The Behavioural Science Programme - 2020
Our (VIRTUAL) Education Programme: A 3-day course on behavioural science in the workplace.
The Behavioural Science Programme is for organisations who want to maximise their contribution to workplace culture, with a focus on risk, inclusion and team performance. Uniquely, it is designed for teams of 3-5 colleagues working in functions like Risk, HR, Communications or Transformation, who will work together to turn learning into action after the course.
Our most recent Education Programme focused on giving feedback with a team of Novartis associates. Throughout three days, connecting virtually, the attendees learned all about irrational decision making, the MINDSPACE framework, and designing an experiment from scratch.
Our last in-person training was run in October 2019 and was attended by the Cabinet Office, the Home Office, Phoenix Group, Ericsson, BT and Transport for London. Attendees came from everywhere from Panama to the US to Sweden, and from People Analytics to D&I to Functional HR Leadership:
The team from Ericsson at our Education Programme in October 2019.
“‘This was probably the most impactful 3 days of my personal development journey over the last 10 years. I am now looking at all of my work through a new lens and I’m really motivated to start testing long-held beliefs more thoroughly. It’s given me a new found confidence to really find out what works and to be part of an emerging movement committed to truly evidence based interventions that will deliver change.’”
The syllabus introduces the potential of behavioural science, before covering the three core stages of its application. By the end of the programme, attendees will have the skills to think critically about workplace initiatives, apply cutting-edge behavioural insight to their work, and design and run effective experiments for their organisations:
1- #ThinkSmall
Identify solvable, measurable problems with behavioural insight and design thinking.
2-Behavioural Design
Create ‘in-the-moment’ interventions with the MINDSPACE framework.
3 - #TestLearnAdapt
Put your work to the test, and contribute to collective progress with shareable research.
The Cabinet Office team
The #TestLearnAdapt component is led by our Academic Advisor, Dr Oliver Hauser. Oliver is a fellow at Harvard University, a regular contributor to Harvard Business School, and currently teaches the MBA programme at Exeter University. He is an affiliated academic with the UK Government.
To apply, you’ll need to register 3-5 placements from your organisation. As part of your involvement, we suggest that team is tasked with a specific organisational challenge following the programme.
To register your interest, please get in touch below.
“What a great experience. Breaking down paradigms and discovering the power of Thinking Small! This is the kick off to an amazing journey ahead.”