The B-Word
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The B-Word
All organisations are fundamentally in the business of behaviour change. But how well does your organisation do it? In “The B-Word”, host James Healy explores how organisations can use a better understanding of human behaviour to address some of their most pressing challenges. Featuring lead...
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Faster Horses
The AI hype train is moving at full throttle. Breathless headlines predict mass layoffs, the end of work as we know it, and a brave new world of intel...
Look Closer
This episode of The B-Word is all about the c-word...
Context.
We all like to think that humans are predictable and consistent, but when y...
Fish Out Of Water
What can Lawrence of Arabia teach us about organisations?
Why do organisations persist with so many accepted practices that don't seem to work?<...
Adopting AI
Why is everyone so excited about AI?
What makes AI so different from any previous technology and what does that mean for adopting it?
What...
In Our Own Image
What does the pursuit of Artificial Intelligence tell us about human nature?
Can we ever understand AI, or the human brain?
Can machines b...
Brains At Work
Do you remember the time Kim Kardashian and Kanye West disagreed over the colour of a dress?
What is "flow" and why does it matter?
What c...
The Science of Mental Health
What can monkeys drinking fruit juice teach us about mental health?
How does the placebo effect really work?
Are magic mushrooms the silve...
Neurobollocks
Have you ever heard that we only use 10% of our brains?
That the brain's right hemisphere is creative and the left hemisphere is logical?
...
Start At The End
Every organisation, including yours, is in the business of behaviour change. But is your organisation willing to try new ideas, test and learn, experi...
The Power of No
No. Non. Não. Nein. Nej. Nie. La.
It's a simple word. Why do so many of us find it so difficult to say?
In this episode, James is joined...
Less is More
More. Faster. Sooner.
The modern world of work is all about productivity. What if the secret of increasing productivity was actually the last th...
Experimental Sustainability
How can organisations use experiments to get better outcomes? What role does behavioural science play in the fight against climate change? What can we...
Change Myths
Do the 5 Stages of Grief really apply to organisations? Is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator just a work horoscope? How effective is corporate training?...
Friends
How many Facebook friends can you have? Do friends have benefits? What's the point of gossip? What does an increasingly globalised, virtual world mean...
Dylanomics
What can HR learn from advertising? What do Jesus and Bob Dylan have in common? Why are AI speed cameras a bad idea? And why are mediocre statistician...
The Social Dilemma
Should we be concerned about our data being used to nudge our behaviour? How can organisations ethically use behavioural data to make work more effect...
The Great Reimagination
What does hybrid working mean for employee wellbeing? What really makes us happy at work? How do organisations maintain culture in a virtual world? Wh...
Us & Them
How can organisations overcome silos? What impact do group dynamics have on leadership? Do Canadians really prefer maple syrup? In this episode James...
Following the Herd
What makes ordinary people do terrible things? Can social influences really change behaviour? And what was Katharine Hepburn's profound behavioural i...
HR For Humans
How can we make our organisations more human? Is human behaviour really just an elaborate plumbing problem? What can Depeche Mode teach us about human...
Anthrovision
Every organization is fundamentally in the business of behaviour change. Why do they find it so hard? What can organisations learn from an academic di...
Think Small
How can thinking small help us achieve big things? What can organisations and individuals learn from a decade of applied behavioural science in govern...