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.
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.
The Many Faces of Behavioural Insights: Using BI in Multiple Roles
Alexis Gordon has held behavioural insights positions both inside and outside of BI units as well as incorporated behavioural insights into roles that aren’t BI-focused. In this interview, we learn more about the differences and similarities of each of these experiences, all in Alexis’s articulate, clear-eyed, and humorous words.
Compassion as Climate Activism
How Do BI Practitioners Use Behavioural Insights?
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.
BI as Inspiration in the Journey to Save the World
Meandering to Methods Specialist
There are three types of people. The few who know, at 16, what they want to be when they grow up and retire having done just that. Those who, upon retirement, look back and can connect all the dots and say yes, of course, it all led here (although that could just be hindsight bias). And then there are the people who look back on their career paths and think, I have no clue how it all fits together but I sure have enjoyed the ride.
Introducing Mikayla Ford as BC BIG's New Lead
I’m officially three weeks into my new role as Lead for the BC Behavioural Insights Group and I couldn’t be more excited to be working alongside this fantastic team in this new capacity. While I may be new to the role, I have been watching this team grow since its initiation in 2016, spending the last (almost) three years working as part of it.