The Behavioural Insights Team

Booking now open: Managing organisational change Secure your place on our exclusive one-day course for business leaders, equipping you with the tools to understand and influence human behaviour and drive business success. Taking place at our riverside London office on Thursday 7 November, participants will leave with a deeper understanding of: - The factors that drive the behaviour of employees (as well as your supply chain, partners and customers), and how to nudge them to make better decisions - Tools and techniques to improve the quality of decision-making in your team How to design innovative, low-cost solutions to business challenges using behavioural insights Led by experts at BIT, a global leader in behavioural science, this course equips participants with the knowledge and tools to deliver measurable results. Find out more about the one-day programme and secure your place: https://lnkd.in/evuctbPc 📅 Thursday 7 November 📍London

We're thrilled to share the speaker programme for Policy Live - a full-day event to hear optimistic solutions to the UK’s biggest policy challenges and experience innovative policymaking ideas. 📅 Thursday 12 September 2024 📍 Central London View the full speaker lineup and register to attend: https://lnkd.in/ebSM7b6K

The results are in: 7 in 10 of the 1,660 people who have taken our calibration* quiz are poorly calibrated 👀 *Calibration is the difference between how confident you are and how correct you are. Good calibration is critical. Bad calibration leads to inefficiencies; wasted time, money and effort. Fortunately we have a solution to help your teams become better calibrated - we’ve worked with hundreds of leadership teams to improve their understanding of cognitive bias and drive success in their business. Our two-hour sessions on calibration can be delivered remotely or in person - ideal for leaders short of time or for away days. Participants gain a practical, evidence-based understanding of methods to mitigate biases and improve decision-making. Get in touch at [email protected] to book your session. [link in the comments if you’d like to test your calibration score and learn more about our work in this area] 

"Not knowing things is fine – the key is knowing what you don’t know." BIT's Mark Egan shares insights from the first major survey on ‘calibration’ and overconfidence in the UK in The Guardian today. Our nationally representative survey of 2,000 adults found that baby boomers are the most likely age group to be wrong but think they’re right 👇 https://lnkd.in/etxCbbeh?

Confidence is great, but overconfidence leads to bad decisions and an inability to correct mistakes. Unfortunately, we found that over 80% of us are over-confident. This great article by my colleague, Mark Egan, highlights The Behavioural Insights Team's work on calibration. https://lnkd.in/ei3DSts6

Baby boomers most likely age group to be wrong but think they’re right, according to the first major survey on ‘calibration’ and overconfidence in the UK. Calibration is the difference between how confident you are and how correct you are. The survey of 2000 adults found that 81% of people are overconfident in their answers to a series of general knowledge questions - they answer incorrectly but believe their response to be right - but there are notable differences between generations (detailed in the graph below). Baby boomers (60-78) are the most overconfident (84%) compared with 75% of gen Zs (18-27) and 79% of millennials (28-43). The findings suggest many of us age into overconfidence. Overconfidence, a key theme of the UK’s Covid inquiry, can have a negative effect on outcomes including in policy, economics and crisis response. ➡ Do you think you’re well calibrated? Find out in five minutes by taking the calibration quiz: https://lnkd.in/ebpPxa5Q ➡ Read more about calibration and overconfidence from BIT’s Mark Egan: https://lnkd.in/e5PwJwfc 

💡The 2024 DSIT Research and Innovation Workforce Survey is now live!💡 Do you work in research or innovation? The DSIT Research and Innovation Workforce Survey, conducted every two years, is now open. Click below to have your voice heard! 👉 Take the survey https://bit.ly/4bkQz6a Your insights are invaluable in shaping the future of research and innovation. This survey spans the full spectrum of R&I careers including but not limited to all researchers, technicians, engineers, R&I leaders, PhD students, and R&D managers. Your input can directly impact UK government policy and R&D funding decisions—get involved and participate now! This survey will take 15-20 minutes to complete and your input is truly appreciated. https://bit.ly/4bkQz6a

📉UK political party membership is on the decline 📉 Joining a political party used to be a common life milestone. But today, just 1% of the electorate are members of a party. This shift tells us a lot about how attitudes towards politics and society are evolving. What do the rise of individualism and the impact of social media mean for the future of political parties and the democratic system? The latest blog in our Human Behaviours series dives into these trends and explores the potential implications for political representation and party funding. Read the blog 👉 https://bit.ly/4dkXAp5 #Politics #UKPolitics #SocialTrends #Research #BIT At BIT, we're committed to understanding shifts in behaviours and helping organisations navigate changing landscapes. Find out more about our services here: https://bit.ly/4dr4UzO

Losing a job is tough. Publicly-funded career services are available across Canada to help, but only 27% of jobseekers took advantage of them in the last five years. 📧 BIT partnered with the Future Skills Centre - Centre des Compétences futures and the Governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan to develop and test practical strategies that service providers can use to increase uptake. 👉Click through to access tools, templates and insights: https://lnkd.in/gXRruUqM 👀 Watch Sasha Tregebov, the project lead and director of BIT Canada, talk through key findings below - including why even rapid outreach programs need to be patient as jobseekers recover from the shock of losing their jobs.

🏛 Small tweaks in government can significantly improve policy outcomes and citizen engagement 🏛 This common thread emerged over three workshops BIT led with InnovateUS. We're excited that InnovateUS recapped these sessions in a new blog: 1️⃣  Transforming State Governments with Behavioral Insights with Leah Everist and Anna Keleher 2️⃣  Debiasing Decision-Making in Government with Emily C. and Erin Britton 3️⃣  Using Behavioral Insights to Design Effective Communications with Sheena Mirpuri and Nick Baker 📹 Read the blog and watch recordings of the workshops here: https://lnkd.in/eN-UHY7i