June 15, 2019
How many people do I need to test on? (Answer: It’s not as many as you think.)
An RCT (Randomised Control Trial), an online survey (e.g.…
July 16, 2018
Brands! Now you can reliably predict customer’s perception of your brand – *and* that of your competitors
Personality traits have been used and abused by Cambridge…
April 14, 2018
Big Data (but not a Big problem solver)
You don’t know who your customers are? You don’t know who…
April 6, 2018
A behavioural science April Fool with The Center For Advanced Hindsight – and knowing where to put the chalk cross
The excellent behavioural scientists, Ingrid M. Paulin…
March 6, 2018
Why do we need behavioural science? Because we’ve created a way of life we no longer recognise
‘Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.’1. An…
November 23, 2017
Keynote: Inspiring sustainable behaviour
I was very honoured to the be the keynote speaker at the…
May 22, 2017
The smartest choice of all? Teaching organisations to make smarter choices
Until recently, behavioral insights research has…
December 2, 2016
The financial sector has confused users that need help
This means that financial communications are governed by…
November 11, 2016
Not so added value: Don’t show all your product’s features.
Imagine you’re working in an electronics shop. A new…
November 5, 2016
Where does your brand sit in your consumer’s subconscious?
Wouldn't you love to have a solid, reliable map of where…
October 26, 2016
When crowds know best: greater predictive power than expert forecasts of voting intention
Voting is a timely topic. Britain just voted out of the…
August 11, 2016
Sān rén chéng hǔx: Three men make a tiger
Qin Shihuangdi first ruled China in 221 BC. He was the…
July 18, 2016
A step-by-step approach to reducing suicide among men
If you have been following any media outlet over the past…
June 15, 2016
Feel the pain – guaranteed | Spüre den Schmerz – garantiert
We work harder to avoid loss than we do to achieve gain.…
April 20, 2016
Russian dolls, danger, and behavioural economics
Popularised, praised and increasingly applied across a…
February 20, 2014
Domestic energy efficiency – ‘buy me, for me’, and other frames
As well as explicit meaning, words carry strong implicit…
July 20, 2012
When ‘somewhat likely’ means a lot more likely – the mere measurement effect
I saw this YouGov poll graph recently. Nice clearly…
September 15, 2009
10 words that save 7 trillion gallons of water
The psychology industry knows that our ability to…