Tag: behavior change
How Behavioral Science Affects Consumers and Shapes the Future of Business with Michael Barbera
Listen to our podcast on behavioral science and the future of business! On the podcast this week, we’re continuing to explore how behavioral science is reshaping business strategy and consumer behavior alike. On the last episode, I talked to Kelly Monahan about why this approach has blown up in the business world. To provide another […]
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Is Plastic Pollution a Threat to Our Oceans or Us? with Julie Andersen of Plastic Oceans International
Listen to our podcast on plastic and ocean pollution. I ran some math the other day that was pretty dismal. At my local Kroger grocery store, nearly 100% of customers leave with plastic bags, maybe 5-10 per customer on average. They’re open for 20 hours, and let’s say they get 200 customers an hour. That […]
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Free-Range Parenting: An Interview with America’s Worst Mom – Lenore Skenazy
Listen to our podcast on parenting, orthodoxy, fear, and culture (and when you are done, perhaps check out an earlier episode on parenting gifted children here) A few years ago, I took my 7-year-old niece and 6-year-old son to Barnes and Noble. Rather than torture them with the philosophy section, I left them in the […]
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21st Century Behavioral Change Strategies
Video: In this signature talk at Microsoft’s Distinguished Author Program, I introduce three ideas from 21st century science that produce measurable changes in behavior. For why existing strategies don’t work, view Why We Suck at Behavioral Change.
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