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Pre-notification and reminder SMS text messages with behaviourally informed invitation letters to improve uptake of NHS Health Checks: a factorial randomised controlled trial
  • Aug 22 2019
  • Published in: BMC Public Health
  • Keywords: Government

The NHS Health Check (NHS HC) is a cardiovascular risk assessment to…

Joseph Sherlock PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT

Is There an Optimal Time to Encourage the Underserved to Improve Their Financial Health?
  • Jul 16 2019
  • Published in: ngenuity
  • Keywords: Increase Short-and Long-Term Savings, Common Cents Lab

For years, the digital transformation of financial services has been ballyhooed as…

Mariel Beasley PRINCIPAL, COMMON CENTS LAB

Mayors Challenge: Meet the people driving 9 innovative projects forward
  • Jun 26 2019
  • Published in: Bloomberg Cities
  • Keywords: Government, Transportation

Innovation doesn’t happen by accident. Behind every bold idea and pathbreaking program…

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Opinion How behavioral science can help CUs’ financial literacy efforts
  • Jun 21 2019
  • Published in: Credit Union Journal
  • Keywords: Improve Cash Flow Management, Manage Debt, Common Cents Lab

Like most people, credit union members must tackle difficult financial issues such…

Mariel Beasley PRINCIPAL, COMMON CENTS LAB

Behavioral Shopping: This Is Why You May Be Spending More
  • Jun 19 2019
  • Published in: Honey
  • Keywords: Improve Cash Flow Management, Decrease Expenses, Common Cents Lab

While habitual spending and impulse spending are commonly seen as being one…

Mariel Beasley PRINCIPAL, COMMON CENTS LAB

HOPE for Financial Inclusion- Now with FinTech Inside!
  • Jun 11 2019
  • Published in: Best Innovation Group
  • Keywords: Common Cents Lab

Glen reports from the HOPE Global Forum on financial inclusion and empowerment,…

Mariel Beasley PRINCIPAL, COMMON CENTS LAB

The best of behavioural science in UK Government: moving from micro to macro
  • Jun 1 2019
  • Published in: The Behavioural Insights Team
  • Keywords: Government, Transportation

Since BIT’s pioneering work after 2010, dozens of Government bodies have set…

Joseph Sherlock PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT

The Threat of Climate Change Has Made Composting More Popular Than Ever. But the Industry Is Surprisingly Precarious.
  • May 21 2019
  • Published in: Indy Week
  • Keywords: Government, Sustainability

Thirty years ago, this thirty-acre patch of dirt in southwestern Chatham County…

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What Makes Technology Good or Bad for Us?
  • May 2 2019
  • Published in: Greater Good Magazine
  • Keywords: Health, Health Management

How technology affects our well-being partly depends on whether it strengthens our…

Jenna Clark

Alum Steve Schewel announces he will seek 2nd term as Durham mayor
  • Apr 9 2019
  • Published in: Duke Chronicle
  • Keywords: Government

To decide on a specific solution, the city is collaborating with Duke’s…

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Explainer: What is a behavioral ‘nudge’?
  • Apr 3 2019
  • Published in: Bloomberg Cities
  • Keywords: Government, Transportation

Suddenly, it seems, everyone in the public sector is “nudging.” The strategy…

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