The Behavioural Insights Team

Supporting the adoption of evidence-based, behaviourally-informed government is a big part of our mission at BIT. Our Global Managing Director, Rachel Coyle MBE, was delighted to share some of our experience with civil servants from Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana last week.

👩🏫 How do we scale the best professional development for teachers? 👨🏫 We know that the right professional development programme for teachers can have a huge positive impact. In the UK 2018 a large scale randomised controlled trial demonstrated that the Embedding Formative Assessment professional development programme has a dramatic effect on student outcomes. Pupils in participating schools made the equivalent of two additional months’ progress in their Attainment 8 GCSE score. The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) commissioned us and SSAT (The Schools, Students and Teachers Network) to answer the question - what would it take to grow and embed the reach of the programme? The final report from this four year project, with Patrick Taylor as principal investigator, is published today (Friday 25 July) with key recommendations including: - Policy-makers should support the development and/or creation of organisations that have the capacity and capabilities required to scale interventions. - Programme providers should develop a formal strategy for scaling-up. Our report provides a framework to help them do this. - School and network leaders should be more informed consumers. Our research suggests that, when buying interventions, schools may place the advice of colleagues on a similar footing to hard evidence. Read the report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eyZH5_s7    Find out more about our Evaluation work work here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_uUwBzb

We’re delighted to announce that from September, Elisabeth Costa will be stepping into a new global role at BIT as Chief of Innovation and Partnerships. This new role will focus on further building BIT’s global portfolio and reputation as a world leader in behavioural science, evidence and social innovation. Lis will be leading BIT’s global partnerships remit, and developing new and emerging areas of expertise and service offers. Her initial focus will be on decision-making in digital and online environments and BIT’s approach to integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Behavioural Insights. This role builds on Lis’ track record as a thought leader in behavioural science over the past decade, and her ability to build trusting, long-term partnerships that deliver for our clients. Currently Managing Director of BIT UK, BIT’s largest office, Lis has developed and led the team’s flagship programmes on the intersection of behavioural science and economic policy. Alongside leading dozens of trials and projects, she has co-authored papers on Online Harms and Manipulation, Business Behaviours and the Behavioural Economy and is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Lis Costa, Chief of Innovation and Partnerships: “I'm excited to spend more time with our global partners, exploring new and high-impact applications of behavioural science. In areas like digital decision-making and the intersection of artificial & human intelligence, we are only just realising the potential to use behavioural science, evidence and social innovation to improve people’s lives - let’s push the frontiers together.“  Rachel Coyle MBE, BIT Global Managing Director: “Lis' intellectual curiosity and drive for ensuring new ideas have a real impact ideally suit her to take on this new role as BIT’s Chief of Innovation and Partnerships. She has led some of BIT’s most pioneering projects in recent years, and in her new role will direct her energy fully to to solve our partners problems. Together with Michael Hallsworth as our new Chief Behavioural Scientist, Lis' new role as Chief of Innovation and Partnerships reflects BIT’s commitment to remaining at the cutting edge of behavioural science and social innovation.” Find out more about BIT and how to work with us 👉 https://www.bi.team/

Join us on 12 September for Policy Live - powered by Nesta and The Behavioural Insights Team. Policy Live is a new event focused on exploring potential policy solutions to some of the biggest challenges faced by the UK. The one-day programme will convene influential leaders and emerging voices from across governments, the civil service, NGOs and the private sector. ➡️ Hear from insightful speakers from across the political spectrum tackling era-defining issues ➡️ Engage with keynote speakers on critical topics like the economy, public health, education, the environment, and technology ➡️ Take part in interactive sessions and hands-on workshops ➡️ Connect with fellow policy professionals, expand your network and gain new perspectives ➡️ Enjoy all-day refreshments and a workspace at our central London venue, just a short walk from Westminster 📅 Thursday 12 September 2024 📍 Central London Register to attend in person and we’ll confirm your complimentary place: https://lnkd.in/ebSM7b6K

#PublicHealth impacts all of us. That's why BIT will be attending #NA360! BIT Americas' behavioral insights and public health expert Leah Everist will be at NACHHO360 July 23-26 in Detroit. Reach out if you'd like to chat about reshaping #PublicHealth with applied behavioral science. Learn more and register here 👇 https://ow.ly/xgaX50RtxXB

📢 Wondering what it takes to deliver a mission? Announcing a new advisory offer from BIT. 📢 Find out how we can help organisations in government and beyond to adopt mission-driven methods - becoming more ambitious, evidence-based, and responsive. This week our sister organisation @Nesta together with Institute for Government broke down how to deliver mission-driven government in practice in "What does a ‘mission-driven’ approach to government mean and how can it be delivered?". We’re delighted to accompany this with an enhanced support offer to help organisations adopt mission-driven approaches, working with a range of partners. Find out more below 👇

🔬Free cancer screenings save lives. But not everyone takes advantage of them, especially people with limited English proficiency. 🇨🇦 BIT Canada collaborated with East Toronto Health Partners to encourage more people who speak Arabic, Bengali, Dari, Pashto, Slovak, and Urdu to access free breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings. 🤝 Together, we developed a behaviourally-informed conversation guide to help ETHP's Community Health Ambassadors encourage uptake among these groups. The guide helps Ambassadors address behavioural barriers people may have, including: ➡ Taboos around cancer ➡Competing priorities in households ➡Word choices that may be off-putting due to cultural norms Learn more and see the guide below👇 https://bit.ly/4cTVE6v

Hace tres años nació la primera unidad de principios comportamentales de Argentina🇦🇷 Dirigida por Iván Fernando Budassi con el apoyo del BIT y Inter-American Development Bank, la Unidad de Ciencias del Comportamiento y Políticas Públicas logró mucho en un tiempo relativamente corto, incluyendo: 💉 Incrementar la vacunación contra el COVID-19 a través de un chatbot 🏥 Abordar las barreras de la donación de órganos en los hospitales Ahora que la UCCPP lamentablemene llega a su fin, queremos celebrar su legado e inspirar el próximo capítulo de las ciencias del comportamiento en Argentina y en América Latina. 👇 Lea el blog para saber más https://lnkd.in/ekT5wEvT

Three years ago, Argentina's first behavioral insights unit was born 🇦🇷 Led by Iván Fernando Budassi with support from BIT and the Inter-American Development Bank, the unit achieved so much in a relatively short time, including: 💉 Increasing COVID-19 vaccinations through a chatbot 🏥 Addressing barriers to organ donation in hospitals As the UCCPP sadly comes to a close, we want to celebrate their legacy and inspire the next chapter of behavioral science in Argentina—and Latin America more broadly. 👇 Read the blog to learn more https://bit.ly/4byiNdz

✨ 📄 A better way to list gig work in CVs and résumés 📄✨ 1 in 3 Australian workers are in insecure employment, like gig economy jobs or short-term contracts. Despite gaining valuable skills, these workers can face negative hiring biases based on their non-linear career paths. BIT partnered with the National Careers Institute in the Australian Department of Employment and Workplace Relations to test CV formats for highlighting skills from gig economy roles. Our trial with 1,000 recruiters revealed that the Hybrid CV, which organises employment history by skills and cumulative experience, may boost job prospects. Key findings: 🔹 For job seekers: Hybrid CVs were preferred by nearly half of recruiters 🔹 For employers: Embracing skills-based recruitment can help tap into a broader talent pool Learn more and download a Hybrid CV template 👇 https://bit.ly/3xibN6E #jobsearch #gigeconomy