#10 Behavioural Science Updates

Hello, all the behavioural science enthusiasts, learners, practitioners and more across the LinkedIn community??♀?

First today, Stephen Wendel at Action Design Network along with Busara and Habit Weekly are gathering together a community of practitioners:

"Connecting Practitioners

Are you a Behavioral Science practitioner, interested in connecting with others in the field? If so, we’d love for you to join us, as we bring together a network of practitioners. (If you’re interested in Behavioral Science, but not yet working in the field, that’s ok – we have some resources for you below.)

A couple of years ago,?we put out a?survey of behavioral teams?which provided the most comprehensive look at our field at date. We’re launching two new efforts to help support the community:?this one to connect practitioners, and a?crowdsourced database of free BeSci and behavioral design resources.?

There’s no cost to participate: All that we (the non-profit?Action Design Network, with help from the?Busara Center) ask is that you bring your own experiences – and a willingness to share some of what you’ve learned.?We’re going to see who’s interested, try out some discussions, and see where it goes.???

Our first step in building this network is to better understand common challenges – and to identify which topics practitioners would most like to discuss with their peers.?"?

-> If you are interested the link is here: Form

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Behavioural Science in the news:

Do bonuses encourage people to work harder and smarter? Behavioral economics and organizational psychology don’t provide a clear answer. “All the literature suggests that money, including bonuses, satisfy a lot less than we think,” says organizational psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. It feels good to get that big check, but the feeling is fleeting. However, satisfaction and motivation are subtly different things. Money may not make us happy, but it can motivate us to persevere on an unpleasant task.A Bonus Matters More When Its Size Is a Pleasant Surprise

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An NYC-based digital health company that targets care plan adherence.?With the company's help, CBC built out a digital health platform that uses behavioral economics?to address why patients don't follow doctors' orders or health habits.?NYC care providers collaborate digital health strategies

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“The consistent pattern we see in personality development…are gains that continue or gather momentum with time and age,” says?Brent Roberts, PhD, professor of psychology and director of the Center for Social and Behavioral Science at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign . Does personality change with age?

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Behavioural science has yet to gain traction in schools. That could be about to change, says Harry Fletcher-Wood – so here's what teachers need to know about how the science of behaviour could soon shape their practice Why behavioural science is set to transform teaching

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In these pandemic-affected times, concern about Covid-19 can make it hard to know when to take part in “normal,” pre-pandemic activities. That may be especially true this winter, with the Omicron virus variant spreading and its severity still being studied. A nudge to resume economic activity

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Stimulating a brain region called the temporoparietal junction (TPJ) makes people more likely to make sustainable decisions in a laboratory experiment mimicking a situation where overuse of a resource harms people in the future, according to a new study.How to trick your brain into climate action

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On Tuesday, Humu announced a $60 million Series C round led by the venture capital firm TCV. Launched by Lazlo Bock in 2017?with former Google colleagues Wayne Crosby and Jessie Wisdom, Humu works like a virtual personal coach, using artificial intelligence to mine employee surveys and other data inputs to identify which behavioral changes could help workers and employers reach their goals. This Google Veteran’s ‘Nudge Engine’ Startup Wants To Build Better Managers

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That's all folks??♀?