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Using Behavioural Insights to Improve How We Work: A BIG Difference BC 2023 Retrospective

Members of the BIG Difference BC Planning Committee and attendees reflect on BIG Difference BC 2023 and share their key takeaways in this retrospective blog.

Making It Easy: Choice Reads for Communicating Better

Make it easy, make it easy, don’t let the sound of your own writing drive your readers crazy…(to the tune of The Eagle’s “Take It Easy”). Okay, enough cheese. Read my (a comms person) selections for writing effective communications using insights from behavioural science.

BI at Work: How Our New Board Members Use BI

The BIG Difference Advisory Board is a cross-sectoral group of Behavioural Insights enthusiasts and experts who help guide the growth and development of BIG Difference BC. Although they have very different backgrounds and day jobs, our board members are united by a firm belief in the importance of understanding behaviour. Learn how our newest members use BI in their work.

Choice Reads 2022 Compendium

BIG Difference has compiled a list of recommendations that captured our interest, kept us asking hard questions, and inspired us to continue applying BI to tough challenges for you to enjoy this holiday season.

Reflections on BIG Difference BC 2022 by an Urban Inuk: Ripple Effects Leading to and Coming from the Conference

This story begins over three years ago. In early 2019, I came across the opportunity to offer a lightning talk at the 2019 BIG Difference BC conference. “Circle Practice as a Tool for Reconciliation,” was the title of my proposal. I thought this could be an opportunity to plant seeds and share ideas, knowledge and teachings within my field of science.

Back to School with UBC-DIBS

It’s almost time for another school year! Although I’ve been on the other side of the classroom (at the lectern rather than in the seats) for a long time, I still get excited at the start of each new school year and the sense of possibility, the prospect of new acquaintances, and the chance at fresh starts. This year, I hope we can all share that feeling because there is so much to look forward to in the BIG Difference community over the next nine months! In my role as Research Director for UBC Decision Insights for Business & Society (UBC-DIBS), I’m eager to share some of what we have planned for the year ahead.

Meet the BIG Difference Advisory Board

BIG Difference BC is a behavioural insights community network co-led by the BC Behavioural Insights Group (BC BIG) and UBC’s Decision Insights for Business and Society (UBC-DIBS) with the support of a cross-sectoral advisory board. We shared a little about the BIG Difference BC network in our introductory blog post. Now, we want to introduce you to the amazing members of our BIG Difference Advisory Board.