Marketing Research Society Annual Conference on ‘Working with Behavioural Economics’ (Feb 2011)

- 1 of 3 speakers hosted by Dr Nick Southgate speaking about ‘how and why Behavioural Economics has changed what I do’ in the form of an 8 min presentation of work for our clients, and a 25 min Q&A.

“…a huge ‘Thank you’ for your contributions… Afterwards I had an unprecedented number of people commenting and complimenting… each of you individually… the session earned a nomination for… the ‘Best Contribution to Conference’ category. As the judges have all been to dozens of MRS Conferences down the years that’s a high compliment.” 

“Oliver – thanks for making the ideas so engaging and showing people how much can be achieved in ways they recognise in the everyday”
Dr Nick Southgate, The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) Behavioural Economics expert

Speakers:
Oliver Payne, Founder, The Hunting Dynasty – Behavioural Communications for Sustainability
Richard Wright, Discover Platform Director – Sensation, Perception, & Behaviour, Unilever
Paul Kehoe, CEO Birmingham Airport

The Science Museum’s Dana Centre for Brainjuicer on Can ‘green’ products and lifestyles become the new objects of desire? (Feb 2011)

- The behavioural comms expert of 4 speakers talking about creating sustainable behaviour. A ticketed evening event for 60 members of the public, including a workshop phase our ‘Behavioural Elevator Pitch’ (handout sheets, and a sample project)

“great night at the #danacentre y’day with @matt_prescott & @oliverpayne on an amazing panel talking about promoting #climatechange behaviour.” Peter Harrison, Brainjuicer

Also speaking:
Samuel Fankhauser, Deputy Director, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE
Geoff Beattie, Head, Department of Psychology, University of Manchester
Matt Prescott, Founder,the Robertsbridge Group

Department for Transport, Whitehall on the Power of Persuasion (July 2010)

- Invited to give a private presentation to 35 of the Department for Transport’s key civil servants including the Director Graham Pendlebury, key economists, policy formulators, and EU negotiators about guiding choices that cut carbon and cut costs, with minimal pain to constituents in reference to transport.

Invited by Shane Snow, Natural Environment strategy and narrative lead at the Department for Transport, Whitehall.

Behavioural Economics expert for sustainable initiatives for London, UK Think Tank Green Alliance, Founded 1979

- Regularly invited to deliver behaviour change expertise as part of investigative sessions on upcoming national government policy initiatives with business leaders and policy experts to help shape recommendations for policymakers at DECC, Defra and DCLG.

Thanks for your input to our seminar last week- it was really useful.

Invited by Rebekah Phillips, Senior Policy Adviser, Green Alliance

Green Unplugged – Communicating Sustainability one-day conference in London (June 2010)

- Delivered a punchy 20 min presentation at a for-profit pay-ticket event on using behavioural psychology to manufacture low-carbon choices – overtly, or covertly.
- Sat on the expert panel taking audience questions
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Also speaking: Andy Hobsbawm, Andrew Harding, Bertrand Chovet, Chris Arnold, Diana Verde Nieto, Daniel Kirby, John Grant, David Symons, Becky Willan, Dave Hampton, Prof Rob Holdway

“Great talk by Oliver Payne about persuasion and user behaviour theory. #gup” @AlWightman

“Fascinating presentation from Oliver Payne…” @AlderandAlder

“Thank you! Really enjoyed (and learnt and benefited from) your presentation at #gup The awesome power of a : – )” @Carboncoach

“…Great talk today very interesting, many thanks…” @drulawson

“…Highlights were Becky Willan and Oliver Payne. #gup” @resonatespr

Invited by John Horsley, Founder & Manager, Green-Unplugged

The London School of Economics on Effective Communication (October 2009, October 2010)

Presented to the Sustainable Futures group of Master’s degree undergraduates.

-The first section, examples of sustainable communication.
- The second section The Hunting Dynasty’s bespoke ‘How to write an elevator pitch’ session which culminates with a live elevator pitch written in collaboration with the audience on a topic of their choice.

“Environmentalists struggle to craft messages to anyone except environmentalists (he [Oliver] showed us how).”
Sustainable Future workshop, LSE, Oct 2009

Invited by Dr Victoria Hands, Environmental & Sustainability Manager, London School of Economics & Political Science, and a London Leader for 2010

West Sussex County Council on The newest coalition: creating behaviour that cuts costs & cuts carbon(July 2010)

- Private presentation to 60 of West Sussex County Council’s members about how to use behavioural economics to create sustainable behaviour in constituents.

“I just wanted to say a huge thank you for yesterday.”
“…plenty of positive comment following the very thought provoking session. ”
“WSCC members really engaged today. Sessions on #behaviourchange & eco/carbon footprints. Helped by great @HuntingDynasty pres. Thanks, Oli.”

Invited by Warren Hatter, Researcher and Advisor on Climate Change, Innovation and Local Leadership.

For WoolleyPau to their client Roche on a primer in Behavioural Economics with reference to the IPA model (July 2010)

- 30 min presentation at the Century Club on Shaftesbury Avenue to 40+ attendees giving a foundation in behavioural economics and how to use to kick-start start their afternoon workshop.

“Wow. This is fantastic.”
“I’d like to say thank you for a brilliant talk yesterday. Thanks are due for so many different reasons… You came up with a fantastic intro to BE. You delivered a great show. The client loved it (won’t stop going on about it, in fact). It really energised the ideas we generated afterwards. You made us look good. I could go on.”

Invited by Christian Dawson, Strategy Director, WoolleyPau

The Forum For The Future on Creating Sustainable Behaviour for a Mainstreaming Sustainable Behaviour event (April 2010)

- Presented examples of choice architecture that create sustainable behaviour to Master’s undergraduates and CSR professionals from Unilever, BP, Bupa, BT, Sainsbury’s and more.
- Conducted a live experiment on the participants to prove their propensity to fall prey to the non-rational behaviours I spoke of, delivered in the style of Dan Ariely’s ‘Economist pricing’ trick on his students at MIT

“…they wanted to hear more from you! The students keep referring to the different ways to ask in class…you had a big impact!”
Solomon Slade, co-organiser of Mainstreaming Sustainable Behaviour event

“More time to hear points Oliver went through”
“Oliver Payne was very good
Oliver Payne: really useful stuff
Oliver Payne: very informative”
“[Learnt] New techniques for mainstreaming: Oliver was good. ”
Mainstreaming Sustainable Consumption,Forum for the Future workshop, April 2010

Invited by Sol & Celia, Master’s graduates of The Forum For The Future

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