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Supporting Problem-Solvers through the Startup Lab
This is the first installment in a five-part series on the CAH’s Startup Lab, our academic incubator program for health and finance tech startups. We’re demystifying why and how a behavioral economics research center…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Startup Lab / MAY 31 2017
Beginning at the End
Part of the CAH Startup Lab’s Experimenting in Business Series By Rachael Meleney and Aline Holzwarth Missteps in business are costly—they drain time, energy, and money. Of course, business leaders never start a project…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Startup Lab / MAY 26 2017
5 Great Behavioral Economics Reads from April
1. How To Grow Prepaid Through Financial Well-being Kristen Berman, Wendy De La Rosa, and Mariel Beasley discuss the recent boom in prepaid card use, and how they can be used to further expand…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / MAY 1 2017
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Help surprise Dan for his 50th birthday
People all over the world will photograph themselves holding a sign with one word, which will be combined into a birthday story sent to Dan Ariely for his 50th birthday, this April 29th If…
Now Accepting Applications for the CAH Startup Lab
Now Accepting Applications for the CAH Startup Lab Dan Ariely’s Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke is now accepting applications for its second cohort of the Startup Lab, which begins October 2016. Health and…
All You Need Is a Little Encouragement from Your Friends
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. My phone buzzes with a text. “Who’s running?” asks my friend Ankoor. ?♀️ replies Eileen; she’s in. I perform a slow mental wince at the…
Saving By Spending
This week, I visited a camera store to order two enlarged prints as a gift. I don’t order photo prints very often; in fact, I’m not sure that I have ever ordered prints aside…