Thanks to companies like Opower, behavioral approaches to energy conservation are becoming more mainstream, and achieving sizable reductions in energy use. Opower uses behavioral sciences […]
Continue reading »A well-organized article from TED with 7 motivating forces that we can leverage at work and in life, backed up by research. Here’s a hint: […]
Continue reading »Stanford biochemistry professor and founder of Impossible Foods, Pat Brown has created a burger patty made entirely of plant-based ingredients. It made waves on social […]
Continue reading »In a recent post I wrote about how humans and nature are wired to respond to stressors by strengthening relationships. This excellent report by the Center […]
Continue reading »This useful visualization from Bloomberg Business shows which characteristics organizations look for in employees across industries such as energy, health, finance, and technology. Interestingly, for […]
Continue reading »A particular type of meditation, called open monitoring meditation, can boost creativity, including nonjudgmental idea generation (sound familiar, design thinkers?). No prior experience is required […]
Continue reading »According to social scientist Professor Brené Brown, humans are wired for connection. “It’s why we’re here,” she says in her TED talk. In fact, the […]
Continue reading »A research study shows that the cost to society and the economy in Copenhagen of driving is a staggering six times that of cycling. In a […]
Continue reading »In a previous post I wrote about mutualisms – cooperative relationships – that govern the way organisms in nature behave in response to change. When […]
Continue reading »This article in the Harvard Business Review provides interesting insights into how to improve your emotional intelligence by discerning the emotions and thereby the motivation […]
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