Very important: Sludge reduction in the Biden Administration. Richard H Thaler David Halpern CBE @B_I_Tweets Kevin Volpp @pamela_herd @donmoyn wsj.com/articles/biden…

📌 TODAY: Join @CFR_CRF & BIT Canada 🇨🇦 for their Regulatory Speaker Series on “Behavioural Insights for Better Regulation.” Hear from our very own Jessica Leifer as she shares her experience applying #BeSci within the Government of Canada 🇨🇦 🔗 ow.ly/XLxp50P69WX

👇our work in 🇨🇦 with United Way Halton & Hamilton

Community-based orgs can benefit from a behavioural insights approach by acknowledging key challenges (e.g., limited time, study populations in the evidence base). Check out our blog and report bi.team/blogs/applying……. Thank you to United Way Halton & Hamilton and co-author Vivien Underdown!!

Together with BIT Canada 🇨🇦, we addressed barriers to tax-filing for low-income residents. Our BI-informed email campaign yielded a 440% higher response rate, connecting more people to tax benefits - over $67k in benefits provided! Learn more at uwhh.ca/news #LocalLove

BIT is thrilled to partner with Scripps Research and a great group of other organizations to support enrolling and engaging participants in the The NIH All of Us Research Program. scripps.edu/news-and-event…

Empowering employees brings higher levels of job performance and satisfaction, but what actually works? Together with the UK Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 we explored whether a ground-up approach to empowerment can be scaled across a gov dept...and yes it can! 🙌 bi.team/blogs/empoweri…

It's the 21st century and disabled people are STILL socially marginalised in many contexts around the world. We partnered with Scope to see which messages can change these negative attitudes - and here's what we found 👉 buff.ly/3KmVtVm

"Using behavioural science as a lens, rather than a tool to nudge with, is the next evolution for government."👇 Read more from our Michael Hallsworth in conversation with 🇨🇦Amanda Lang thehub.ca/2023-08-08/ama…

🚨2 great new 🇨🇦behavioural science jobs now posted at Competition Bureau Canada - they are building a brand new (and we think exciting) team. lnkd.in/giRKFGtk lnkd.in/gaSP_EAf

🚰 How can cities maintain safe water? 📦We're beyond proud of our work w/ Water Management & Bloomberg Philanthropies to improve their water lead testing program. 📈Read on to see how a BI-informed redesign increased test kit return rates by 20pp! buff.ly/3ZePWXi

🍸 5.3% of all deaths worldwide are related to alcohol consumption. That's 3 MILLION deaths per year. At BIT, we're determined to figure out how we can tackle this growing public health dilemma. Learn how on the blog 👇 buff.ly/3Q38yGA #publichealth #alcohol

We’re hiring x2! Research Coordinator (ohri.ca/careers/Detail…) to coordinate equity-focused BeSci & ImpSci qual studies & sys reviews in chronic disease, + Research Assistant (ohri.ca/careers/Detail…) to support sys reviews & ethics apps in range of BeSci & ImplSci studies.

What motivates people in the UK to cut down on their alcohol intake? At The Behavioural Insights Team we asked more than 7000 people to find out… a 🧵tinyurl.com/2ypkapmv

We are just two weeks away from #BIGDifferenceBC! We have an excellent line up including our keynote speaker Betsy Levy Paluck, as well as a special session focusing on #behaviouralinsights and communications!

"People who take behavioral science seriously don’t present the field as a substitute for regulation or enforcement. Instead, it complements and enhances other approaches." 🔍 Michael Hallsworth unpacks misconceptions of #BeSci for the The Washington Post👇 buff.ly/3QS6ctu

🤲 "I know it like the back of my hand" ... but do you really? 🤔 How well do we actually know the back of our own hands? And what might this reveal about human cognition? We ran a rapid experiment with BIT staff to find out. Read about it here 👇 buff.ly/48FKBLF

🗣️ On May 22, BIT Canada’s Sasha Tregebov will be speaking on a panel for OSC News with regulators, government leaders, industry leaders, and investors on how to make Ontario’s markets more accessible, attractive, and secure 🇨🇦 Register by May 14 here👇 bit.ly/3UpEE0g