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 […]
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.” […]
Kerstin Behrens-Bolt walks us through some of the intersections between service design and behavioural insights, including their shared goal of helping people […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 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 Thriving in Games Group has soft-launched their Digital Thriving Playbook, which draws on an understanding of human behaviour to promote thriving gaming communities […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
UBC-DIBS co-founder Jiaying Zhao and her fantastic team of researchers just published a new paper on “Unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness” […]
Wharton’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative has released a report summarizing recent research projects and sharing links to recordings, papers, and more […]
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 […]
The folks at the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) have shared learnings about how BI can improve progression opportunities for women in the workforce […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
