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Join host Kirstin Appelt, Research Director of UBC Decision Insights for Business & Society (UBC-DIBS), as she interviews Behavioural Insights enthusiasts and experts from BC and beyond to explore: 
how BI is being used to tackle societal and planetary challenges, how BI skills are used across sectors,how BI intersects with other fields, how to conduct BI projects, and how BI is advancing with new research.Liner notes: Calling DIBS is recorded and edited on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh). Calling DIBS is edited by Rishad Habib, Siobhan Cook, Isabella Jaramillo, Parnian Ashrafi, Kashish Khatri, and Kirstin Appelt. Intro and outro music are excerpts from “resonance” by airtone (2020; http://ccmixter.org/files/airtone/61321), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0).  New episodes are posted regularly September-May. 

Calling DIBS Kirstin Appelt

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Join host Kirstin Appelt, Research Director of UBC Decision Insights for Business & Society (UBC-DIBS), as she interviews Behavioural Insights enthusiasts and experts from BC and beyond to explore: 
how BI is being used to tackle societal and planetary challenges, how BI skills are used across sectors,how BI intersects with other fields, how to conduct BI projects, and how BI is advancing with new research.Liner notes: Calling DIBS is recorded and edited on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh). Calling DIBS is edited by Rishad Habib, Siobhan Cook, Isabella Jaramillo, Parnian Ashrafi, Kashish Khatri, and Kirstin Appelt. Intro and outro music are excerpts from “resonance” by airtone (2020; http://ccmixter.org/files/airtone/61321), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0).  New episodes are posted regularly September-May. 

    The ABCDEs of Indigenizing Behavioural Science (Episode 80)

    The ABCDEs of Indigenizing Behavioural Science (Episode 80)

    Stephanie Papik, the Moose Hide Campaign Society’s Director for the Public Service.

    Stephanie Papik returns to share how we can work together to simultaneously Indigenize behavioural science and use Indigenized behavioural science to tackle issues impacting Indigenous peoples. Stephanie discusses the power of two-eyed seeing and the ABCDE framework, which encourages us to consider our Assumptions, who we've left Behind, who've we Consulted, what's the Data, and are the outcomes Equitable? Visit our new wiki page for more resources: https://blogs.ubc.ca/biwiki/anti-racism/

    • 27 min
    A Humble Approach to Behaviour Change (Episode 79)

    A Humble Approach to Behaviour Change (Episode 79)

    Lindsay Miles-Pickup, Methods Specialist with the BC Behavioural Insights Group (BC BIG).

    In part two of this two-episode series inspired by Michael Hallsworth's "Manifesto for Applying Behavioural Science", Lindsay Miles-Pickup and I continue our conversation about the evolution of the practice of behavioural insights. In this episode, Lindsay walks us through a recent BC BIG project on active transportation to illustrate how BI can be used as a lens and why it's important to take humility to heart.

    • 24 min
    The Evolving Practice of Behavioural Insights (Episode 78)

    The Evolving Practice of Behavioural Insights (Episode 78)

    Lindsay Miles-Pickup, Methods Specialist with the BC Behavioural Insights Group (BC BIG).

    In part one of this two-episode series inspired by Michael Hallsworth's "Manifesto for Applying Behavioural Science", Lindsay Miles-Pickup returns to the podcast to talk about how the practice of behavioural insights is changing and improving. Lindsay uses a recent project with BC Transplant on organ donation to illustrate how BC BIG has evolved how they scope projects, design evaluations, and analyze and interpret the resulting data.

    • 36 min
    How to Make BI Projects & Partnerships Work (Episode 77)

    How to Make BI Projects & Partnerships Work (Episode 77)

    Ammaarah Martinus, Senior Program Office at UNESCO MGIEP.

    Ammaarah Martinus has applied BI in large organizations based in South Africa and India. Ammaarah shares how starting small, but strong helps build the necessary BI appetite and awareness for project success. She also shares other key requirements for rewarding BI project partnerships, including having unlike minds at the table, being willing to learn from and about each other, and sharing the same definition of success.

    • 39 min
    BI in Canada, Across Sectors and Organizations (Episode 76)

    BI in Canada, Across Sectors and Organizations (Episode 76)

    Meera Paleja, Program Head for Investor Research and Behavioural Insights at the Ontario Securities Commission.

    Over the last decade, Meera Paleja has worked in academia, management consulting, and different levels of government. Drawing on her diverse experiences, Meera shares a high-level look at BI in Canada and walks us through the similarities and differences in BI challenges and methods across organizations and sectors. We also talk about the benefits of bringing BI academics and practitioners together to enrich each other's work.

    • 35 min
    Questioning Assumptions to Understand Values & Behaviour (Episode 75)

    Questioning Assumptions to Understand Values & Behaviour (Episode 75)

    Jordyn Hrenyk, Michif researcher & PhD candidate at Simon Fraser University.

    Jordyn Hrenyk uses her background in strategy and entrepreneurship to study behaviour, business, and society at both the micro and macro levels. Jordyn's research portfolio questions a variety of implicit and explicit assumptions, such as how values are communicated through everyday business decisions, how entrepreneurs impact one another and create market norms, how business concepts are taught, and who can learn from Indigenous business leaders.

    • 39 min

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