New BC BIG team member Javier Dominguez Zamora reflects on how embracing uncertainty has led him to new frontiers in both his life and in his understanding of behavioural science.
My Road to BC BIG: Using BI to Meet the Challenges of Diverse Societies
As a doctoral candidate in political science at the University of British Columbia, Isabel Chew wanted to know: How does ethnic identity shape political attitudes and behaviour in Southeast Asia? The search for answers to questions like this as well as a belief behavioural insights could play a part led her to take on her new role at the BC Behavioural Insights Group.
Organ Donation Registration: Saving Lives By Asking People to Walk the Talk
Using Behavioural Insights to Improve How We Work: A BIG Difference BC 2023 Retrospective
BC BIG Case Study: Groundwater Licensing
Compassion as Climate Activism
BC BIG In Their Element
We are a growing team of individuals with a shared passion for making a measurable difference for the citizens we serve. With some new faces on the team, we thought we would take the opportunity to share a snapshot of who we are! We recently asked the team to answer a few unconventional questions so that you could get to know the team beyond their title.
What Do You Mean, "There's NO Road"?!
Looking at a map of B.C., the route seemed straightforward with easy trips from Victoria to Powell River; Powell River to Kamloops; Kamloops to Princeton; Princeton back to Victoria. We were confident that the distances between each destination were easily achievable within a day.
Two days prior to our departure from Powell River, I decided to look at the route we would be taking heading east towards Kamloops. It was at this point that I made a couple of worrisome discoveries.