Calling DIBS
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, Olin Becker, 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.
Episodes
96 episodes
Using Carrots (Not Sticks) for Climate Action (Episode 97)
Jade Radke, PhD student in Psychology at UBC, & Jiaying Zhao, Associate Professor of Psychology and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at UBC.As part of the "Happy Climate" project, Jade Radke and Jia...
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Episode 97
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31:27
Planning Helps Us Collectively Shape Our Future (Episode 96)
Holly Caggiano, Assistant Professor in Climate Justice and Environmental Planning at UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning.Holly Caggiano shares her research combining the disciplines of behavioural science and planning...
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Episode 96
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36:58
Sludge Audits For the Win! (Episode 95)
Eva Koromilas, Project Lead with the OECD’s Behavioural Science Unit.Sludge is baked into many processes, from filing taxes to renewing licenses to accessing services. Fortunately, folks like Eva Koromilas are paving the way for o...
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Episode 95
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27:51
Unblocking Harm Reduction Behaviours Amidst the Fentanyl Crisis (Episode 94)
Penny Norman, VP of Strategy & Communications, Rescue Agency.Penny Norman applies behavioural science to tackle a variety of pressing behavioural and mental health challe...
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Episode 94
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37:38
"Both/And" Strengthens Behavioural Science (Episode 93)
Jeremy Gretton, Behavioural Scientist with the Ontario Behavioural Insights Unit. Jeremy Gretton reflects on his time applying BI in academia, the private sector, and government. We discuss why many "a or b" questions are bet...
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Episode 93
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31:25
Behavioural Science & Digital Innovation (Episode 92)
Paloma Bellatin, Principal Advisor with BIT. The term "digital innovation" covers a lot of (quickly-changing) ground. Paloma Bellatin provides an overview of three different areas where behavioural science is making an impact: cr...
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Episode 92
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43:28
Behaviourally Informed Organizations: Understanding What Works When & for Whom (Episode 91)
Dilip Soman, Professor of Marketing at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, & Bing Feng, Manager of Behavioural Finance at TD Wealth.In our second episode on the ...
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Episode 91
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34:36
Behaviourally Informed Organizations: Helping People & Advancing BI (Episode 90)
Dilip Soman, Professor of Marketing at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, & Bing Feng, Manager of Behavioural Finance at TD Wealth.Dilip Soman and Bing Feng share the story of how BEAR's
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Episode 90
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30:11
Technical Systems, Human Behaviours (Episode 89)
Rachel Yang, Senior Behavioural Scientist with Technical Safety BC.Rachel Yang rejoins the podcast to provide updates on how Technical Safety BC is integrating behavioural insights into their vision of "Safe technical systems. Ev...
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Episode 89
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24:56
Using BI in Service Design, Knowledge Management, Quality Assurance, & Training (Episode 88)
Kerstin Behrens-Bolt, Manager of Knowledge Management, Training, and Quality Assurance with the BC Ministry of Citizens’ Services.Kerstin Behrens-Bolt walks us through some of the intersections between
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Episode 88
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28:49
Is Social Marketing BS (Behavioural Science)? (Episode 87)
Shellee Ritzman, Division Manager for Corporate Communications with Metro Vancouver.Shellee Ritzman joins the podcast to help us explore the overlap between social marketing and behavioural insights. We discuss their shared goal ...
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Episode 87
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21:38
Opinion Research & BI in Government (Episode 86)
Brent Novikoff, Public Opinion Research Advisor with the Government of Canada.Building on his background in market research and public opinion research, Brent Novikoff helps us explore those fields, their intersections with BI, a...
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Episode 86
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45:08
The Role of BI in the Water Crisis (Episode 85)
Alan Shapiro, Principal with Shapiro & Company.Alan Shapiro has spent a decade working on the climate crisis and the related, but distinct water crisis. In explaining some of the challenges within the water crisis and possibl...
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Episode 85
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30:49
The Power of Complementary Skills (Episode 84)
Jeff Mackey-Murdock, Senior Manager, Organizational Change Management with the City of Vancouver.Jeff Mackey-Murdock brings a combination of skills to his role at the City of Vancouver. We talk about how powerful it is when folks...
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Episode 84
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23:23
Using Mixed Methods to Strengthen BI (Episode 83)
Rhiannon Mosher, Human-Centred Design Researcher with the Behavioural Science Office within the Public Health Agency of Canada. In our second episode on mixed methods, Rhiannon Mosher explains how mixed methods are a crucial part...
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Episode 83
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38:58
An Introduction to Mixed Methods (Episode 82)
Rhiannon Mosher, Human-Centred Design Researcher with the Behavioural Science Office within the Public Health Agency of Canada. Rhiannon Mosher returns to the podcast for a two-episode series about mixed-methods approaches. In th...
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Season 4
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Episode 82
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38:54
Using BI to Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice (Episode 81)
Meghan Martin, Regional Immunization Leader working in Population and Public Health. Meghan Martin discusses how the intersection of behavioural science and public health draws on the longstanding public health mantra: "make the ...
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Episode 81
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28:06
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 scienc...
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Episode 80
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27:03
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 "
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Episode 79
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24:15
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 "
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Episode 78
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36:58
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 appetit...
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Episode 77
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39:29
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. ...
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Episode 76
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35:36
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.
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Episode 75
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39:47
Applying BI to Financial Planning Challenges (Episode 74)
Brett Cloutier, Senior Research Manager at ATB Financial.From the BI perspective, personal finance is a classic example of an intertemporal choice problem where spending tomorrow depends on planning and saving today. Brett Clouti...
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Episode 74
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27:34
Applying BI in Humanitarian Settings (Episode 73)
Britt Titus, Behavioral Insights Lead with the International Rescue Committee (IRC).Britt Titus applies BI to wicked problems in humanitarian settings around the world. These problems and settings require modifications to the sta...
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Episode 73
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