minority Consumers in Financial Services” […]
Brett Cloutier uses BI to explore barriers and solutions for financial planning, which is a classic example of an intertemporal choice problem where spending tomorrow depends on planning and saving today […]
Our colleagues at the BC Behavioural Insights Group are hiring! These openings don’t come around often so it’s an exciting opportunity to work with a great team applying BI to a variety of interesting challenges […]
Bescy is the new name for the Action Design Network, a global network of applied behavioural science folks, that is also publishing a new book and welcoming new leadership […]
Britt Titus shares how applying BI in humanitarian settings requires modifications to the standard BI approach to validate assumptions and identify leverage points […]
Catherine Connelly (McMaster University) will be presenting her work on “Enduring Work: Experiences with Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program” […]
Craig Hutton discusses how the behavioural and decision sciences and data science can combine for a powerful BI project. Craig also shares best practices for managing, analyzing, and communicating about data […]
Ansley Dawson and Brianne Kirkpatrick share an example of how scoping, evaluation, and scaling can be tackled in a complex problem involving multiple partners, datasets, and outcomes that matter […]
The amazing folks at the University of Toronto’s Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman (BEAR) have released their newest case study, a brief history of BEAR […]
UBC-DIBS co-founder Jiaying Zhao, U of T BEAR’s Dilip Soman, and ideas42’s Saugato Datta have co-edited a wonderful new book on “Cash Transfers for Inclusive Societies: A Behavioral Lens” […]
Stina Grant from the BC Behavioural Insights Group joins us for a deep dive on secondary research — why it’s important and how to do it well. Listen and learn how secondary research is like finding the pieces to a puzzle […]
Behavioural Science Aotearoa (BSA), New Zealand’s largest dedicated behavioural science team, will present some of their work in applying BI to the criminal justice system […]
Stephanie Mertens helps us explore different ways of contributing to the behavioural and decision sciences. She also shares her takeaways from her meta-analysis of BI’s first decade […]
This special webinar features BEAR and BI-Org alumni who will share their learnings of applying behavioural science and insights in the financial services industry […]
If you have a research project at the intersection of behavioural science, business, and the social good, submit it for presentation at the Behavioural Insights into Business for Social Good 2024 conference […]
The amazing folks at the Ontario Behavioural Insights Unit (BIU) have released their third biannual Update Report, which covers their work between 2020 and 2022 […]
After an amazing day celebrating behavioural science for good with a record-breaking audience, we’re happy to share that decks and recordings are now available from BIG Difference BC 2023 […]
Yarnel Bender talks us through how Behavioural Insights and Change Management complement and enrich each other. She also shares tips for using BI in everyday work and communicating about BI […]
Both sections of the fall offering of our introductory applied behavioural science course are filling up quickly! Register now to join us and take the next step on your BI journey […]
Jen Parisi shares the many opportunities to use BI in the health sector, from hand hygiene to program uptake to cultural safety and beyond. We also discuss how initial BI projects can set the stage for future work […]
The BIBSG conference will be held in downtown Vancouver on June 14-15, 2024. To present your research on business for social good, submit an abstract by Nov. 28 […]
The folks at BIT have a nice blog post describing how follow-up work to a successful intervention can help understand differential impacts in different areas and with different populations and tease apart the drivers of change […]
Register for free to join us online on Fri., Nov. 3, to explore how Behavioural Insights is being used across the public, private and non-profit sectors to improve how we work […]
Daile MacDonald joins the podcast to share the rewards of using BI to reduce friction for internal processes, the value of collaboration and compromise, and the immense importance of scoping […]
The folks at Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman are celebrating the upcoming release of their new book, Cash Transfers for Inclusive Societies: A Behavioural Lens […]
Jessica Leifer from the Impact and Innovation Unit will be sharing the unit’s work on understanding and tackling the structural and behavioural barriers to greater climate action among adults in Canada […]
The folks at the National Academies are hosting a webinar with Q&A on “What is the Future of Behavioral Economics and Public Policy? Takeaways from Behavioral Economics: Policy Impact and Future Directions” […]
Registration is officially open for BIG Difference BC 2023, which will once again be an outstanding free and online day of applied behavioural science […]
UBC-DIBS co-founder Jiaying Zhao and her fantastic team of researchers just published a new paper on “Unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness” […]
Anuj Shah will be sharing his work using behavioural science to reduce adverse policing outcomes, like excessive use of force and unnecessary arrests […]
The Justice, Equity, Diversity, Decolonization, and Inclusion (JEDDI) seminar series returns in 2023-2024 with an outstanding combination of hybrid and online talks […]
The UBC-DIBS BI seminar series returns to cover applying BI to criminal justice, sustainability, and reconciliation challenges; BI tools like social norms and framing; and a newly released BI book […]
Wharton’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative has released a report summarizing recent research projects and sharing links to recordings, papers, and more […]
BEAR is co-hosting a hybrid event where professor and researcher Vanessa Patrick will discuss her new book, “The Power of Saying No,” with Rotman professor Dilip Soman […]
This year’s 10th anniversary edition features an introduction by Sheena Iyengar and William Duggan, a guest editorial by Dilip Soman, Bing Feng and Jingqi Yu […]
We released episodes covering BI critiques and new research, how BI is being used to tackle the climate crisis, research design, intersections between fields, and uses of BI across sectors and roles […]
Join the 2023 UN Behavioural Science Week from 12 – 16 June to learn how 26 UN Entities are leveraging behavioural science in 17 webinars, free and open to anyone […]
The folks at the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) have shared learnings about how BI can improve progression opportunities for women in the workforce […]
Environmental nonprofit Delterra is hiring a Behavior Change Scaling Associate to work on designing, implementing, and evaluating behavior change strategies […]
The Diversity and Equity Initiative in the Mind Sciences (DivE In) at the University of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for DivE In 2023 […]
ideas42 (a non-profit that uses insights from behavioral science to improve lives, build better systems and policies, and drive social change) is hiring […]
Vanessa Bohns tells us about her research showing that we often have more influence on others than we expect, and how this can be both positive and negative […]
Brittany Bingham and Dr. Andrea MacNeill from Vancouver Coastal Health will be sharing their work at the intersection of Indigenous and planetary healthcare […]
The Society for Judgment & Decision Making (SJDM) and European Association for Decision Making (EADM) are pleased to announce the launch of a new joint virtual symposium series […]
Shannon McDonaugh shares how she uses BI to help improve the lives of Nova Scotians as well as advice for how individuals and organizations can start using BI ethically and thoughtfully […]
This webinar hosted by BEAR x BI-Org will feature researchers from the University of Chicago discussing their research on saving and spending decisions […]
The University of Toronto’s Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) and the TD Management and Data Analytics Lab (TD MDAL) are co-hosting the first Gender Analytics: Possibilities (GA:P) conference […]
Te Hiringa Hauora presents a way of working using both mātauranga Māori and Western science to generate new knowledge and evidence that contribute towards healthy and decolonising futures […]
The folks at the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) have released a report that uses a behavioural perspective to provide a blueprint for decarbonization […]
Actsafe Safety Association is looking for candidates with a BI background and is particularly interested in graduates of UBC’s Advanced Professional Certificate in Behavioural Insights program.
The Busara Center for Behavioral Economics is hiring for multiple roles in their work using behavioral science to make lives better in the global south […]
WorkSafeBC is hiring for the Senior Employee Experience Specialist role which combines strong analytical and research skills and experience design chops […]
Marika Smith weaves behavioural insights into her discussion of the barriers and opportunities around a reusable lifestyle and shares how local governments are uniquely poised to use BI […]
Dr. Neil Lewis, Jr.’s research asks how segregation (i.e., by race and socioeconomic status) influences decision-making and offers lessons for behavioral interventions that aim to foster equity […]
Heather Devine shares a look at how she is seeing BI spread across the “federal government family” and international organizations from the UN to WHO […]
The OECD’s Observatory of Public Sector Innovation is delighted to invite you to our online event on the use of behavioural science to mitigate the spread of misinformation. Tues., Nov. 15, 20222-3pm Paris || 5-6am Pacific We will welcome behavioural experts Dr. Lauryn Conway (Impact Canada), Dr. Mariam Chammat (DITP France), Kelly Bidwell (US Office… Read more: OECD Webinar & Report on “Behavioural Science to Tackle Misinformation” (Nov 15)
Dr. Andrea MacNeill introduces us to the concept of planetary healthcare, which re-envisions the intersection between healthcare and the environment […]
