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We speak with Dr. Dominic Packer, Professor of Psychology at Lehigh University on a new book he co-authored called “The Power of Us – Harnessing our shared identities for personal and collective success” as well as: - The definition of “social identities,” and how they influence your behavior - One big factor that is driving political polarization - How to practice “transformational leadership” -...

In the first B.E. GOOD! Podcast episode of 2022, we speak with Professor Liam Delaney, the Head of the Department of Psychological & Behavioural Science (PBS) at the London School of Economics. Please join us to hear: • How growing up in Ireland during a recession drove Liam’s interest in economics and psychology • Professor Delaney’s approach to (and learnings from) measuring emotions and rea...

Nobel-prize winning economist and co-author of “Nudge”, Professor Richard Thaler is our guest in this new episode of the B.E. GOOD! Podcast by BVA Nudge Unit. He is the Charles Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and studies behavioral economics and finance as well as the psychology of decision making. Eric...

In this episode of the B.E. Good! Podcast by BVA Nudge Unit, we speak with Neela Saldanha, an Applied Behavioral Scientist whose work focuses on the intersection of behavior change and poverty alleviation. We learn about her journey from marketing & consulting at PepsiCo, to the many applications of behavioral science to public health, livelihoods and education across the world. Hosted on Aush...

Dans cet episode du podcast B.E. Good ! de la BVA Nudge Consulting, nous nous entrenons, en français, avec notre invité Olivier Sibony, ancient partner chez McKinsey, professeur de stratégie et de prise de décision à HEC Paris et à Oxford, et auteur de plusieurs livres sur l’effet des biais cognitifs et comportementaux, en particulier sur la décision stratégique, l’innovation et la transformation....

In this episode, we have our 2nd conversation with Cass Sunstein, the American legal scholar and Professor at Harvard Law School, the co-author of Nudge and a pioneer in the application of Behavioral Science to public policy. This conversation centers on Cass’ latest book, Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment, which he co-authored with Nobel Prize winning Professor Daniel Kahneman and Professor Olivier...

In this episode, we speak with Katy Milkman, a Professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the host of the popular behavioral economics podcast Choiceology and the co- founder and co-director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative, a research center with the mission of advancing the science of lasting behavior change. Katy is also the author of a new book: How to Change:...

In this episode, we speak with Piyush Tantia, the Chief Innovation Officer and a Board Member at ideas42, an organization that he co-founded. ideas42 is a non-profit organisation that uses insights from behavioral science to improve lives, build better systems and policies, and drive social change. It is one of the leading practitioner organisations in our field and has contributed greatly to the...

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, professor of psychology at Northeastern University. Dr. Barrett is one of the top 1% most cited scientists in the world, and the author of two acclaimed books on the brain: How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life Of The Brain, and Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain. Her research examines emotion, behavior, and how the brain creates both...

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Ashley Whillans, Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School in negotiations, organizations and markets and is the author of the new book, Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life. Her research mainly focuses on understanding how the daily and long-term decisions that people make about time and money (in their personal lives, their relation...

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Robert Frank, professor of economics at Cornell University's Graduate School of Management. A prolific author, Dr. Frank's most recent book is Under The Influence: Putting Peer Pressure To Work. His research examines breakdowns in traditional decision models, including both inefficiencies in collective actions and departures from rational choice in individuals. D...

In this very special episode, we turn the microphone on Eric Singler: the Founder, CEO and President of the BVA Nudge Unit. He is also Global Managing Director of the BVA Group, one of the 15 largest consulting and market research firms in the world (www.bva-group.com). Eric is a “slasher”: he is an entrepreneur, a marketing & research expert, a pioneer in applied behavioural sciences, an auth...

We speak to Dr. Michael Hallsworth, Managing Director – North America for the Behavioural Insights Team and an Assistant Professor (Adjunct) at Columbia University. Michael has been a leading figure in developing the field of applying behavioral science to government and public policy and is co-author of the book, Behavioral Insights. Listen in to hear about: – How a hand washing study helped Mich...

In our next episode we speak to Annie Duke, former professional poker player and author in behavioral decision science and decision education. She is also author of Thinking in Bets and How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices.  Listen in to hear about: - Annie's framework and six step process to make better decisions and avoid traps - Annie's unusual career path from cognitive psycho...

Listen in to hear about… - How to change minds and incite action - Why traditional approaches to change are so ineffective - What the key barriers are to change and how to mitigate them - The mistake that many business leaders and governments make in trying to drive change - What Jonah has learned from studying urban legends and the spread of disinformation Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-po...

On our next episode we speak to Amy Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School and author of the books Teaming and The Fearless Organization. In this episode we dive into: - The importance of psychological safety within organizations and its direct link to preventing failures. - Why organizations fail at psychological safety, including why employe...

On our next episode we speak to Iris Bohnet, the Academic Dean of Harvard Kennedy School and author of the book What Works: Gender Equality by Design. In this episode we dive into: – The application of behavioral economics, including the use of role models and norms, to accelerate gender equality – The role and impact of Diversity Training programs in the private sector, and what the data really s...

Dilip Soman is a Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Science and Economics and serves as a Director of the Behavioural Economics in Action Research Centre at Rotman [BEAR]. His research is in the area of behavioural science and its applications to consumer wellbeing, marketing and policy. Please join us to hear… • How Dilip’s mechanical engineering experience with earth-moving machines got him in...

Join us to hear: - How using mind maps to better understand the biases in recruitment changed the UK civil service’s approach to talent acquisition in the late 1990s/early 2000s - How reading the book Nudge while in Vietnam, confirmed Faisal’s curiosity and focus on understanding context, culture and behavior - How do you integrate Behavioral Science into organizations and really mainstream it - T...

Listen in to hear: – How a VCR changed everything for Kelly and got her interested in behavioral sciences – Kelly’s roots in financial services and building empirical models to help predict risk – How she learned that listening to people never helps us get at what they truly need and value – The most satisfying aspect of Kelly’s 10+ years of applying behavioral science – Kelly’s perspective on fre...

Caroline Webb: Upgrade Your Workday with Behavioral Science Our sixth episode features Caroline Webb, workplace productivity expert and author of the best-selling book How to Have a Good Day: Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Life, which has been published in over 60 countries and in 14 languages. In this episode we learned: - What a “good day” at work looks like -...

During our fifth episode we speak to Harvard Business School’s Mike Luca and Max Bazerman, co-authors of the book The Power of Experiments: Decision Making in a Data-Driven World. In this episode we dive into: • How experiments were a necessary condition for the development of behavioral economics, and how without them, applied behavioral economics consultants would not exist. • The birth of exper...

Please join us to hear… - How an “Economics of Happiness” conference and a chance meeting with Daniel Kahneman changed Paul’s life - Why people are often poor at predicting how health issues will impact our happiness - Why we all need to “chill out”, stop reaching - and care less about others’ life choices - What organizations can do to promote happiness in the workplace - How the lockdown is expe...