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- Handbook
- 11th Apr 2014
Four Simple Ways to Apply EAST Framework to Behavioural Insights
If you want to encourage a behaviour, make it Easy, Attractive, Social and Timely (EAST). These four simple principles, based on the Behavioural Insights Team’s own work and the wider academic literature, form the heart of the team’s new framework for applying behavioural insights.
- Blog
- 28th Nov 2014
BIT Policy School: How to Build Capabilities in Public Service, Drawing on Behavioural Insights
Last week, we completed another BIT Policy School. Based on a concept that our Managing Director, Owain Service, devised with Cabinet Office colleagues when BIT was still part of the government, BIT Policy School isn't a normal training course.It's an intensive, 3 day programme that takes participants through a real…
- Publication
- 26th Sep 2016
Behavioural Economics Guide - Vol 1 Public Policy - Mexican Institute for Behavioural Economics
The Mexican Institute for Behavioural Economics has published their Behavioural Economics Guide. The guide, one of the first of its kind to be written in Spanish, focuses on the application of behavioural economics to public policy. Covering a range of topics, the guide includes a chapter written by the Behavioural…
- Report
- 29th Nov 2016
Applying Behavioural Insights: Simple Ways to Improve Health Outcomes
Applying new insights about behaviour can lead to better health outcomes at a lower cost. This report gives an overview of these insights and shows how they can be applied in practice.
- Blog
- 23rd Nov 2017
Applying behavioural insights to labour markets
Employment is perhaps one of the areas that can benefit the most from the application of behavioural insights and robust evaluation. From both the supply and demand side of the labour market, small changes can have big effects. Small percentage increase to employment figures can mean substantial wellbeing improvements to…
- Blog
- 21st Dec 2017
BIT Partners Win $100 Million Grant from MacArthur Foundation
We are delighted to announce that our partners at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Sesame Workshop have been selected as the winners of the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change Challenge, a groundbreaking award providing $100 million to fund a critical problem facing the world today. IRC and Sesame Workshop have teamed…
- Blog
- 13th Feb 2018
EAST en español y nuestro trabajo en América Latina
Cuando hablamos de nuestro trabajo en el Reino Unido frecuentemente nos hacen la pregunta: ¿podría algo así funcionar también en otros países? Durante los últimos cuatro años hemos estado colaborando con Gobiernos en América Latina aplicando nuestra metodología, y encontramos que la respuesta es: ¡Sí! En nuestro primer proyecto en…
Also available in: English
- Blog
- 13th Feb 2018
EAST in Spanish and our work in Latin America
When we talk about our work in the United Kingdom, we are often asked the question: Will our approach also work in other countries? Over the past four years we have been collaborating with governments in Latin America applying our methodology, and we found that the answer is: Yes! In…
Also available in: Español
- Blog
- 2nd Mar 2018
Tackling inner-city childhood obesity
This week saw the launch of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity’s report; ‘Bite Size: Breaking down the challenge of inner-city childhood obesity.’ Rising childhood obesity is often seen as a classic wicked issue, rising inexorably around the world year after year. It also varies by geographical area and social class,…
- Current project
Warwick Business School
Addressing most issues in society, from daily challenges to complex problems, requires an understanding of how and why people behave the way they do in relation to themselves and others. Behavioural science has revolutionised how we approach these problems by challenging traditional models of behaviour and providing a more realistic…