Applying Behavioral Science Insights for Policy: An Alumni Refresher Workshop

Date & Time Feb 28 2025 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location SPIA in DC
Speaker(s)
Eldar Shafir
Anuj Shah
Anna Barron
Hannah Waldfogel
Leslie Jennings Rowley
Audience Restricted to SPIA

Whether you’re looking to change yourself, influence your colleagues, or design more effective and stickier policy, this half-day workshop—created exclusively for SPIA alumni—is one you don’t want to miss. Join us as professors Eldar Shafir ad Anuj Shah and scholars from SPIA’s Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science & Public policy refresh (or introduce) ideas from the school’s groundbreaking Psychology for Policy Implementation course. Take home ideas for how you might be able to incorporate behavioral insights into your own work and life.

What You'll Learn:

  • Behavioral Insights: Understand how psychological concepts and experimental findings can shape effective policies that enhance human behavior and well-being.
  • Decision Making: Explore the intricacies of boundedly rational judgment and decision-making processes that influence policy outcomes.
  • Social Dynamics: Delve into social motives, attitudes, and the psychological factors that drive negotiation, influence, and conflict resolution.
  • Policy Formulation: Gain a comprehensive understanding of how psychological factors impact the formulation, communication, and execution of policies.

 


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