Insights from the 2025 International Behavioural Public Policy Conference
Discover insights from the 2025 International Behavioural Public Policy Conference, exploring key themes shaping the future of public policy.| Behavioural Public Policy Blog
Much of public life is built on the assumption we act honestly with one another and with the state. But self-interest and wider perceptions of corruption and trust might lead to dishonest behaviour. Can we encourage more honesty through a simple nudge? … More Promoting Our Better Angels in Public Life: Can we Nudge People Honest?| Behavioural Public Policy Blog
Discover insights from the 2025 International Behavioural Public Policy Conference, exploring key themes shaping the future of public policy.| Behavioural Public Policy Blog
Discover how giving workers a voice boosts productivity and improves morale in the workplace, backed by a compelling field experiment.| Behavioural Public Policy Blog
What if the secret to boosting productivity isn’t stricter rules or higher pay, but something as simple as giving workers a voice? Sherry Jueyu Wu shares a field experiment from the production floors of a Chinese factory, which asked whether participatory meetings – in which workers spoke and supervisors listened – could increase productivity. The … More Giving Workers a Voice Boosts Productivity| Behavioural Public Policy Blog
Explore the META BI framework to enhance understanding and collaboration in behavioral interventions, for effective nudging.| Behavioural Public Policy Blog
A one-size-fits-all approach to nudging can be ineffective, or even backfire. Personalising nudges is a way of recognising and acting upon known heterogeneity across and within groups of people to deliver successful behaviour change. … More How Can We Personalise Nudges?| Behavioural Public Policy Blog
Recommender systems are online algorithms that can help users, reducing complexity and search costs. But they also target and exploit behavioral biases. Recommender systems lend themselves to regulation through 'budges'. … More Algorithms and Autonomy: Regulating Recommender Systems in the Age of Hyper-Nudging| Behavioural Public Policy Blog
Discover the lessons behind the UK's Eat Out to Help Out scheme and how it successfully revived the hospitality sector during the pandemic.| Behavioural Public Policy Blog
Explore how system change and individual behavior change work together to drive climate action in four impactful pathways.| Behavioural Public Policy Blog
AI safety discussions predominantly focus on easy to conceptualise, highly salient risks including algorithm bias, hallucinations and disinformation. While these are crucial concerns, they overlook a fundamental truth we've learned from other high-stakes fields like aviation and healthcare: sometimes the most dangerous risks can hide in plain sight. Dr Moira Nicolson and Holly Marquez (Government Communications, Cabinet Office, UK Government) introduce a framework for anticipating and managin...| Behavioural Public Policy Blog
From keynote visions of ‘Behavioural AI’ to field experiments on job matching and green transport, the 2025 BPP Workshop in Singapore showcased how rigorous behavioural science meets real-world policy. Two days blended cross-disciplinary panels, data-rich case studies and Marina Bay networking, sparking fresh collaborations across sustainability, labour, finance and AI. … More Reflections from the 2025 Singapore Workshop| Behavioural Public Policy Blog
Policymakers often introduce programs to encourage businesses to adopt environmentally friendly practices. But even minor administrative hurdles – known as “sludge” – can si…| Behavioural Public Policy Blog
