Promoted Behavioural change is not what you see, but what others see Career Advice If you want people to collaborate across agencies, then start with individuals and teams. It is an intensive process to get underneath the behaviour we…
PM&C leader makes case for ‘nudging’ people with public policy Wednesday October 9, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has called for the use of behavioural insights in policy-making to subtly influence…
Premium Expert briefings Writing a form sounds simple, but isn't. Public servants must balance readability and logic with the needs of complex policy and legislation Monday August 5, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Filling out forms is still one of the main ways people interact with government. Each government jurisdiction will have its own priorities when designing a…
The most effective public policy and practice nudges of 2018 Thursday January 24, 2019 By Stephen Easton Case studies A teachable moment doesn’t have to arise naturally; even a simulated one helped make British police officers 21% less likely to be hooked by a…
Open learning: the whole BX2018 nudge conference is out now on video Tuesday November 13, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The behavioural economics team in the Prime Minister’s department has published hours of valuable educational videos from Behavioural Exchange 2018, the international conference it hosted…
Cass Sunstein’s Bill of Rights for Nudging Thursday July 19, 2018 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks The co-father of modern nudges, former White House official Cass Sunstein, has five principles that should prevent most of the no-go areas of ethical government interventions.
When nudge comes to shove: making e-health opt-out was always a risky venture Thursday July 19, 2018 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks The sudden rush to opt out of e-health records amid major privacy concerns demonstrates that governments have to be careful about how they use the…
Promoted Is government prepared for the analytics economy? Monday March 26, 2018 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology The volume of data government generates, collects, exchanges and analyses is going through the roof. So what does it take to create a sound governance…
New journal delves into behavioural approaches for public administration Tuesday February 27, 2018 By The Mandarin News It's all the rage for governments to have a behavioural insights/economics research unit these days -- at least for those jurisdictions with the budget to…
Deeper change: using behavioural insights to tackle family violence Thursday January 25, 2018 By David Donaldson Features Behavioural insights teams are turning to society's toughest questions, like social mobility and family violence. With experimentation and an understanding of irrational behaviour, there's great…
PM's nudge unit gets into podcasting Friday December 1, 2017 By Stephen Easton News The Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government has begun podcasting, easing into the format by posting an interview between a staff member and experimental economist…
NSW nudge teams set their sights on more complex public policy challenges Wednesday April 12, 2017 By Stephen Easton Features Behavioural science teams in the New South Wales government are beginning to apply their approach to bigger, more complex public policy challenges. So far, nudge…
The OECD's six principles for spreading behavioural insights across government Friday March 17, 2017 By David Donaldson Career Advice Public sector decision making and regulated organisations are the next frontiers of behavioural economics, says the OECD. Its new report, featuring over 100 case studies,…
Three public sector trends combine: enter the 'digital nudge' Wednesday December 21, 2016 By Stephen Easton Community & Social A new academic paper proposes that three public sector trends — behavioural science, predictive analytics and the investment approach to welfare — can combine powerfully…
Experimental trials: a BETA way of making policy Monday November 28, 2016 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks From a scientific point of view, the standard way public policy is implemented at scale with little testing is extremely reckless. But human behaviour is…
