Oct 15, 2021 · Indeed, nudging has become so widespread that Sunstein and Thaler decided to update their thinking and to capture it in the newly released . Nudge: The Final Edition (Penguin Books, August 2021). In a recent conversation with McKinsey’s Julia Sperling-Magro and Roberta Fusaro, the authors reminded us what nudge and choice architecture are.

Aug 18, 2016 · Richard H. Thaler is a world-renowned behavioral economist and professor of finance and psychology. Recently, he was interviewed by The Economist.

Sep 9, 2018 · Since the early 2000s, the idea of “nudging” behavioural change has become widespread. There are many examples of how insights from academics – most notably Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein’s bestselling 2008 book Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness – have encouraged people to make better choices for themselves and …

Mar 11, 2024 · The report’s authors point out that while the examples above show how cities can be smart, designing them wisely requires strategy and an active, participatory society.

Jul 26, 2022 · Agrivoltaic farming is the practice of growing crops underneath solar panels. Scientific studies show some crops thrive when grown in this way.

Apr 29, 2020 · Other companies are bolstering capabilities to provide a one-stop shop for teachers and students. For example, Lark, a Singapore-based collaboration suite initially developed by ByteDance as an internal tool to meet its own exponential growth, began offering teachers and students unlimited video conferencing time, auto-translation capabilities, real …

Sep 1, 2022 · Granted, the idea of endless economic expansion feels pretty academic at this moment in history. Russian's invasion of Ukraine has triggered widespread economic chaos; energy crises, inflation and rising living costs are nudging the world to the brink of what economists warn will be a worldwide recession.

Sep 20, 2022 · Nudging consumer behaviour on food Helping consumers change their eating habits is important to shift to better food sustainability. Alternative proteins are one way to tackle part of the 14.5% of total greenhouse gas emissions the UN has estimated is generated by the livestock sector.

Dec 2, 2024 · Beyond improving access, kiosks also support sustainable transportation choices. For example, Fast Travel’s system was implemented at Oslo Airport, which significantly increased the share of electric taxi rides from 15% to over 70%, partly by …

Nov 22, 2021 · In reality, as with other international accords, the more obvious compliance mechanism has been peer pressure: The climate summits themselves have been nudging parties to honor their obligations. At COP26, for example, prominent world leaders have publicly shamed nations that have failed to clearly state their strategies or have not been ...