Choosing the perfect gift

Giving any gift is better than nothing at all, right?…


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.…


The ABC of RCTs

Nearly 70 years ago, the first ever modern randomised…


Big Data (but not a Big problem solver)

You don’t know who your customers are? You don’t know who…


Keynote: Inspiring sustainable behaviour

I was very honoured to the be the keynote speaker at the…


The smartest choice of all? Teaching organisations to make smarter choices

Until recently, behavioral insights research has…


The financial sector has confused users that need help

This means that financial communications are governed by…


Not so added value: Don’t show all your product’s features.

Imagine you’re working in an electronics shop. A new…


Where does your brand sit in your consumer’s subconscious?

Wouldn't you love to have a solid, reliable map of where…


When crowds know best: greater predictive power than expert forecasts of voting intention

Voting is a timely topic. Britain just voted out of the…


Amazon’s Dash for affordance

Amazon Dash launches today in the UK. It’s a physical…


Sān rén chéng hǔx: Three men make a tiger

Qin Shihuangdi first ruled China in 221 BC. He was the…


A step-by-step approach to reducing suicide among men

If you have been following any media outlet over the past…


Feel the pain – guaranteed | Spüre den Schmerz – garantiert

We work harder to avoid loss than we do to achieve gain.…


Russian dolls, danger, and behavioural economics

Popularised, praised and increasingly applied across a…


Domestic energy efficiency – ‘buy me, for me’, and other frames

As well as explicit meaning, words carry strong implicit…


When ‘somewhat likely’ means a lot more likely – the mere measurement effect

I saw this YouGov poll graph recently. Nice clearly…


Bin recycling: behaviour

Recycling paper in offices is such an old story you’d…


10 words that save 7 trillion gallons of water

The psychology industry knows that our ability to…