Methodology

Using the Force of Behavioural Systems Mapping – How BSM Can Help Take Down the Empire (and Tackle Policy Challenges)

At BC Behavioural Insights Group (BC BIG), the challenges we face are evolving and so are our approaches. Today’s complex, interconnected challenges require adaptive, holistic and collaborative approaches. That’s where behavioural systems mapping (BSM) comes in. It’s a method that blends behavioural science with systems thinking to help us map out the relevant actors, their behaviours and how these influence and interact with one another to impact the desired outcome.

UBC-DIBS Case Studies: Certificate Student Capstone Projects

UBC’s Decision Insights for Business & Society (UBC-DIBS) is extremely proud to share snapshots of three capstone projects from the pilot cohort of the Advanced Professional Certificate in Behavioural Insights. These projects used Behavioural Insights to try to reduce illegal parking, increase hearing attendance, and encourage social workers to collaborate with families.

BC BIG Case Study: Improving Information Collection in the Seafood Industry

In November, BC Behavioural Insights Group (BC BIG) released The First Four Years, a report of the first years of our work. We included case studies of some of the projects we’ve done around the province, including designing better maps to protect mountain caribou, helping British Columbians unemployed due to the pandemic return to work, and improving the management of groundwater in the province. Over a series of blog posts, we will shine a spotlight on individual projects and invite your questions.

Laying the foundations for a behavioural intervention project — Part Two

In this blog series, created for Experimentation Works, we will focus on the first two phases of our (BC BIG)’s RIDE Model for Behaviour Shift. This post, the second in the series, will cover the ‘research’ phase.

Laying the foundations for a behavioural intervention project — Part One

In this blog series, created for Experimentation Works, we will focus on the first two phases of our (BC BIG)’s RIDE Model for Behaviour Shift. This post, the first in the series, will cover the ‘scoping’ phase. While scoping is certainly nothing new to public servants, there are a few aspects of scoping a behavioural insights (BI) project that make it unique.