A common thing in my world of behavior change and design is a focus on building empathy by talking to people, sharing their perspectives, and […]
The Bystander Effect, Cognitive Biases, and Standing Up for Good
What happened last week in Portland was shocking. After a man on the light-rail train began yelling what has been described as “hate speech” at […]
Making Corporate Values Visible: Livestrong
It may seem like a minor thing, but visual displays of corporate values can help employees to internalize those ideals as they go about their […]
Where You Are Is Who You Are: Personality By Geography
I came across this sort of goofy article about how people’s personalities shift depending on where they live. Why do I call it goofy? Because […]
Why Do We Sometimes Compete When We Should Collaborate?
About a year ago I participated in a work training around collaboration and culture. We were asked to play a game which involved getting into […]
How Polly Combats Low Health Literacy With Humor and Technology
A challenge for public health educators and behavior change experts is helping people who have low levels of health literacy. These people may have difficulty […]
Being Both: The Psychology of Identity Integration
Certain identities are deeply meaningful for the time and the place in which we live. Being a woman in the 21st century United States carries […]
Can Traditional Organizational Culture Models Describe the Modern Working World?
I came of age in the time of the tech bubble. I graduated college in the middle of the dot-com crash, and my professional career […]
Choice: The Cultural Keystone?
One of the many ways that people around the world differ from one another is attitudes about choice. While some cultures believe that independent choice […]
Some Things Keep Getting Better, But Our Mood Isn’t One of Them
If you remember the male makeover hit of the early 2000s, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, you’ve heard the song that says “All things […]