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How can we use behavioral science to bring innovation into government?
Growing cities are often accompanied by economic, environmental, and social challenges. Public agencies must be creative, adaptable, and responsive to meet citizens’ needs. Across the globe, governments are seeking novel approaches to solving problems. We generate equitable policies and solutions to solve real world problems by innovating and evaluating with behavioral science and design.
We partner with employers, community organizations, and other groups looking to test creative policy solutions. We aim to design and run randomized controlled trials and rigorously measure our impact. We analyze outcome data and report the results in academic journals and popular press pieces so that solutions might be scaled to other municipal, state, and central governments. Interested partners are encouraged to reach out to us to discuss potential collaboration and requirements for specific interventions.
Are you a local, state, or federal policymaker or someone with a passion for making your community better? Do you have a complex problem you think could be solved with behavioral science and innovation?
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Joseph is an Applied Behavioral Researcher at the Lab. He is currently on secondment (temporary assignment) from central government in...
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Lyndsay is a behavioral researcher at CAH where she works on Government projects. She previously worked for the California EPA...
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Michael graduated from the Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences program at the University of Pennsylvania. When he is not...
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Mikalyn is interested in behavioral science, design strategy, and organizational health. She enjoys finding ways for each of these domains...