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Blog 20th Sep 2018

We spoke to teenagers about tech: this is what they told us

The debate about technology and ethics has recently taken on a new intensity in media and policy circles. Teenagers’ use of smartphones and social media, and the impact on their mental health and wellbeing, is rarely out of the news. This debate, however, often paints an over-simplified and sensationalised picture.…

Blog 4th Oct 2018

Teachers’ wellbeing matters

The mental health and wellbeing of students in our schools has rightly become a priority in recent years. However, one of the essential components of a students’ educational experience, including that of their mental wellbeing, has been overlooked - their teachers. Today marks the 24th annual World Teachers’ Day -…

Blog 12th Oct 2018

Robert Taylor appointed new chair of the Behavioural Insights Team

Robert Taylor has been appointed as non-executive director and chair at the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT). Robert joins the social purpose company with more than three decades’ experience across the financial and creative industries, most recently at the Financial Conduct Authority, where he focuses on global asset management regulation. He…

Blog 16th Oct 2018

Building stronger, more cohesive societies using behavioural insights: new report

In cohesive societies people trust each other, feel part of a shared identity and are able to work together to create a common good. In turn, these societies tend to be happier, richer and more peaceful. However, multicultural societies face particular challenges in building social cohesion, as people tend to…

Blog 19th Oct 2018

Capacity building work in Indonesia, Bangladesh and Guatemala

As a social purpose company, we want to maximise the amount of good we can do. This often means capacity building—supporting partners around the world to achieve social impact at scale. Over the past 20 months, in one of our largest capacity building programmes to date, BIT has been working…

Blog 25th Oct 2018

Jeremy Heywood

It’s so far back that I can’t even be sure when I first met Jeremy Heywood. Perhaps when trying to sneak a note into the then Prime Minister Tony Blair’s red box that sat on his desk. Or sorting out arrangements for the newly founded (Forward) Strategy Unit. Probably even…

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