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In this episode, I explore how architectural thinking enhances strategic decision-making with Adam Griff. Our conversation reveals how his architectural background shapes his approach to helping higher education institutions navigate complex decisions and create flexible space solutions. We dig into the challenges of designing spaces that can adapt to unknown futures and discuss how universities can better integrate with their communities.  I particularly love how Adam frames flexibility in building design as creating platforms for future adaptations rather than just multi-purpose spaces. We also explore the tension between academic and organizational decision-making and how to create and decide while delivering innovation in higher education. Questions This Episode Helps You Answer How does thinking like an architect help organizations make better strategic decisions? What makes flexibility essential in both physical spaces and organizational processes, and how can we intentionally design for it from the beginning? What elements create environments where good decisions emerge, and how can we support better decision-making outcomes? How do we determine whether physical space is the best solution for achieving our organizational goals, and what questions should we ask before investing in space? How can we think about buildings as adaptable platforms that support evolving human needs rather than fixed structures with predetermined uses? How might universities and colleges create meaningful connections between campus development and community growth that benefit both? What strategies help organizations balance the need for scholarly rigor with efficient administrative decision-making, and how can these different approaches work together effectively? Episode Highlights [00:00] Introduction and background on Adam Griff [01:38] How architectural thinking shapes strategic problem-solving [04:17] Managing diverse stakeholders in higher education contexts [05:35] Understanding people's needs versus asking for solutions [07:31] Orchestrating organizational decision-making [09:13] The importance of decision-making culture in institutions [11:20] Building trust and managing participation in decisions [14:15] Creating shared understanding of evidence and good decisions [17:04] Balancing organizational conditions with decision quality [19:38] Making decisions with incomplete information [21:36] Academic versus administrative approaches to decisions [24:40] Rethinking flexibility in organizational strategy [25:25] Space as a medium for service delivery [26:51] Designing buildings as platforms for adaptation [29:14] Lifecycle costs and sustainable building design [30:48] Integration of campus and community development [33:31] Responding to demographic changes in higher education [35:33] Finding what is "uniquely possible" for institutions [39:12] Moving from master planning to scenario-based "playbooks" [41:09] Closing thoughts and connecting with Adam   Questions to Help You Go Deeper Learning How does architectural thinking about constraints and systems change your approach to organizational challenges? What surprised you about our discussion of decision-making quality? Why? Leading How might you redesign decision-making environments in your organization? What would change if you approached strategic planning as creating a playbook rather than a rigid strategic plan? Applying What's one small experiment you could run next week to improve your team's decision-making space? Choose a current project or challenge. How might it benefit from thinking about systems and constraints like an architect? Practicing How will you incorporate the "Is space the right medium?" question into your solution development process? What is one idea from the episode that you will apply in the next two two weeks? Guest Resources Adam on LinkedIn Adam on Academia Gamification: How to Play Gensler Gensler Research & Insights Stewart Brand's "How Buildings Learn" The High Line, NYC Higher education demographic/enrollment cliff Scenario planning methodologies COM-B behavior change model Stranded assets   Resources I Recommend DT101 Episodes Radical Participatory Design + Relationships in Complex Systems Inclusive Design with Victor Udoewa — DT101 E127 Talk to the Elephant: Design Learning for Behavior Change with Julie Dirksen — DT101 E131 Healthcare Design: Evidence-based, Business Fluent, and Change Prepared with Matt Van Der Tuyn — DT101 E140 Books Brown, Peter C., Henry L. Roediger, and Mark A. McDaniel. Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. Cambridge, Mass: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014. -- Orchestrating good decisions requires understanding how people learn. Before people can decide about something new they must learn the information they need to know to make a good decision and what constitutes a good decision in this context. Read chapter 8. Ariely, Dan. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. Revised and Expanded edition, First Harper Perennial edition published. Harper Business & Economics. New York: Harper Perennial, 2010. -- Ariely walks you through ways we make decisions that conflict with classic economic rationality, like: The Effect of Expectations: Our preconceptions and expectations significantly influence our experiences and decisions. For instance, people report greater pain relief from more expensive placebos, demonstrating how price can affect perceived value. The Cost of Ownership: Once we own something, we tend to overvalue it (the "endowment effect"). Heath, Chip, and Dan Heath. Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work. New York: Random House Books, 2014. -- Don't trust your gut. It hates you. You'll learn how to slow down and avoid becoming a cautionary tale like the ones in this book. Kahneman, Daniel. Thinking, Fast and Slow. First paperback edition. Psychology/Economics. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013. -- "Thinking, Fast and Slow" reveals how our minds use both quick instincts and careful analysis to make choices, helping innovators design solutions that work with human psychology rather than against it. Thaler, Richard H., and Cass R. Sunstein. Nudge: Improving Decisions about Money, Health, and the Environment. Final edition. New York: Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021. -- Nudge "Nudge" reveals how small changes in how choices are presented can dramatically impact decision-making and behavior at scale, while preserving freedom of choice.   I'd love to hear what insights you're taking away from this exploration of architecture, strategy, and organizational design. Share your thoughts and stay updated at https://fluidhive.com/design-thinking-101-podcast/  Stay lucky ~ Dawan  

In this episode, I explore how architectural thinking enhances strategic decision-making with Adam Griff. Our conversation reveals how his architectural background shapes his approach to helping higher education institutions navigate complex decisions and create flexible space solutions. We dig into the challenges of designing spaces that can adapt to unknown futures and discuss how universities can better integrate with their communities.  I particularly love how Adam frames flexibility in building design as creating platforms for future adaptations rather than just multi-purpose spaces. We also explore the tension between academic and organizational decision-making and how to create and decide while delivering innovation in higher education. Questions This Episode Helps You Answer How does thinking like an architect help organizations make better strategic decisions? What makes flexibility essential in both physical spaces and organizational processes, and how can we intentionally design for it from the beginning? What elements create environments where good decisions emerge, and how can we support better decision-making outcomes? How do we determine whether physical space is the best solution for achieving our organizational goals, and what questions should we ask before investing in space? How can we think about buildings as adaptable platforms that support evolving human needs rather than fixed structures with predetermined uses? How might universities and colleges create meaningful connections between campus development and community growth that benefit both? What strategies help organizations balance the need for scholarly rigor with efficient administrative decision-making, and how can these different approaches work together effectively? Episode Highlights [00:00] Introduction and background on Adam Griff [01:38] How architectural thinking shapes strategic problem-solving [04:17] Managing diverse stakeholders in higher education contexts [05:35] Understanding people's needs versus asking for solutions [07:31] Orchestrating organizational decision-making [09:13] The importance of decision-making culture in institutions [11:20] Building trust and managing participation in decisions [14:15] Creating shared understanding of evidence and good decisions [17:04] Balancing organizational conditions with decision quality [19:38] Making decisions with incomplete information [21:36] Academic versus administrative approaches to decisions [24:40] Rethinking flexibility in organizational strategy [25:25] Space as a medium for service delivery [26:51] Designing buildings as platforms for adaptation [29:14] Lifecycle costs and sustainable building design [30:48] Integration of campus and community development [33:31] Responding to demographic changes in higher education [35:33] Finding what is "uniquely possible" for institutions [39:12] Moving from master planning to scenario-based "playbooks" [41:09] Closing thoughts and connecting with Adam   Questions to Help You Go Deeper Learning How does architectural thinking about constraints and systems change your approach to organizational challenges? What surprised you about our discussion of decision-making quality? Why? Leading How might you redesign decision-making environments in your organization? What would change if you approached strategic planning as creating a playbook rather than a rigid strategic plan? Applying What's one small experiment you could run next week to improve your team's decision-making space? Choose a current project or challenge. How might it benefit from thinking about systems and constraints like an architect? Practicing How will you incorporate the "Is space the right medium?" question into your solution development process? What is one idea from the episode that you will apply in the next two two weeks? Guest Resources Adam on LinkedIn Adam on Academia Gamification: How to Play Gensler Gensler Research & Insights Stewart Brand's "How Buildings Learn" The High Line, NYC Higher education demographic/enrollment cliff Scenario planning methodologies COM-B behavior change model Stranded assets   Resources I Recommend DT101 Episodes Radical Participatory Design + Relationships in Complex Systems Inclusive Design with Victor Udoewa — DT101 E127 Talk to the Elephant: Design Learning for Behavior Change with Julie Dirksen — DT101 E131 Healthcare Design: Evidence-based, Business Fluent, and Change Prepared with Matt Van Der Tuyn — DT101 E140 Books Brown, Peter C., Henry L. Roediger, and Mark A. McDaniel. Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. Cambridge, Mass: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014. -- Orchestrating good decisions requires understanding how people learn. Before people can decide about something new they must learn the information they need to know to make a good decision and what constitutes a good decision in this context. Read chapter 8. Ariely, Dan. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. Revised and Expanded edition, First Harper Perennial edition published. Harper Business & Economics. New York: Harper Perennial, 2010. -- Ariely walks you through ways we make decisions that conflict with classic economic rationality, like: The Effect of Expectations: Our preconceptions and expectations significantly influence our experiences and decisions. For instance, people report greater pain relief from more expensive placebos, demonstrating how price can affect perceived value. The Cost of Ownership: Once we own something, we tend to overvalue it (the "endowment effect"). Heath, Chip, and Dan Heath. Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work. New York: Random House Books, 2014. -- Don't trust your gut. It hates you. You'll learn how to slow down and avoid becoming a cautionary tale like the ones in this book. Kahneman, Daniel. Thinking, Fast and Slow. First paperback edition. Psychology/Economics. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013. -- "Thinking, Fast and Slow" reveals how our minds use both quick instincts and careful analysis to make choices, helping innovators design solutions that work with human psychology rather than against it. Thaler, Richard H., and Cass R. Sunstein. Nudge: Improving Decisions about Money, Health, and the Environment. Final edition. New York: Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021. -- Nudge "Nudge" reveals how small changes in how choices are presented can dramatically impact decision-making and behavior at scale, while preserving freedom of choice.   I'd love to hear what insights you're taking away from this exploration of architecture, strategy, and organizational design. Share your thoughts and stay updated at https://fluidhive.com/design-thinking-101-podcast/  Stay lucky ~ Dawan  

Yascha Mounk and Cass Sunstein discuss the meaning of free speech and how it should be applied on campus. Cass Sunstein is an American legal scholar and the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University. Sunstein was the Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs under Barack Obama, and is considered to be the most widely cited legal scholar in the United States. Sunstein is the author, with Richard Thaler, of Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness, The World According to Star Wars, and Campus Free Speech: A Pocket Guide. In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Cass Sunstein discuss his "law of group polarization" and how it contributes to today's factionalism; how echo chambers work (and why social media makes them worse); and whether meeting the challenge of misinformation requires new government regulations. This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity. Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: podcast@persuasion.community  Website: http://www.persuasion.community Podcast production by Jack Shields, and Brendan Ruberry Connect with us! Spotify | Apple | Google Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk & @joinpersuasion Youtube: Yascha Mounk LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for an in-depth exploration of Professor Cass Sunstein's latest work, Campus Free Speech (Harvard University Press, September 2024).  Together, we'll examine the book's intriguing take on free speech in academic spaces and the broader implications for constitutional interpretation. Professor Sunstein also delves into the exercise of administrative power, with timely discussions on COVID-era authority and the Supreme Court's decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Gain unique insights from Sunstein on how the Constitution remains a guiding force for the American public in navigating modern challenges. Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. In 2018, he received the Holberg Prize from the government of Norway, sometimes described as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for law and the humanities. In 2020, the World Health Organization appointed him as Chair of its technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and after that, he served on the President's Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board. Mr. Sunstein has testified before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has advised officials at the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, and many nations on issues of law and public policy. He serves as an adviser to the Behavioural Insights Team in the United Kingdom. Professor Sunstein is author of hundreds of articles and dozens of books, including Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008), Simpler: The Future of Government (2013), The Ethics of Influence (2015), #Republic (2017), Impeachment: A Citizen's Guide (2017), The Cost-Benefit Revolution (2018), On Freedom (2019), Conformity (2019), How Change Happens (2019), and Too Much Information (2020). He is now working on a variety of projects involving the regulatory state, “sludge” (defined to include paperwork and similar burdens), fake news, and freedom of speech. Madison's Notes is the podcast of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions Contributions to and/or sponsorship of any speaker does not constitute departmental or institutional endorsement of the specific program, speakers or views presented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Join us for an in-depth exploration of Professor Cass Sunstein's latest work, Campus Free Speech (Harvard University Press, September 2024).  Together, we'll examine the book's intriguing take on free speech in academic spaces and the broader implications for constitutional interpretation. Professor Sunstein also delves into the exercise of administrative power, with timely discussions on COVID-era authority and the Supreme Court's decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Gain unique insights from Sunstein on how the Constitution remains a guiding force for the American public in navigating modern challenges. Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. In 2018, he received the Holberg Prize from the government of Norway, sometimes described as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for law and the humanities. In 2020, the World Health Organization appointed him as Chair of its technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and after that, he served on the President's Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board. Mr. Sunstein has testified before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has advised officials at the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, and many nations on issues of law and public policy. He serves as an adviser to the Behavioural Insights Team in the United Kingdom. Professor Sunstein is author of hundreds of articles and dozens of books, including Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008), Simpler: The Future of Government (2013), The Ethics of Influence (2015), #Republic (2017), Impeachment: A Citizen's Guide (2017), The Cost-Benefit Revolution (2018), On Freedom (2019), Conformity (2019), How Change Happens (2019), and Too Much Information (2020). He is now working on a variety of projects involving the regulatory state, “sludge” (defined to include paperwork and similar burdens), fake news, and freedom of speech. Madison's Notes is the podcast of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions Contributions to and/or sponsorship of any speaker does not constitute departmental or institutional endorsement of the specific program, speakers or views presented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

Join us for an in-depth exploration of Professor Cass Sunstein's latest work, Campus Free Speech (Harvard University Press, September 2024).  Together, we'll examine the book's intriguing take on free speech in academic spaces and the broader implications for constitutional interpretation. Professor Sunstein also delves into the exercise of administrative power, with timely discussions on COVID-era authority and the Supreme Court's decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Gain unique insights from Sunstein on how the Constitution remains a guiding force for the American public in navigating modern challenges. Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. In 2018, he received the Holberg Prize from the government of Norway, sometimes described as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for law and the humanities. In 2020, the World Health Organization appointed him as Chair of its technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and after that, he served on the President's Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board. Mr. Sunstein has testified before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has advised officials at the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, and many nations on issues of law and public policy. He serves as an adviser to the Behavioural Insights Team in the United Kingdom. Professor Sunstein is author of hundreds of articles and dozens of books, including Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008), Simpler: The Future of Government (2013), The Ethics of Influence (2015), #Republic (2017), Impeachment: A Citizen's Guide (2017), The Cost-Benefit Revolution (2018), On Freedom (2019), Conformity (2019), How Change Happens (2019), and Too Much Information (2020). He is now working on a variety of projects involving the regulatory state, “sludge” (defined to include paperwork and similar burdens), fake news, and freedom of speech. Madison's Notes is the podcast of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions Contributions to and/or sponsorship of any speaker does not constitute departmental or institutional endorsement of the specific program, speakers or views presented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Join us for an in-depth exploration of Professor Cass Sunstein's latest work, Campus Free Speech (Harvard University Press, September 2024).  Together, we'll examine the book's intriguing take on free speech in academic spaces and the broader implications for constitutional interpretation. Professor Sunstein also delves into the exercise of administrative power, with timely discussions on COVID-era authority and the Supreme Court's decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Gain unique insights from Sunstein on how the Constitution remains a guiding force for the American public in navigating modern challenges. Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. In 2018, he received the Holberg Prize from the government of Norway, sometimes described as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for law and the humanities. In 2020, the World Health Organization appointed him as Chair of its technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and after that, he served on the President's Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board. Mr. Sunstein has testified before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has advised officials at the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, and many nations on issues of law and public policy. He serves as an adviser to the Behavioural Insights Team in the United Kingdom. Professor Sunstein is author of hundreds of articles and dozens of books, including Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008), Simpler: The Future of Government (2013), The Ethics of Influence (2015), #Republic (2017), Impeachment: A Citizen's Guide (2017), The Cost-Benefit Revolution (2018), On Freedom (2019), Conformity (2019), How Change Happens (2019), and Too Much Information (2020). He is now working on a variety of projects involving the regulatory state, “sludge” (defined to include paperwork and similar burdens), fake news, and freedom of speech. Madison's Notes is the podcast of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions Contributions to and/or sponsorship of any speaker does not constitute departmental or institutional endorsement of the specific program, speakers or views presented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

Join us for an in-depth exploration of Professor Cass Sunstein's latest work, Campus Free Speech (Harvard University Press, September 2024).  Together, we'll examine the book's intriguing take on free speech in academic spaces and the broader implications for constitutional interpretation. Professor Sunstein also delves into the exercise of administrative power, with timely discussions on COVID-era authority and the Supreme Court's decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Gain unique insights from Sunstein on how the Constitution remains a guiding force for the American public in navigating modern challenges. Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. In 2018, he received the Holberg Prize from the government of Norway, sometimes described as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for law and the humanities. In 2020, the World Health Organization appointed him as Chair of its technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and after that, he served on the President's Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board. Mr. Sunstein has testified before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has advised officials at the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, and many nations on issues of law and public policy. He serves as an adviser to the Behavioural Insights Team in the United Kingdom. Professor Sunstein is author of hundreds of articles and dozens of books, including Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008), Simpler: The Future of Government (2013), The Ethics of Influence (2015), #Republic (2017), Impeachment: A Citizen's Guide (2017), The Cost-Benefit Revolution (2018), On Freedom (2019), Conformity (2019), How Change Happens (2019), and Too Much Information (2020). He is now working on a variety of projects involving the regulatory state, “sludge” (defined to include paperwork and similar burdens), fake news, and freedom of speech. Madison's Notes is the podcast of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions Contributions to and/or sponsorship of any speaker does not constitute departmental or institutional endorsement of the specific program, speakers or views presented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics

Join us for an in-depth exploration of Professor Cass Sunstein's latest work, Campus Free Speech (Harvard University Press, September 2024).  Together, we'll examine the book's intriguing take on free speech in academic spaces and the broader implications for constitutional interpretation. Professor Sunstein also delves into the exercise of administrative power, with timely discussions on COVID-era authority and the Supreme Court's decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Gain unique insights from Sunstein on how the Constitution remains a guiding force for the American public in navigating modern challenges. Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. In 2018, he received the Holberg Prize from the government of Norway, sometimes described as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for law and the humanities. In 2020, the World Health Organization appointed him as Chair of its technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and after that, he served on the President's Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board. Mr. Sunstein has testified before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has advised officials at the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, and many nations on issues of law and public policy. He serves as an adviser to the Behavioural Insights Team in the United Kingdom. Professor Sunstein is author of hundreds of articles and dozens of books, including Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008), Simpler: The Future of Government (2013), The Ethics of Influence (2015), #Republic (2017), Impeachment: A Citizen's Guide (2017), The Cost-Benefit Revolution (2018), On Freedom (2019), Conformity (2019), How Change Happens (2019), and Too Much Information (2020). He is now working on a variety of projects involving the regulatory state, “sludge” (defined to include paperwork and similar burdens), fake news, and freedom of speech. Madison's Notes is the podcast of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions Contributions to and/or sponsorship of any speaker does not constitute departmental or institutional endorsement of the specific program, speakers or views presented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

Join us for an in-depth exploration of Professor Cass Sunstein's latest work, Campus Free Speech (Harvard University Press, September 2024).  Together, we'll examine the book's intriguing take on free speech in academic spaces and the broader implications for constitutional interpretation. Professor Sunstein also delves into the exercise of administrative power, with timely discussions on COVID-era authority and the Supreme Court's decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Gain unique insights from Sunstein on how the Constitution remains a guiding force for the American public in navigating modern challenges. Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. In 2018, he received the Holberg Prize from the government of Norway, sometimes described as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for law and the humanities. In 2020, the World Health Organization appointed him as Chair of its technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and after that, he served on the President's Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board. Mr. Sunstein has testified before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has advised officials at the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, and many nations on issues of law and public policy. He serves as an adviser to the Behavioural Insights Team in the United Kingdom. Professor Sunstein is author of hundreds of articles and dozens of books, including Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008), Simpler: The Future of Government (2013), The Ethics of Influence (2015), #Republic (2017), Impeachment: A Citizen's Guide (2017), The Cost-Benefit Revolution (2018), On Freedom (2019), Conformity (2019), How Change Happens (2019), and Too Much Information (2020). He is now working on a variety of projects involving the regulatory state, “sludge” (defined to include paperwork and similar burdens), fake news, and freedom of speech. Madison's Notes is the podcast of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions Contributions to and/or sponsorship of any speaker does not constitute departmental or institutional endorsement of the specific program, speakers or views presented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for an in-depth exploration of Professor Cass Sunstein's latest work, Campus Free Speech (Harvard University Press, September 2024).  Together, we'll examine the book's intriguing take on free speech in academic spaces and the broader implications for constitutional interpretation. Professor Sunstein also delves into the exercise of administrative power, with timely discussions on COVID-era authority and the Supreme Court's decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Gain unique insights from Sunstein on how the Constitution remains a guiding force for the American public in navigating modern challenges. Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. In 2018, he received the Holberg Prize from the government of Norway, sometimes described as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for law and the humanities. In 2020, the World Health Organization appointed him as Chair of its technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and after that, he served on the President's Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board. Mr. Sunstein has testified before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has advised officials at the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, and many nations on issues of law and public policy. He serves as an adviser to the Behavioural Insights Team in the United Kingdom. Professor Sunstein is author of hundreds of articles and dozens of books, including Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008), Simpler: The Future of Government (2013), The Ethics of Influence (2015), #Republic (2017), Impeachment: A Citizen's Guide (2017), The Cost-Benefit Revolution (2018), On Freedom (2019), Conformity (2019), How Change Happens (2019), and Too Much Information (2020). He is now working on a variety of projects involving the regulatory state, “sludge” (defined to include paperwork and similar burdens), fake news, and freedom of speech. Madison's Notes is the podcast of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions Contributions to and/or sponsorship of any speaker does not constitute departmental or institutional endorsement of the specific program, speakers or views presented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do judges impose harsher sentences on Friday afternoons? In this episode, Dr. Cass Sunstein, law professor, former administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and co-author of Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness, joins host Annie Duke, co-founder of the Alliance for Decision Education. They discuss the concept of noise, inconsistencies in human judgment that can arise even when people are presented with the same information. Annie and Cass talk about how we are more likely to believe things we hear repeatedly, even when they're not true, and how “nudges” can positively influence our choices without us realizing it. Cass also sheds light on the surprising impact group polarization has on everyday decision-making, including the tendency of juries to impose harsher sentences collectively than any individual jurors would choose alone. This has big implications for the group decisions we make every day at work, at home, and in our families!

Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness" talks about how people make choices about their health, money, and happiness. They say that our brains like to take shortcuts when making decisions, which can sometimes lead to mistakes. This happens because our brains want to save time and energy. To help us make better decisions, the authors came up with an idea called "libertarian paternalism." It's like finding a balance between letting people make their own choices and guiding them to make good ones. So, the book is all about how the way things are set up or presented can influence the decisions we make in our everyday lives.

We make countless decisions throughout our lives that range from the mundane to the monumental. But how do you decide how you decide? That is the fundamental question in our esteemed guest, Cass R. Sunstein's new book Decisions about Decisions: Practical Reason in Ordinary Life. Cass currently serves as the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University and is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. He is also a prolific author, with one of his most notable works being the hugely popular and impactful book, Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness, which he co-wrote with Richard Thaler in 2008. In today's conversation, we sit down with Cass to discuss the difficulties inherent to understanding why people make the decisions they make and what the latest research teaches us about how we should approach decision-making to maximize our well-being. Cass provides insight into second-order thinking strategies, the difference between picking and choosing, and why delegating a particular decision is sometimes the right call. We also unpack what to consider when making major life choices, the strengths and weaknesses of algorithms when it comes to decision-making, and much more. To hear Cass's many insights on the topic of behaviour, knowledge, and decision-making, be sure to tune in! Key Points From This Episode:   The challenges of understanding why people make the decisions that they make. (0:03:38) Second-order decisions and why they are sometimes preferable to on-the-spot decisions. (0:04:50) An overview of various second-order decision strategies.  (0:06:45) Guidelines to help you choose which decisions to delegate and how to determine whether you have a trustworthy delegate. (0:11:28) What to consider when making a transformative and irrevocable life decision. (0:16:07) Why people avoid seeking out information that might make them feel bad, even if it could help them make better decisions. (0:21:29) How people decide what information to believe and when to update their beliefs. (0:28:01) Asymmetries in how we update our beliefs and factors that can deter people from updating their beliefs when faced with new evidence. (0:32:28) How joint evaluation and separate evaluation influences your decision making and which one you should use depending on the context. (0:43:12) Insights on well-being and what to value when you're making everyday decisions. (0:48:14) The strengths and weaknesses of algorithms when it comes to making decisions and what we gain when we make decisions ourselves. (0:52:38) Examples of when using algorithms can be harmful or dangerous. (0:59:25) How our decisions can be manipulated and the importance of doing due diligence. (01:01:30) Cass's well-known work on nudges and how nudges differ from manipulation. (01:02:59) Happiness, meaning, variety, and how Cass defines success in life. (1:05:50)   Links From Today's Episode:   Cass R. Sunstein — https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/cass-r-sunstein/ Cass R. Sunstein on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/csunstein/ Cass R. Sunstein on on X — https://twitter.com/CassSunstein/ The Behavioural Insights Team — https://www.bi.team/ Decisions About Decisions: Practical Reason in Ordinary Life — https://www.amazon.com/Decisions-about-Practical-Reason-Ordinary/dp/1009400460 Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness — https://www.amazon.com/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness/dp/014311526X Rational Reminder on iTunes — https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582. Rational Reminder Website — https://rationalreminder.ca/  Rational Reminder on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/rationalreminder/ Rational Reminder on X — https://twitter.com/RationalRemind Rational Reminder on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/ Rational Reminder Email — info@rationalreminder.ca Benjamin Felix — https://www.pwlcapital.com/author/benjamin-felix/  Benjamin on X — https://twitter.com/benjaminwfelix Benjamin on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminwfelix/ Cameron Passmore — https://www.pwlcapital.com/profile/cameron-passmore/ Cameron on X — https://twitter.com/CameronPassmore Cameron on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronpassmore/

On this week's episode of the Governance Podcast, Mark Pennington, the Director at the Study of Governance and Society here at King College London, interviews Professor Cass R. Sunstein. This episode is titled "The Use of Algorithms in Society", and discusses the various ethical and moral dilemmas and implications of increasing AI us in society, and its impact on both social and economic factors.    The Guest Cass R. Sunstein is currently the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. In 2018, he received the Holberg Prize from the government of Norway, sometimes described as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for law and the humanities. In 2020, the World Health Organization appointed him as Chair of its technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and after that, he served on the President's Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board. Mr. Sunstein has testified before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has advised officials at the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, and many nations on issues of law and public policy. He serves as an adviser to the Behavioural Insights Team in the United Kingdom. Mr. Sunstein is author of hundreds of articles and dozens of books, including Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008), Simpler: The Future of Government (2013), The Ethics of Influence (2015), #Republic (2017), Impeachment: A Citizen's Guide (2017), The Cost-Benefit Revolution (2018), On Freedom (2019), Conformity (2019), How Change Happens (2019), and Too Much Information (2020). He is now working on a variety of projects involving the regulatory state, “sludge” (defined to include paperwork and similar burdens), fake news, and freedom of speech.

Thank you for listening to The Brief Case! A podcast for lawyers, hosted by lawyer and cartoonist Sarah-Elke Kraal. Catch us on Instagram (@briefcasepod) and the world wide web: www.briefcasepod.com. On this episode, we spend 30 minutes with the one and only Stafford Shepherd — Adjunct Professor, School of Law and Justice, University of Southern Queensland.  Stafford discusses: Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules 2012 (in particular, rr 3, 4, 7.1, 8) Ethical lessons learned from the late Sir Gerard Brennan The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (in particular, Book 5) The Lost Lawyer: Failing Ideals of the Legal Profession by Anthony Kronman (in particular, the concept of the lawyer as a 'trusted advisor') Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein (in particular, the careful curation of legal recommendations in furthering the client's best interests, and the ethics of influence) Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld) (generally). Sarah mentions: CYA letters. If you don't know what that initialism stands for, do you even go here?

Cass R. Sunstein is currently the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. Mr. Sunstein has testified before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has been involved in constitution-making and law reform activities in a number of nations. Mr. Sunstein is author of many articles and books, including Republic.com (2001), Risk and Reason (2002), Why Societies Need Dissent (2003), The Second Bill of Rights (2004), Laws of Fear: Beyond the Precautionary Principle (2005), Worst-Case Scenarios (2001), Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008), Simpler: The Future of Government (2013) and most recently Why Nudge? (2014) and Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas (2014).

On this episode of Off Script, host LDP tackles the concept of "nudges" from the book "Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness." Nudges are used to impact peoples decision making across economic, psychological and political spectrums to reinforce or encourage specific behaviors in others. LDP talks about how the theory works, the key concepts, and examples of the theory in practice. You may find that you have nudges in your life that you never noticed before. Find us on Instagram @its_probably_u & our website www.itsprobablyyou.com. Sources: "Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness." by Richard Thaler & Cass Sunstein --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/its-probably-you/message

We are all biased people, easily influenced by other people or even our own experiences. These biases can influence your ability to make the right decisions and even come in the way of you achieving success. The best thing is that these biases can easily be addressed through small nudges and disciplined practices that push you in a certain direction. However, you must be mindful that nudges can push you in the right or wrong direction.SummaryIn the book, “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness', authors Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein explore how we make different choices and suggest how we can make better decisions. Listen to this Podcast by Edelweiss MF to learn how you can make an optimal investment checklist. Key takeaways:·  Decisions that you as an individual make are impacted by biases and different sets of information·  Anchoring, overconfidence, status quo bias, and familiarity are all examples of biases.·  On the other hand, nudges can also influence and push you towards both right and wrong decisions.·  Anything from the way a certain argument is framed to marketing and social media influencers can act as a nudge·  In investing, the Record, Evaluate, and Compare Alternative Prices (RECAP) framework can act as a good nudge.The book really is revelatory and can make you stop and think the next time you are about to make a decision. You can listen to the podcast on the Edelweiss Mutual Fund website, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcast. We hope you enjoyed this podcast and will tune in to listen to more such podcasts on investing nuggets. 

In this episode, Michael speaks with Kaitlin Cordes, an international lawyer and researcher who focuses on human rights and sustainable development. Most recently, Kaitlin spent eight years developing and leading the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment's work on land, agriculture, food systems, and human rights. Prior to that, she worked at Human Rights Watch and as an Advisor to the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food. Kaitlin and Michael talk about Kaitlin's work at the Center on Sustainable Investment, which included projects focused on land tenure and human rights as well as coffee commodity chains. The conversation concludes with a discussion about Kaitlin's latest project, 31 days of climate action. This is a project focused on the personal, incremental, and intentional ways that each of us can confront the challenge of climate change and the psychological toll that it can take on us.   Websites: Kaitlin's website: https://www.kaitlincordes.com/ 31 days of climate action: https://www.31daysofclimateaction.com/   Apps that Kaitlin mentions: Climate Action Now Earth Hero   References: Giridharadas, A. 2018. Winners take all: the elite charade of changing the world. Alfred A. Knopf. Lewis, M. 2014. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt. W. W. Norton & Company. Nicholas, K. 2021. Under the sky we make: How to be human in a warming world. GP Putnam's Sons. Thaler, R. H., and C. R. Sunstein. 2009. Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness. Penguin.

Thème 7 : Innovations technologiques Depuis le début du 21ème siècle, nos modes de vies évoluent et sont rythmés par l'apparition successives d'innovations technologiques. Ces innovations intègrent désormais tous les champs de notre société, des communications et de l'information, en passant par l'enseignement, la santé, l'industrie et l'agriculture. Les innovations technologiques sont aussi présentes dans les domaines du bâtiment, du tourisme, des transports et de la mobilité. L'OCDE définit l'innovation technologique comme la mise au point d'un produit plus performant dans le but de fournir au consommateur des services objectivement nouveaux ou améliorés. Pour se développer à grande échelle, et bouleverser les modes de vies, ces innovations sont toutefois tenues de faire la preuve de leur pertinence à apporter une solution aux besoins pratiques et aux contraintes économiques de la population. Dans la série précédente, nous parlions de durabilité. Dans le domaine de la mobilité, de nouveaux procédés technologiques sont souvent employés pour tenter de répondre à l'enjeu de la durabilité. Episode 4 : Do the right thing L'un des grands objectifs des politiques publiques en matière de mobilité consiste à rendre cette mobilité plus vertueuse, notamment dans une optique de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Il est possible d'ajouter à cela les questions de partage de la voierie et d'apaisement de l'espace urbain ou de santé publique. Outre des politiques reposant sur l'aménagement d'infrastructures (lignes de transport en commun ou pistes cyclables) ou la mise en place de restrictions (ZFE), des politiques incitatives peuvent permettre d'influer sur les pratiques de mobilité. Au-delà de simples campagnes de communication ou de sensibilisation, des programmes dits d'accompagnement au changement de comportement peuvent permettre l'adoption de certaines pratiques considérées comme souhaitables pour l'individu, la collectivité et l'environnement. La recherche en psychologie sociale décrit l'adoption d'un nouveau comportement comme un processus complexe et progressif, structuré en différentes étapes. Les programmes d'accompagnement au changement de comportement s'appuient sur ces étapes pour favoriser l'adoption durable de nouvelles pratiques par les participants, par exemple de pratiques de mobilité. Dans ce quatrième et dernier épisode de notre série consacrée aux innovations technologiques, nous alors voir comment celles-ci peuvent être mises au service de l'accompagnement au changement de comportement via des programmes automatisés, reposant sur des applications. 6t a ainsi développé le programme d'accompagnement au changement de comportement de mobilité entièrement automatisé ACCTIV. Crédits Sons : Nabil Kabbadj, "Keys_Cmin", 2022 FiftySounds, Royalty free music, 2022 Image : Unsplash, Creative Commons License Références ADEME, 6t, (2020), Étude sur l'analyse de l'efficacité de l'accompagnement au changement de comportement automatisé au regard de l'accompagnement humanisé, Rapport final, 177 p. Bamberg S., (2013), “Applying the Stage Model of Self-Regulated Behavioral Change in a Car Use Reduction Intervention”, Journal of Environmental Psychology, vol. 33, pp. 68-75. Lagadic M., Rocci A., Louvet N., (2019), “The Challenge of Inducing Large-Scale Modal Change in Cities: Leveraging Technology to Automate Voluntary Travel Behavior Change Programs.” Présentation au World Conference on Transport Research, Mumbai. Spinoza B., (1677), Ethique. Thaler R. Sunstein C., (2008), Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness, 312 p.

For the latest episode of Mistakes Were Made, we are joined by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Dr Richard Thaler and portfolio manager David Potter.   Thaler is pioneer in the field of behavioral economics and co-author of the best-selling Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness.   Potter is a portfolio manager at Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, a San Francisco-based boutique that uses academic research on investor behavior to inform when to buy and sell stocks.   As well as their biggest investment errors, they discuss the drivers behind meme stocks (‘surprisingly dumb'), how to improve retirement saving rates (a nudge can help), and how to help Alex potty train his son (Cheerios are key).  

To kick off Season 3 of the Questioning Behaviour podcast, Sarah and Merle speak to the one and only Cass Sunstein. Cass is the co-author of Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (2008) alongside Richard Thaler.  In this episode, we discuss Cass' book writing career, his "meet cute" with Richard Thaler, and how a law background informs his view of behavioural science.   Finding Cass Sunstein: Twitter: @CassSunstein Harvard Law School faculty profile     Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

Despite its humble-sounding name, ‘Nudge' may well be the most significant economic book of the the past thirty years. It has informed the thinking and policymaking of governments around the world, from David Cameron's special ‘nudge unit' in No. 10 to the WHO's recently formed behavioural insight team, focusing on vaccines and masks.Devised by Nobel Prize winner Richard H Thaler along with Cass Sunstein in their 2009 book ‘Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness', the theory aims to influence the behaviour and decision-making of groups or individuals in subtle or discreet ways that do not involve outright coercion or legislation. Through “choice architecture” governments and businesses can achieve outcomes without overtly mandating them. The pair have now published an updated version of the book, replete with their own experiences in government as well as new research. To its critics, nudge has become a byword for manipulation — a form of soft coercion that pushes people into making decisions they'd prefer to make for themselves. For more read The Post from UnHerd See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mountain Money was joined by Nobel Prize winning economist Richard Thaler, co-author of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness. Nudge is a deep and surprisingly humorous dive into how we make choices and how and why we can and should be nudged in different directions.

אנחנו לא מקבלים החלטות בתוך ואקום. מידע משפיע על הבחירות שלנו והצורה בה המידע מעוצב יכולה להניע אותנו לפעולה.הפעם דיברנו על עיקרון הנאדג׳ - תחום חדשני זוכה פרס נובל לכלכלה החושף את הכוחות הפסיכולוגיים הסמויים המשפיעים על ההחלטות שלנו לטובה.לנאדג' יש תאום מרושע הנקרא סלאדג' - שימוש בכל הטכניקות לרעה כדי לעבוד על המשתמשים. שוחחנו בפרק על ההבדלים ביניהם ועל האתיקה של שימוש בעיצוב התנהגות.~~~

The second and final part of a very special episode of Inside the Nudge Unit, recorded to tie in with the recent 10 year anniversary of the Behavioural Insights Team. Join our CEO, Professor David Halpern, with the founders and pioneers of behavioural economics, Professor Richard Thaler, Professor Cass Sunstein and Google's head behavioural scientist Dr Maya Shankar, discussing how ‘nudge' has evolved over the last decade and where the science of human behaviour is headed next.  Richard Thaler is the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the 2017 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to behavioural economics. He has been at the forefront of research into psychology of decision-making and economics for over two decades and is the co-author of the international best seller Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness in which the concepts of behavioural economics are applied to tackle many of society's biggest problems.  As well as being co-author of the best-seller Nudge, Cass Sunstein is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School and Chair of the World Health Organization's technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and served on President Barack Obama's Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board.  Maya Shankar is Google's Global Director of Behavioral Economics and joined Cass Sunstein as a Senior Advisor within the Obama White House administration where she founded and served as Chair of the White House's Behavioral Science Team — a team of scientists charged with improving public policy using research insights about human behavior. Maya completed a post-doctoral fellowship in cognitive neuroscience at Stanford after receiving a Ph.D. from Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship and a B.A. from Yale in cognitive science.  To learn more about BIT's first and next 10 years, go to www.bi.team/bit10. You can find every other episodes of Inside The Nudge Unit at www.bi.team/our-work/podcast-inside-the-nudge-unit and keep up to date with all our latest insights on Twitter @B_I_Tweets.   Further reading Nudge is available to buy as paperback or e-book on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness/dp/0141040017   Read more about Maya Shankar's work on behavioural science at her website https://mayashankar.com/bio   Check out Richard Thaler's Nobel Prize winning work here https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2017/thaler/biographical/   Credits  Editing by Andy Hetherington Music by Rich O'Brien

Part 1 of a very special episode of Inside the Nudge Unit, recorded to tie in with the recent 10 year anniversary of the Behavioural Insights Team. Join our CEO, Professor David Halpern, with the founders and pioneers of behavioural economics, Professor Richard Thaler, Professor Cass Sunstein and Google's head behavioural scientist Dr Maya Shankar, discussing how ‘nudge' has evolved over the last decade and where the science of human behaviour is headed next.  Richard Thaler is the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the 2017 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to behavioural economics. He has been at the forefront of research into psychology of decision-making and economics for over two decades and is the co-author of the international best seller Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness in which the concepts of behavioural economics are applied to tackle many of society's biggest problems.  As well as being co-author of the best-seller Nudge, Cass Sunstein is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School and Chair of the World Health Organization's technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and served on President Barack Obama's Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board.  Maya Shankar is Google's Global Director of Behavioral Economics and joined Cass Sunstein as a Senior Advisor within the Obama White House administration where she founded and served as Chair of the White House's Behavioral Science Team — a team of scientists charged with improving public policy using research insights about human behavior. Maya completed a post-doctoral fellowship in cognitive neuroscience at Stanford after receiving a Ph.D. from Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship and a B.A. from Yale in cognitive science.  To learn more about BIT's first and next 10 years, go to www.bi.team/bit10. You can find every other episodes of Inside The Nudge Unit at www.bi.team/our-work/podcast-inside-the-nudge-unit and keep up to date with all our latest insights on Twitter @B_I_Tweets.   Further reading   Nudge is available to buy as paperback or e-book on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness/dp/0141040017   Read more about Maya Shankar's work on behavioural science at her website https://mayashankar.com/bio   Check out Richard Thaler's Nobel Prize winning work here https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2017/thaler/biographical/   Credits  Editing by Andy Hetherington Music by Rich O'Brien  

Regina Sih-Meynier is an authentic leader with expertise in developing and executing strategic plans for Medical Affairs. She is passionate about ensuring patients receive the best available healthcare and she leverages her intuitive sense, her ability to identify problems, and her creativity to create systems and processes to solve those problems. She has over 20  years of experience in the healthcare field and understands the importance of demonstrating impact in patient care. Regina talks with Alex about how to create education content that supports authentic empowerment and transformational learning. Key Takeaways[0:55] How did Regina get involved in medical education? Like so many of us in this field, her career path wasn't exactly linear.[4:20] What is authentic empowerment? [6:25] Regina loves to use her intuitive sense to guide her in writing highly educational and engaging patient materials. [7:25] Tapping into your intuition is something corporate likes to stay away from because you can't exactly see it or touch it. However, you're missing out on a whole superpower if you ignore it. [9:35] How can you tap into your intuition and really listen to your inner voice? [13:30] There's a real art to developing care that is both science-based and gut-based. [14:15] Why does corporate like to avoid people's intuition? [18:35] Glennon Doyle's inner voice. Ideas and solutions have their own energy. Regina explains what she means by this.[22:00] Regina shares what she's learned from working with a life coach and how it's given her a new way to approach and solve problems. [25:00] What is Regina's company, Oh Universe, about? [29:25] What are some of the benefits of taking on a more authentic empowerment stance in the medical education space? [32:40] Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not real! We don't always have all the answers. [34:25] Regina shares her morning rituals.ResourcesConnect with Regina: www.oh-universe.com, LinkedIn, FacebookDoyle G. Untamed. The Dial Press. 2020. Gilbert E. Big Magic.  CreativeLiving Beyond Fear. Riverhead Books. 2016.  Gladwell M. The Tipping Point. Bay Back Books, 2002. Sih-Meynier R. An opportunity for organizational leaders and decision-makers to step in and protect the well-being of their people. Thrive Global.  October 4, 2020. Thaler RH, Sunstein CR. Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness.  Penguin Books. 2009.The earliest documented microscope was ~1590. https://www.livescience.com/39649-who-invented-the-microscope.htmlThistleeditorial.comPodcast TeamHost: Alexandra Howson PhDSound Engineer: Suzen MarieShownotes: Anna CodinaListen on Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify

Bienvenida! Welcome a Mujeronas con Carmen Collazo, somos mujeres dueñas de nuestras decisiones, responsables de nuestros resultados y determinadas al logro de las metas que nos hemos propuesto. Gracias por acompaňarme en este rinconcito cada semana, quien te habla es tu amiga Carmen Collazo, de profesión Gerontóloga especialista en Finanzas Jubilosas. Este espacio fue creado para encaminarte a la cuarta edad, 80+ saludables y prósperas en todas las áreas!! Finanzas con salud! Este es el cuarto episodio de la nueva temporada del Bienestar Financiero y hoy a brindarte unos Simples pasos para crear un fondo de emergencia, la segunda de 4 cuentas que recomiendo para unas finanzas jubilosas! Es imposible tener absoluto control de nuestra vida, ya quisiėramos! Mejor no, sería muy aburrida! Constantemente surgen situaciones que nos descuadran la chequera; desde una falla del automóvil o de algún electrodomėstico como la nevera, un problema de salud o la pérdida del empleo. Por ese motivo es importante contar con un fondo de emergencia que nos ayude a sobrellevar el golpe de esos gastos imprevistos y frenar posibles deudas. Te invito amiguita hermosa que escuches este audio completo, donde te invito a reflexionar sobre todo el dinero que ha pasado por tus manos y dónde ha ido a parar...es hora de tomar el toro por los cuernos y encaminarnos a una jubilación jubilosa. Qué es un fondo de emergencia y cómo lo construyo? Un fondo de emergencia es una cantidad de dinero que se reserva en una cuenta bancaria o de depósito, a la que se tiene fácil acceso pero a la que solo se recurre en caso de una emergencia o ante gastos inesperados que sí o sí, sabemos que van a surgir, porque la vida no es perfecta y tenemos ese dinerito guardado para evitar tener que acudir a nuestras amigas las tarjetas de crėdito. ¿Cómo tener un fondo de emergencia? El fondo de emergencia debe cubrir entre tres y seis meses de gastos normales. Para calcularlo, se deben de tener en cuenta los gastos fijos y gastos variables. La cantidad obtenida sería el fondo que debe ahorrarse pero teniendo en cuenta un factor psicológico: la tolerancia al riesgo de cada uno. Fuentes: Thaler y Sunstein, (2009) “Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness” -La referencia que utilice Economía Conductual Si el contenido de este audio ha sido de valor para tu vida te pido que por favor, me dejes comentarios y una valoración de 5, para que Mujeronas pueda llegar a tiempo al mayor grupo de mujeres posibles. Necesitamos más voces que nos ayuden a encaminar financieramente a más familias, comenzando con la tuya. Será un gozo poder asesorarte de manera virtual y libre de costo, asi que envíame un mensaje a mujeronaspodcast@gmail.com o un texto al 407.912.9452, servicios en todo EEUU, incluyendo PR. Un abrazote, les amo! tu amiga, tu aliada Carmen Collazo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carmen-i-collazo-vazquez/message

Vital for 2021 - Digital Nudging Will Revolutionize Your CX Whether you realize it or not—and even if you don't know what they are—you use Digital Nudges in your online experience today. Digital Nudges are the interactions you have with customers online in your experience that inspire their actions. Every online experience has them, but not all of them are deliberate. In this episode of the podcast, we are going to take a closer look at what Digital Nudges are, how they work, and why, and share some examples of Digital Nudges that work and some that don't. We argue that designing these moments intentionally to help people make decisions that drive value for them and your organization is key to revolutionizing your Customer Experience in the post-pandemic era. Key Ideas to Improve your Customer Experience Digital Nudges build on Nobel-prize winning economist Professor Richard Thaler and Professor Cass Sunstein's concept of Nudging. Thaler and Sunstein's 2008 book Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness explained that a Nudge is a way you present your customers' choices that tips the scales towards a particular option. Digital Nudges are the same idea, but specifically to the online experience.  The reason Digital Nudges work is because they play into our biological psychology as human beings. People who study how consumers make buying decisions use concepts from the Behavioral Sciences to explain customer behavior. From concerns about availability to worrying about risking losing something to gain something else to finding ways to shortcut a challenging decision, the Behavioral Sciences can explain what concept (or concepts) are at work when people decide to buy from you. Perhaps most importantly, Behavioral Sciences can also show you why they don't. 02:50 We explain what we mean by the term Digital Nudging. 04:40 We give examples of what we mean by Digital Nudging and the concepts from Behavior Science behind them, starting with Scarcity. 09:05 We explain how Social Proofing can help with a Digital Nudge. 14:51 Colin shares a story about a website that did an excellent job of leveraging the ideas of Anchoring, Extremeness Aversion, and the Decoy Effect. 20:43 We explain how the Evaluability Heuristic comes into play in Digital Nudging and how to use it to buy things like an uninterruptible power supply. 23:30 We talk about how Framing Effects influence customer behavior and buying decisions. 25:46 We share the recommended actions, so you can use this information to Digitally Nudge your customers intentionally instead of leaving it to chance. Please tell us how we are doing! Complete this short survey. Customer Experience Information & Resources LinkedIn recognizes Colin Shaw as one of the 'World's Top 150 Business Influencers.' As a result, he has 289,000 followers of his work. Shaw is Founder and CEO of Beyond Philosophy LLC, which helps organizations unlock growth by discovering customers' hidden, unmet needs that drive value ($). The Financial Times selected Beyond Philosophy LLC as one of the best management consultancies for the last two years. Follow Colin on Linkedin and Twitter. Click here to learn more about Professor Ryan Hamilton of Emory University.  Why Customers Buy: As an official "Influencer" on LinkedIn, Colin writes a regular newsletter on all things Customer Experience. Click here to join the other 22,000 subscribers.  Experience Health Check: You already have an experience, even if you weren't deliberate about it. Our Experience Health Check can help you understand what you have today. Colin or one of our team can assess your digital or physical Customer Experience, interacting with your organization as a customer to define what is good and what needs improving. Then, they will provide a list of recommendations for critical next steps for your organization. Click here to learn more.  How can we help? Click here to learn more about Beyond Philosophy's Suite of Services.

In today’s episode of The Decision Corner, we are joined by Cass Sunstein, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University. Professor Sunstein is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. He is a prolific writer, who has written over 40 books, and hundreds of articles, including the international bestseller and essential introduction to behavioral science, Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008). He is a recipient of the Holberg Prize, which is bestowed by the Government of Norway. The Holberg Prize is recognized as a counterpart to the Nobel Prize for unparalleled contributions to scholarship in the humanities or the law. Sunstein is currently the Chair of the WHO technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health, and he advises the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, and countries around the world on issues of law and public policy. He was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs from 2009 to 2012; subsequently, he served on the President’s Review Board on Intelligence and Communications Technologies and the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board. He is now working on a variety of projects involving the regulatory state, “sludge,” fake news, and freedom of speech. In the episode, we discuss: What is fun? What kind of people have the most fun, and whether that is something worth pursuing as a society. The effectiveness of fun in marketing, such as Amazon’s frustration-free packaging project. The role of fun in policy-making: determination and playfulness in Taiwan, how jokes can lead to optimism and hope, New Zealand’s Prime Minister’s attempts at making peoples’ days better. Political leadership and vulnerability. Making mandated behavior change a more tolerable and shared enterprise. Fear appeals: the benefits of enhancing high stakes situations to prevent harm. Populism and the need for personal connections with our political leaders. Cass’s nuanced distinction between the first and second waves of behavioral science. FEAST (Fun, Easy, Attractive, Social, and Timely): Cass’s guidelines for engaging affective responses when developing policy. Why every revolution must tolerate dancing. What Cass Sunstein asked a world-class athlete about having fun under pressure.

Publisher: Yale University Press 8 April 2008 Buy at AMAZON Human behavior One of the main justifications for Thaler's and Sunstein's endorsement of libertarian paternalism in Nudge draws on facts of human nature and psychology. The book is critical of the homo economicus view of human beings "that each of us thinks and chooses unfailingly well, and thus fits within the textbook picture of human beings offered by economists. They cite many examples of research which raise "serious questions about the rationality of many judgments and decisions that people make". They state that, unlike members of homo economicus, members of the species homo sapiens make predictable mistakes because of their use of heuristics, fallacies, and because of the way they are influenced by their social interactions. Two systems of thinking The book describes two systems that characterize human thinking, which Sunstein and Thaler refer to as the "Reflective System" and the "Automatic System". These two systems are more thoroughly defined in Daniel Kahneman's book Thinking, Fast and Slow. The Automatic System is "rapid and is or feels instinctive, and it does not involve what we usually associate with the word thinking". Instances of the Automatic System at work include smiling upon seeing a puppy, getting nervous while experiencing air turbulence, and ducking when a ball is thrown at you. The Reflective System is deliberate and self-conscious. It is the one at work when people decide which college to attend, where to go on trips, and (under most circumstances) whether or not to get married. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pbliving/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pbliving/support

The title of University Professor is bestowed on less than 30 people at Harvard University. Cass Sunstein is one of them. Professor Sunstein is the former Administrator of the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs during the Obama administration 2009 to 2012. He regularly testifies before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has been involved in constitution-making and law reform activities in a number of nations. His writing is prolific. Professor Sunstein has published nearly a book a year since 2001. Books such as: Republic.com; The World According to Star Wars; and Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness. Professor Sunstein’s behavioural economics and Nudge theory have become world renowned – with Nudge units being set up around the world at the national level (UK, Germany, Japan and others) as well as at the international level (e.g. World Bank, UN, and the European Commission). During our conversation – hear Professor Sunstein explain why we are all too optimistic and what to do about it. Learn about why he became fascinated in behavioural economics and his advice about how to become a successful academic and influencer. As he explains: “People hate losses more than the equivalent gains. Understanding these human behaviours are thrilling to me.” During our podcast Professor Sunstein also delves into what it will take for us to address climate change. “We need to shift our default behaviours” he explains before diving into practical examples. Sharing Obama’s mantra: “Better is good.” Links: Professor Cass Sunstein: https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/10871/Sunstein The World According to Star Wars: https://www.amazon.co.uk/World-According-Star-Wars/dp/0062484222 Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_(book)

2:42 Dayne and Clyde’s backgrounds and why they decided to found Letter 10:50 What is Letter? How does the form nudge us towards more worthwhile forms of exchange. 16:16 How to avoid trolls and call-out culture on a platform. 27:00 How certain technologies facilitate and encourage certain types of use 34:02 The advantage of having a discussion in written form 37:20 Twitter 42:02 Time well spent 44:12 Addiction, unitasking and focus; longer term value 51:19 Connection 58:38 Long-term goals and target audience 59:58 Role models 1:03:20 Facebook 1:08:50 Avoiding outrage culture References You can find Letter here: https://letter.wiki/conversations For an account of what we are trying to do: https://areomagazine.com/2019/07/12/lets-change-the-nature-of-public-debate-an-introduction-to-letter/ On the letter exchange between Massimo Pigliucci and David Sloan Wilson: https://areomagazine.com/2019/07/10/human-cultural-evolution-a-letter-exchange/ On the letter exchange between Gurwinder Bhogal and Iona Italia: https://areomagazine.com/2019/07/19/memory-and-identity-a-letter-exchange-with-gurwinder-bhogal/ Further References Mike Nayna’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzk08fzh5c_BhjQa1w35wtA Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (2008) Sam Harris’ Making Sense podcast: https://samharris.org/podcast/ Sam Harris’ and Ezra Klein’s conversation: https://samharris.org/podcasts/123-identity-honesty/ Cal Newport, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (2016)

On February 27, The Harvard Law School Library hosted Prof. Cass Sunstein @CassSunstein for a talk and discussion on his latest release, "On Freedom." Cass R. Sunstein is currently the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. Mr. Sunstein has testified before congressional committees on many subjects, and he has been involved in constitution-making and law reform activities in a number of nations. Mr. Sunstein is author of many articles and books, including Republic.com (2001), Risk and Reason (2002), Why Societies Need Dissent (2003), The Second Bill of Rights (2004), Laws of Fear: Beyond the Precautionary Principle (2005), Worst-Case Scenarios (2001), Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008), Simpler: The Future of Government (2013) and most recently Why Nudge? (2014) and Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas (2014). He is now working on group decision making and various projects on the idea of liberty CASS R. SUNSTEIN https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/10871/Sunstein Harvard Law School https://youtu.be/ZbJlJP3hAug We are proud to be curating a stream of positivity, fact, and information on Twitter at @PublicaccessPod (twitter.com/PublicAccessPod) Facebook as well @PublicAccessAmerica (facebook.com/PublicAccessAmerica). Please take a moment to subscribe, rate and review on iTunes ( goo.gl/soc7KG) The Stitcher Smart Radio App (goo.gl/XpKHWB) or any where you find your favorite podcast.

"The best advice is boring.." - this is episode is anything but boring, AND is full of great advice. Today we're excited to bring you an interview with Chris Brykci. Chris is the CEO of StockSpot - Australia's first ever digital investment adviser. Chris has over 21 years of investment experience and spent most of his career as a Portfolio Manager at UBS. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting/Finance Co-op Scholarship) from the UNSW and is a member of the ASIC Digital Advisory Committee. Chris is a pioneer in the investment advice and personal finance space. He started Stockspot when he was 28 when he realised consumers were being taken advantage of by unfair fees and biased advice when they invest. He saw the opportunity to use technology to help more Australians access honest advice and low fee investing. He now sits on two ASIC financial advice and technology committees. He's also famous for winning the ASX high school share trading game three times as a teenager. In this episode we discuss a variety of investment topics, from investing 101 and creating a great portfolio to why it might not be the best idea for Bryce to be sitting in cash! We learnt a lot from Chris, so we hope you do as well. In this episode you will learn: • How Chris chose his first stock, at 10 years old • Why losing money is the best way to learn to invest • The strategies used to win 3 ASX School Sharemarket Games • The concept of 'buying straw hats in winter' and how you can apply it today • That 'the best advice is boring' • What separates StockSpot from every other robo-adviser • The defensive strategies StockSpot use to protect investors money Stocks and resources discussed: • Reminiscences of a Stock Operator - Edwin Lefèvre • Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness - Richard Thaler • Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman Some housekeeping: Follow us on Instagram - It's not just memes, we're actually using it as a platform to provide you with some inspiration and new concepts - each week we do a Pardon the Jargon (key terms you need to know as an investor), Company in the Spotlight (an introduction to a new Australian company), News and Thought Starters Essential Learnings - we've collated all of our Basics 101 episodes into a series, so you can refer back to them, or use them as a starting point. They're all essential episodes to learn to invest. Ask Us Anything - if you want to ask us a question, head over to our forum, and ask us! If we can't answer, we'll get one of our Experts to.

Lo prometimos y lo hemos hecho: un extraball sobre estoicismo con Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón. Esperamos que os guste. Web: El Arte de Presentar. Episodio: EB 35 Ejercicio físico y nutrición con Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón (extra ball) Blog: Nutritious Movement – El blog de Katy Bowman (biomecanicista) Libro: Máximas de Epicteto traducidas por Apeles Mestres. Artículo: Adaptación hedónica o por qué casi siempre estamos insatisfechos Artículo: How This 10-Minute Routine Will Increase Your Creativity Libro: Descafeínate: mejora la productividad sin cafeína de Daniel Amo. Artículo: Terapia Cognitivo Conductual: Características y 5 Técnicas Wikipedia: Ataraxia Libro: A guide to the good life. The ancient art of stoic joy de William B. Irvine Artículo: Reevaluación cognitiva: Aprende de los estoicos a regular tu miedo al hablar en público - El Arte de Presentar Libro: Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success de Benjamin Hardy. Libro: Un pequeño empujón: El impulso que necesitas para tomar mejores decisiones sobre salud, dinero y felicidad de Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein (versión original: Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness). TED: Dan Ariely pregunta: ¿tenemos control de nuestras decisiones? https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_asks_are_we_in_control_of_our_own_decisions?language=es TED: Nicholas Christakis: La influencia oculta de las redes sociales. https://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks?language=es#t-160451 Libros: Conectados: El sorprendente poder de las redes sociales y cómo nos afecta de Nicholas A. Christakis y James H. Fowler. Libro: “Skin in the Game” de Nicholas Taleb. YouTube:

In our latest Book Banter episode, we review "Nudge: Improving decisions about health wealth and happiness", by Richard H Thaler and‎ Cass R Sunstein.

It’s episode 8 of Drunk Booksellers, and we’re here with Pete Mulvihill, co-owner of Green Apple Books in San Francisco, CA. Get psyched, y’all.  You can also stream the episode on iTunes and Stitcher. Follow us on Twitter at @drunkbookseller for updates, book recs, and general bookish shenanigans. Check out our show notes, after the jump! Epigraph Bitches in Bookshops Our theme music, Bitches in Bookshops, comes to us with permission from Annabelle Quezada. It’s amaze-balls, and Kim just discovered Annabelle’s other literary Kanye parody, Hardcover Bound 2 AND IT’S ALSO AMAZE-BALLS (and, uh, you should stick around at the end of the episode for a nice lil hidden track). Check it:      Introduction   [0:30] In Which, If You’re Interested in Reading Anything Where a Story Ends with a Boy Jumping on Top His Parents Bed Right After They’ve Finished Having Sex, Dumping Out the Ashes of Their Dead Cat onto Them, Then You’ll Probably like Ramona Ausubel. Currently drinking: Boulevardier (don’t forget the orange peel...)   Pete’s reading: The Fear Project: What Our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me about Survival, Success, Surfing... and Love by Jaimal Yogis & Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (pubs 7 June 2016)   Emma’s reading: Uprooted by Naomi Novik (again) & Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter by Nina Maclaughlin   Kim’s reading too many books rn, incl: Marrow Island by Alexis M. Smith (pubs 7 June 2016; also mentioned: Glaciers), A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold (also mentioned: Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon), Klickitat by Peter Rock, Paper Girls Vol 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff K. Chiang, and Matt Wilson   Everyone’s REALLY EXCITED about Black Panther #1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates (of Between the World and Me fame). Available at your local indie bookstore soonish? Maybe? Or go to your local indie comic shop, ‘cause those places are great too. New/forthcoming books we’re excited about: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach (pubs 6 June 2016) Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (pubs 7 June 2016) Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger (pubs 24 May 2016) Zodiac Starforce: By the Power of Astra by Kevin Panetta & illustrated by Paulina Ganucheau (pubs 31 May 2016) I’m Just a Person by Tig Notaro (pubs 14 June 2016) Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel (pubs 14 June 2016; also mentioned: A Guide to Being Born) The Assistants by Camille Perri (pubs 3 May 2016) Everything is Teeth by Evie Wyld & illustrated by Joe Sumner (pubs 10 May 2016; also mentioned: All The Birds, Singing) The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes (pubs 10 May 2016) The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee (pubs 17 May 2016) The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction by Neil Gaiman (pubs 31 May) Chapter I   [16:25] In Which Bookstores Can’t Count to 25, Pete is a Closeted Straight Man, and We Learn About Bitcoin   Read more about Green Apple’s history here.   But seriously, y’all. Those masks, amirite?   And, in case anyone other than Kim is interested in WTF Bitcoin is, here’s Wikipedia. Unfortunately, a bit of Pete’s audio was cut out, during which time he regaled us with the story of Dread Pirate Roberts (no, not that one). Interested now? WIRED has a pretty great read for you. Originally posted by meeshmatched   Chapter II   [31:40] In Which We Discuss California Bookstore Day, the Rise of INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY, and Get to Hang Out with Samantha Independent Bookstore Day started as California Bookstore Day, which was initially inspired by Record Store Day.   April 30, 2016 (Kim’s Birthday!!) will be the second official Independent Bookstore Day.    Lauren Groff is the author ambassador. You might have heard of her. She wrote Obama’s favorite book of 2015: Fates & Furies. Green Apple is doing a shit ton of events, including an appearance from Green Apple’s mascot, Mergatroid; Kate Schatz, the author/illustator of Rad American Women A - Z; a local poet, Sylvie, writing custom poems; prize wheels; KEGS; and a free-throw shooting contest.   Mergatroid welcomes you to Independent Bookstore Day. Chapter III   [45:05] In Which Pete is Not THAT Old, But He’s Totally On the Sleep Game Pete’s Station Eleven, Wild, & desert island book: The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor (or maybe Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra) Go-to Handsell: The Tenth of December by George Saunders, Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler, The Plover by Brian Doyle Impossible Handsell: Native Son by Richard Wright Also mentioned: The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time by Arianna Huffington   Originally posted by heartsnmagic   Readerly Confession: Pete doesn’t read nearly as much as he wished he did. Neither do we. #BooksellerLife Epilogue   [49:50] In Which Pete Gives a Shoutout and You Should Look Up Green Apple On YouTube Immediately Pete wants everyone to visit Omnivore Bookstore in SF. It looks fucking awesome.   Pete can be found on the internets via Green Apple’s Facebook & Twitter Go watch all of Green Apple’s videos on YouTube, particularly: Goooooogly Books (2011), The Book vs The Kindle (2009), and The New Hire (2013).   In other news, if you’re not following us on Twitter by now, it’s probably because you don’t have Twitter. But here’s where you can find us, in case you decide to join the Twitter-sphere: @drunkbookseller. Emma tweets @thebibliot and writes nerdy bookish things for Book Riot. Like, seriously nerdy, as evidenced by a recent post titled What the Cats of Neko Atsume are Reading.  Originally posted by popnographic   Kim tweets every few months or so at @finaleofseem, but mostly uses her Twitter account for off-the-clock communication with coworkers, who tend to send group messages on Twitter rather than just texting each other like normal people. Anyway, you can follow her there if you feel like it. Make sure you don’t miss an episode by subscribing to Drunk Booksellers from your podcatcher of choice. Also, if you read this far in the show notes, you are awesome and we love you and you should totes rate/review us on iTunes. Emma and Kim both have birthdays at the end of April, so a nice review would be the best of birthday presents. Other than copies of The Lesbian Sex Haiku Book (with Cats!) by Anna Pulley, which we’d both happily accept as well. Please send to WORD and/or The Elliott Bay Book Company, ATTN Drunk Booksellers. Thanks, and happy birthday to us. 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Productivity Book Group [ http://productivitybookgroup.org ] discussed Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness [ http://amzn.to/1rbRqZj ] by University of Chicago economist Richard Thaler (“THAY-LUHR”) and Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein. Enjoy […]

In this latest Index Ventures podcast, Richard Thaler, professor of behavioural science and economics at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, speaks to Rohan Silva, co-founder of Second Home, and Index’s Ventures’ Martin Mignot about behavioural economics and its lessons for entrepreneurs. Economist Richard H. Thaler’s bestseller Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness, co-authored with Cass R. Sunstein, shook up the world of economics in much the same way as great entrepreneurs take on incumbent businesses, and influenced world leaders including Barack Obama and David Cameron. To illustrate how humans require ‘nudges’ to improve their behaviour, Thaler famously cites how he once removed a bowl of cashew nuts from his dinner party guests to stop them filling up before dinner. “People were (a) happy, and (b) they realized their reaction conflicted with traditional economic theory,” he recently explained to Time magazine.

Per Bauhn och Nils-Eric Sahlin diskuterar om staten ska ta över lite av ansvaret när vi är för dumma för vårt eget bästa. Vi trycker i oss chips och läsk, vi röker och gör en massa andra saker som vi mycket väl vet inte är bra för oss. De senaste decenniernas psykologi och hjärnforskning visar att vi människor helt enkelt inte är så bra på det här med rationellt beslutsfattande. Filosofen och medicinske etikern Nils-Eric Sahlin talar om att vi är enögda, närsynta, och lider av ett allvarligt brytningsfel. Medvetna om denna brist på klokhet vore det kanske klokt att överlåta en del beslut åt staten. Den skulle med tvingande paternalism lagstifta mot att vi skadar oss själva för mycket. Ett annat alternativ är en mer frihetlig paternalism där vi på olika sätt kan presenteras inför det kloka valet i varierande frågor. Detta diskuterar de båda praktiska filosoferna Nils-Eric Sahlin och Per Bauhn med programledare Lars Mogensen i veckans upplaga av Filosofiska rummet. Producent är Thomas Lunderquist. Boktips: Against Autonomy - Justifying Coercive Paternalism av Sarah Conly. Nudge - Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness av Richard H Thaler och Cass R Sunstein.  

Expanding on their widely discussed article on "libertarian paternalism," Professors Sunstein and Thaler argue that people often make bad choices on diet, retirement savings, health insurance, and contributing to climate change. In their new book they examine how human beings make decisions. Recent scientific research shows that people are susceptible to cognitive biases and blunders. Because we are human, we are fallible, and because we are fallible, we can use all the help we can get. Sunstein and Thaler argue that by knowing how people think, we can design choice environments that make it easier for people to choose what is best for themselves, their families, and their society. Using colorful examples from the most important aspects of life, Thaler and Sunstein demonstrate how thoughtful "choice architecture" can be established to nudge us in beneficial directions without restricting freedom of choice. Will Wilkinson and Terrence Chorvat will raise questions about the proper place of "choice architecture" in a free society and the plausibility of "libertarian paternalism." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.