Expanding who can “do” behavioral science
by The ideas42 Team
Our Behavioral Design Center has shown that by modeling with nonprofits how to ask the right questions, we can help them develop effective, evidence-based designs.
Using Behavioral Design to Combat Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children in the Philippines
by Mukta Joshi and Marisa Nowicki
Combatting OSAEC in the Philippines: Explore the urgent need to address online sexual abuse and exploitation of children in the country.
Smart Court Appearance Strategies: Grace Periods
by Samantha Hammer, Alissa Fishbane, and Shannon McAuliffe
In this edition, we’re turning to a promising practice, rooted in behavioral science, that’s ripe for more courts to take up: grace periods following a nonappearance.
New Perspectives = Better Outcomes
by The ideas42 Team
How a detective’s understanding of the impact of missed court dates is preventing arrest and changing lives.
“What Do You Mean by ‘Systems Change?’” The Challenge of Communicating Social-Sector Lingo to Everyday Givers
by Nick O’Donnell
When most people think about the work nonprofits do, they think about direct-service work—providing food or offering low-cost healthcare. But work like this is only part of what the wide world of nonprofits can accomplish, and this limited view of their “typical” work often means that important, deserving organizations miss out on the resources they […]
ideas42 Helps Lead the Future of Better Healthcare for All with the Coalition for Health AI
by Merage Ghane and Ted Robertson
In an era when artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries across the globe, the health-care sector stands at a pivotal juncture. At ideas42, we are championing a nuanced approach to this better future of healthcare that marries the capabilities of AI with the intricacies of human decision-making. Our focus is on both harnessing the power […]
Inspiring Inclusion with Behavioral Science: IWD 2024
by The ideas42 Team
At ideas42, International Women’s Day is an annual reflection of the ways we live our mission to create a more equitable world using behavioral science.
Welcoming our new CEO, Bridgette Gray
by The ideas42 Team
ideas42’s Board of Directors enthusiastically announced the selection of Bridgette Gray as the nonprofit’s new CEO. Effective immediately, she will lead ideas42, one of the world’s top applied behavioral design firms.
2024: The year of behaviorally informed narrative change for good
by Eva Matos and Maya Faulstich-Hon
In the United States, there are deep-seated narratives about who deserves what, and why. One of the most pervasive (and false) narratives in American society is that people experiencing poverty have only themselves to blame—that their circumstances are the result of individual choices, rather than flawed social policies and programs that reinforce inequality.
Smart Court Appearance Strategies: Court Date Reminders
by Samantha Hammer, Alissa Fishbane, and Shannon McAuliffe
Court date reminders are becoming a go-to tool for many courts, and for good reason: the more rigorous evaluations have found that reminders reduce nonappearance by 20-40%. Just like the reminders we’ve come to expect from our doctors, dentists, and hair salons, court reminders—whether sent by text message, email, phone call, or mail—work by making the court date details and consequences for nonappearance clear and top of mind.
