
CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data
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We help businesses to grow using behavioural, design, and data science. Founded by @owainservice, @umar_taj, and Ed Gardiner
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We are recruiting at CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data. If you’re a behavioural scientist or data scientist and are interested in joining us, check out the link below or drop us a line! cogco.co/jobs/


Does the 'tragedy of the commons' help to explain why companies feel compelled to send us notifications? We explain why we think it might in our CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data blog: cogco.co/notifications-…

Just over two weeks to go to apply for roles at CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data. We're looking for two behavioural scientists (senior associate and associate) and a data scientist (associate). Help us spread the word! Or check out the links below if you're interested in applying cogco.co/jobs/

The latest CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data blog explores the three ways in which social norms (encouraging people to act by describing what other people are already doing) can backfire. Eugene Malthouse cogco.co/social-norms/

Keep your friends close, and your friends-of-friends closer. The latest CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data blog explores the latest research on the disproportionate influence of 'weak ties' (friends of friends) Owain Service cogco.co/weak-ties/

What makes countries happier over time? Our latest blog offers an answer you might not expect... Thanks to Richard Easterlin for his comments Eugene Malthouse Kelsey J. O'Connor cogco.co/happiness-coun…

Question: if England get through to Quarter Finals of the World Cup, is it more likely that A) England get knocked out; or B) England get knocked out on penalties? We explore why 46% think B is more likely in the latest CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data blog Eugene Malthouse cogco.co/england-penalt…

I’m super excited to share that we published new experimental research into #BuyNowPayLayer (#BNPL) understanding and behaviour today. The work is joint work with Owain Service and CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data for CitizensAdvice. Find the report here - citizensadvice.org.uk/Global/Citizen… 🧵 (1/n)

We ran a study for CitizensAdvice with Paul Adams looking at how digital design affects consumers' choices & comprehension when making online payments. Disclosures, in-app marketing, use of colour and branding all have an effect CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data cogco.co/buy-now-pay-la…

We ran an experiment to look at perceptions of fairness when it comes to the same *real* wage increases, but different rates of inflation. The latest CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data explores the findings, with implications for ongoing pay negotiations Eugene Malthouse cogco.co/fairness-infla…

We are hiring! CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data is on the hunt for a Head of Product Design to lead our expanding design practice. Take a look at the job description if you're interested. And feel free to retweet/share with anyone you think would be a good fit app.beapplied.com/apply/yfyzmchk…

New CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data blog up – one for the Golden Balls fans* out there...what three things does the show tell us about human cooperation? cogco.co/golden-balls-c… *perhaps Martijn J. van den Assem, Dennie van Dolder, Richard H Thaler, Seamus Coffey, and Thomas Hills

We were very delighted to be the recipient of the inaugural Global Association of Applied Behavioural Scientists for CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data’s work with Paul Adams for CitizensAdvice (on how digital designs in retail apps encourage more customers to use buy now pay layer products). Dr Umar Taj



Ever been asked what you could do with AI? Want to understand more about the interplay between generative AI and behavioural science/design? Then here's an early Christmas present from CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data on Behavioural AI: cogco.co/behavioural-ai/

Our CEO, Owain Service, shares some thoughts on the sad news that Daniel Kahneman has passed away: cogco.co/remembering-da…

In the run-up to the UK General Election, we have been using CogCo's ‘ekota’ platform to understand what election issues really matter to people across the UK. Find out what people said, and get involved yourself here: CogCo: behavioural science, design, and data cogco.co/revealing-the-…