How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental Behavior
208 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -What *really* gets people to take action for the planet? Environmental engineer and designer, Katie Patrick, takes you on a wild intellectual journey into the heart of the environmental psyche, exploring the latest evidence-based behavioral science you can use to get more people to adopt your climate or environmental campaign. Get Katie's secret climate action design tips and indie/hacker startup insights for making it happen at https://helloworlde.com/actiontips. Warning: For deep sustainability nerds only đ¤đ.
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Vegans, youâre doing it wrong: How to get people to eat less meat with Gregg Sparkman PhD
May 02, 2021 06:00 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBAre the words âveganâ and âvegetarianâ helpful or harmful to the quest to reduce society's ravenous meat consumption? Gregg Sparkman is a Ph.D. student in social psychology at Stanford University who specializes in the study of how to get people to eat less meat. In this interview, he takes us through the many fascinating (and often counter-intuitive) dynamics of what it takes to get people to measurably reduce their meat intake - and itâs not what you think. We talk about social norms in me...
Social Ecology, Systems Thinking, & Psychology, Professor Dan Stokols PhD Ep17
April 01, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBIn this episode of the How to Save the World podcast, I talk with Dan Stokols, Chancellorâs Professor Emeritus at the University of California Irvine.  Dan has recently published a book, Social Ecology in the Digital Age, and he talks to us about what the field of *social ecology* is all about. In a world that often compartmentalizes issues into bite-size boxes, Dan illustrates the importance of taking a âsystems thinkingâ view â and urges us to look more deeply at the interdependence of the...
Social Ecology, Systems Thinking, & Psychology with Professor Dan Stokols, PhD
April 01, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBIn this episode of the How to Save the World podcast, I talk with Dan Stokols, Chancellorâs Professor Emeritus at the University of California Irvine.  Dan has recently published a book, Social Ecology in the Digital Age, and he talks to us about what the field of *social ecology* is all about. In a world that often compartmentalizes issues into bite-size boxes, Dan illustrates the importance of taking a âsystems thinkingâ view â and urges us to look more deeply at the interdependence of the...
Social Ecology, Systems Thinking, & Psychology with Professor Dan Stokols
April 01, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBIn this episode of the How to Save the World podcast, I talk with Dan Stokols, Chancellorâs Professor Emeritus at the University of California Irvine.  Dan has recently published a book, Social Ecology in the Digital Age, and he talks to us about what the field of *social ecology* is all about. In a world that often compartmentalizes issues into bite-size boxes, Dan illustrates the importance of taking a âsystems thinkingâ view â and urges us to look more deeply at the interdependence of the...
The Remarkable Power of Public Data, Harvard Professor Archon Fung PhD Ep16
March 01, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBYou can easily see the number of calories in your peanut butter and your carâs safety rating. But this publicly available data comes from hard-won battlesâ-âand the numbers behind many of our most crucial issues in healthcare, environment, and finance are either under lock and keyâ-â or they are simply not even measured. In this monthâs podcast episode I interview Harvard University Professor Archon Fung Ph.D. about what happens when we turn important data that is often hidden and contentiou...
When Public Disclosure of Data Does the Change for You, Harvard Professor Archon Fung PhD Ep16
March 01, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBYou can easily see the number of calories in your peanut butter and your carâs safety rating. But this publicly available data comes from hard-won battlesâ-âand the numbers behind many of our most crucial issues in healthcare, environment, and finance are either under lock and keyâ-â or they are simply not even measured. In this monthâs podcast episode I interview Harvard University Professor Archon Fung Ph.D. about what happens when we turn important data that is often hidden and contentiou...
The Remarkable Power of Public Data with Harvard Professor, Archon Fung PhD
March 01, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBYou can easily see the number of calories in your peanut butter and your carâs safety rating. But this publicly available data comes from hard-won battlesâ-âand the numbers behind many of our most crucial issues in healthcare, environment, and finance are either under lock and keyâ-â or they are simply not even measured. In this monthâs podcast episode I interview Harvard University Professor Archon Fung Ph.D. about what happens when we turn important data that is often hidden and contentiou...
Why Creativity Will Save the World â A Talk by Katie
February 01, 2021 23:00 - 31 minutes - 46.4 MBThis episode is the recording of a talk I put together about my thoughts and theories about why creativity is the missing link in saving the world. This talk covers the technical creative process, the positive constrictive imagination, the neuroscience of optimism and creative productivity, and most of all, it makes a powerful and scientifically robust argument why we need a positive vision of a future world in order to solve the worldâs biggest problems. Sign up to join the live group cal...
Why Creativity Will Save the World â A Talk
February 01, 2021 23:00 - 31 minutes - 46.4 MBThis episode is the recording of a talk I put together about my thoughts and theories about why creativity is the missing link in saving the world. This talk covers the technical creative process, the positive constrictive imagination, the neuroscience of optimism and creative productivity, and most of all, it makes a powerful and scientifically robust argument why we need a positive vision of a future world in order to solve the worldâs biggest problems. Sign up to join the live group cal...
Why Creativity Will Save the World â A Talk by Katie Ep15
February 01, 2021 23:00 - 31 minutes - 46.4 MBThis episode is the recording of a talk I put together about my thoughts and theories about why creativity is the missing link in saving the world. This talk covers the technical creative process, the positive constrictive imagination, the neuroscience of optimism and creative productivity, and most of all, it makes a powerful and scientifically robust argument why we need a positive vision of a future world in order to solve the worldâs biggest problems. Sign up to join the live group cal...
Ecology From Space: How New Satellites are Revolutionizing Conservation with Joseph Mascaro PhD
January 02, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 54.3 MBPlanet Labs has launched nearly 200 very small satellites in the atmosphere that take high-resolution images of the earth just about every single day. Todayâs guest Joseph Mascaro is a Ph.D. tropical ecologist. He is the Director of Academic Programs at Planet Labs and has the fascinating role of helping conservation groups and academics use these spectacular images of the earth for good. We talk about how fast-paced agile technology development can be used to support environmental protectio...
Ecology From Space: How Satellites are Revolutionizing Conservation, Joseph Mascaro PhD Ep14
January 02, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 54.3 MBPlanet Labs has launched nearly 200 very small satellites in the atmosphere that take high-resolution images of the earth just about every single day. Todayâs guest Joseph Mascaro is a Ph.D. tropical ecologist. He is the Director of Academic Programs at Planet Labs and has the fascinating role of helping conservation groups and academics use these spectacular images of the earth for good. We talk about how fast-paced agile technology development can be used to support environmental protectio...
The "Two Lenses" Design Thinking Secret to Solving Every Problem Ep13
December 01, 2020 23:00 - 12 minutes - 19.3 MBThis understanding lead me to coin the term, the âtwo lensesâ approach to social change. The two lenses approach means, 1) Your problem needs to be understood through the lens of measurement or data. and 2) Your solution needs to be understood through the lens of behavioral psychology. This is the cornerstone of the design work I do. From my book, How to Save the World, page 7. Sign up to join the live group "Fitbit for the Planet" calls at katiepatrick.com/fitbit. Follow Katie Patric...
The "Two Lenses" Design Thinking Secret to Solving Every Problem
December 01, 2020 23:00 - 12 minutes - 19.3 MBThis understanding lead me to coin the term, the âtwo lensesâ approach to social change. The two lenses approach means, 1) Your problem needs to be understood through the lens of measurement or data. and 2) Your solution needs to be understood through the lens of behavioral psychology. This is the cornerstone of the design work I do. From my book, How to Save the World, page 7. Sign up to join the live group "Fitbit for the Planet" calls at katiepatrick.com/fitbit. Follow Katie Patric...
The "Two Lenses" Design Thinking Secret to Solving Every Problem with Katie
December 01, 2020 23:00 - 12 minutes - 19.3 MBThis understanding lead me to coin the term, the âtwo lensesâ approach to social change. The two lenses approach means, 1) Your problem needs to be understood through the lens of measurement or data. and 2) Your solution needs to be understood through the lens of behavioral psychology. This is the cornerstone of the design work I do. From my book, How to Save the World, page 7. Sign up to join the live group "Fitbit for the Planet" calls at katiepatrick.com/fitbit. Follow Katie Patric...
How Smart Waterâs Big Data is Getting You to Change with Emily Kleeman
November 01, 2020 23:00 - 35 minutes - 31 MBItâs easy to talk about saving water, but how do you *actually* get people to make real water reductions that you can measure? Environmentally friendly actions are known by psychologists as one of the most difficult things we try and get people to do. A new technology company called WaterSmart has been developing an app that shows you how much water you use compared to your neighbors â and it works. We talk about the technology behind modern water smart meters, what it takes to design for be...
The Behavioral Science of Saving Water with Emily Kleeman from SmartWater Ep12
November 01, 2020 23:00 - 35 minutes - 31 MBItâs easy to talk about saving water, but how do you *actually* get people to make real water reductions that you can measure? Environmentally friendly actions are known by psychologists as one of the most difficult things we try and get people to do. A new technology company called WaterSmart has been developing an app that shows you how much water you use compared to your neighbors â and it works. We talk about the technology behind modern water smart meters, what it takes to design for beh...
How Smart Waterâs Big Data is Getting You to Change with Emily Kleeman Ep12
November 01, 2020 23:00 - 35 minutes - 31 MBItâs easy to talk about saving water, but how do you *actually* get people to make real water reductions that you can measure? Environmentally friendly actions are known by psychologists as one of the most difficult things we try and get people to do. A new technology company called WaterSmart has been developing an app that shows you how much water you use compared to your neighbors â and it works. We talk about the technology behind modern water smart meters, what it takes to design for be...
The Russian Dolls Strategy For Change with Katie
October 01, 2020 22:00 - 13 minutes - 11.1 MBWhat can Russian dolls possibly have to do with changing the world? Itâs a metaphor that I borrowed from a book called âThe Big Leapâ by PhD psychologist Gay Hendricks. He used the metaphor of âRussian dollsâ to describe the process of digging deeper into oneself, and into the subliminal drivers that guide the real reasons we do things. A bit like the process of asking âWhy . . . why . . . why?â To peel away the layers of the onion of our life decisions, or to open up the Russian dolls of o...
The Russian Dolls of Nesting Your Strategy For Change Ep11
October 01, 2020 22:00 - 13 minutes - 11.1 MBWhat can Russian dolls possibly have to do with changing the world? Itâs a metaphor that I borrowed from a book called âThe Big Leapâ by PhD psychologist Gay Hendricks. He used the metaphor of âRussian dollsâ to describe the process of digging deeper into oneself, and into the subliminal drivers that guide the real reasons we do things. A bit like the process of asking âWhy . . . why . . . why?â To peel away the layers of the onion of our life decisions, or to open up the Russian dolls of our...
The Russian Dolls Strategy For Change
October 01, 2020 22:00 - 13 minutes - 11.1 MBWhat can Russian dolls possibly have to do with changing the world? Itâs a metaphor that I borrowed from a book called âThe Big Leapâ by PhD psychologist Gay Hendricks. He used the metaphor of âRussian dollsâ to describe the process of digging deeper into oneself, and into the subliminal drivers that guide the real reasons we do things. A bit like the process of asking âWhy . . . why . . . why?â To peel away the layers of the onion of our life decisions, or to open up the Russian dolls of o...
The Russian Dolls Strategy For Change with Katie Ep11
October 01, 2020 22:00 - 13 minutes - 11.1 MBWhat can Russian dolls possibly have to do with changing the world? Itâs a metaphor that I borrowed from a book called âThe Big Leapâ by PhD psychologist Gay Hendricks. He used the metaphor of âRussian dollsâ to describe the process of digging deeper into oneself, and into the subliminal drivers that guide the real reasons we do things. A bit like the process of asking âWhy . . . why . . . why?â To peel away the layers of the onion of our life decisions, or to open up the Russian dolls of o...
The 5 Layers of Nesting Your Strategies For Change with Katie Ep11
October 01, 2020 22:00 - 13 minutes - 11.1 MBWhat can Russian dolls possibly have to do with changing the world? Itâs a metaphor that I borrowed from a book called âThe Big Leapâ by PhD psychologist Gay Hendricks. He used the metaphor of âRussian dollsâ to describe the process of digging deeper into oneself, and into the subliminal drivers that guide the real reasons we do things. A bit like the process of asking âWhy . . . why . . . why?â To peel away the layers of the onion of our life decisions, or to open up the Russian dolls of o...
Should you Show Energy Consumption in CO2 or Dollars? With April Xiaojing Xu PhD
September 01, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this video, I interview Xiaojing April Xu Ph.D. about what it takes to motivate people to do eco-friendly things. It turns out that itâs often not what you think it is. We talk about interesting phenomena like the Value-Action-Gap, The Crowd-Out Effect, and whether financial or environmental information is more motivating to get people to change. Xiaojing April Xu conducts post-doc research in the behavioral science of energy efficiency at The University of Tennessee. Sign up to join the...
Which motivates people more? CO2 or Dollars? The Science of (Eco-Friendly) Motivation with Behavioral Scientist Xiaojing Xu PhD
September 01, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this video, I interview Xiaojing April Xu Ph.D. about what it takes to motivate people to do eco-friendly things. It turns out that itâs often not what you think it is. We talk about interesting phenomena like the Value-Action-Gap, The Crowd-Out Effect, and whether financial or environmental information is more motivating to get people to change. Xiaojing April Xu conducts post-doc research in the behavioral science of energy efficiency at The University of Tennessee. Sign up to join the...
CO2 vs Dollars - Which Units Best Motivate People to Change? April Xiaojing Xu PhD Ep10
September 01, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this video, I interview Xiaojing April Xu Ph.D. about what it takes to motivate people to do eco-friendly things. It turns out that itâs often not what you think it is. We talk about interesting phenomena like the Value-Action-Gap, The Crowd-Out Effect, and whether financial or environmental information is more motivating to get people to change. Xiaojing April Xu conducts post-doc research in the behavioral science of energy efficiency at The University of Tennessee. Sign up to join the...
Showing Savings as CO2 or Dollars? The Unexpected Metrics of Motivation, April Xiaojing Xu PhD Ep10
September 01, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this video, I interview Xiaojing April Xu Ph.D. about what it takes to motivate people to do eco-friendly things. It turns out that itâs often not what you think it is. We talk about interesting phenomena like the Value-Action-Gap, The Crowd-Out Effect, and whether financial or environmental information is more motivating to get people to change. Xiaojing April Xu conducts post-doc research in the behavioral science of energy efficiency at The University of Tennessee. Sign up to join the ...
Is CO2 or money more motivating? The Science of (Eco-Friendly) Motivation with Behavioral Scientist Xiaojing Xu PhD
September 01, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this video, I interview Xiaojing April Xu Ph.D. about what it takes to motivate people to do eco-friendly things. It turns out that itâs often not what you think it is. We talk about interesting phenomena like the Value-Action-Gap, The Crowd-Out Effect, and whether financial or environmental information is more motivating to get people to change. Xiaojing April Xu conducts post-doc research in the behavioral science of energy efficiency at The University of Tennessee. Sign up to join the...
Should You Show Savings as CO2 or Dollars? The Unexpected Metrics That Most Motivate People, April Xiaojing Xu PhD Ep10
September 01, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this video, I interview Xiaojing April Xu Ph.D. about what it takes to motivate people to do eco-friendly things. It turns out that itâs often not what you think it is. We talk about interesting phenomena like the Value-Action-Gap, The Crowd-Out Effect, and whether financial or environmental information is more motivating to get people to change. Xiaojing April Xu conducts post-doc research in the behavioral science of energy efficiency at The University of Tennessee. Sign up to join the...
Should you present energy consumption as CO2 or dollars? With April Xiaojing Xu PhD
September 01, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this video, I interview Xiaojing April Xu Ph.D. about what it takes to motivate people to do eco-friendly things. It turns out that itâs often not what you think it is. We talk about interesting phenomena like the Value-Action-Gap, The Crowd-Out Effect, and whether financial or environmental information is more motivating to get people to change. Xiaojing April Xu conducts post-doc research in the behavioral science of energy efficiency at The University of Tennessee. Sign up to join the...
The Secret Weapon to Find Your Creative Genius Zone Ep9
August 01, 2020 22:00 - 11 minutes - 18.7 MBHave you ever felt like you had a special kind of skill, or a calling, or some bigger reason for existing on the planet? Have you felt like there is more to life than just working a regular nine-to-five job? Or being a struggling activist working for a pitifully low salary in a sweet but ineffectual non-profit? Do you get that weird feeling that âthereâs gotta be more to life than this?â Iâve had this feeling forever. I think you probably have it too. I believe this feeling is a calling t...
How to Find Your Creative Genius Zone with Katie
August 01, 2020 22:00 - 11 minutes - 18.7 MBHave you ever felt like you had a special kind of skill, or a calling, or some bigger reason for existing on the planet? Have you felt like there is more to life than just working a regular nine-to-five job? Or being a struggling activist working for a pitifully low salary in a sweet but ineffectual non-profit? Do you get that weird feeling that âthereâs gotta be more to life than this?â Iâve had this feeling forever. I think you probably have it too. I believe this feeling is a calling t...
How to Find Your Creative Genius Zone Ep9
August 01, 2020 22:00 - 11 minutes - 18.7 MBHave you ever felt like you had a special kind of skill, or a calling, or some bigger reason for existing on the planet? Have you felt like there is more to life than just working a regular nine-to-five job? Or being a struggling activist working for a pitifully low salary in a sweet but ineffectual non-profit? Do you get that weird feeling that âthereâs gotta be more to life than this?â Iâve had this feeling forever. I think you probably have it too. I believe this feeling is a calling t...
How to Find Your Creative Genius Zone
August 01, 2020 22:00 - 11 minutes - 18.7 MBHave you ever felt like you had a special kind of skill, or a calling, or some bigger reason for existing on the planet? Have you felt like there is more to life than just working a regular nine-to-five job? Or being a struggling activist working for a pitifully low salary in a sweet but ineffectual non-profit? Do you get that weird feeling that âthereâs gotta be more to life than this?â Iâve had this feeling forever. I think you probably have it too. I believe this feeling is a calling t...
Urban Heat Islands: The Secret Killer Youâve Never Heard Of, Jeremy Hoffman PhD Ep7
July 01, 2020 22:00 - 46 minutes - 39.8 MBDid you know that heatwaves kill more people than all the other weather-caused fatalities (like from cyclones, floods etc) put together? Cities around the world are getting baking hot. Extreme heat gets a lot worse when you live in the city, because of all the concrete and asphalt and itâs called an Urban Heat Island. In this episode, I speak with the very fun and enthusiastic Jeremy Hoffman Ph.D. from the Science Museum of Virginia about a study he conducted that involved getting volunteer ...
Urban Heat Islands: The Secret Killer Youâve Never Heard Of, with Jeremy Hoffman PhD
July 01, 2020 22:00 - 46 minutes - 39.8 MBDid you know that heatwaves kill more people than all the other weather-caused fatalities (like from cyclones, floods etc) put together? Cities around the world are getting baking hot. Extreme heat gets a lot worse when you live in the city, because of all the concrete and asphalt and itâs called an Urban Heat Island. In this episode, I speak with the very fun and enthusiastic Jeremy Hoffman Ph.D. from the Science Museum of Virginia about a study he conducted that involved getting volunteer ...
The Two Lenses Secret to Solving Every Problem
June 29, 2020 21:53 - 12 minutes - 19.3 MBAll problems are essentially made of the real world matter:  matter that is measurable. All solutions require the influence of human beings, which are governed by their own psychological behavior. We truly cannot avoid the process of understanding the data about our cause, if we are going to change anything at all. We can not avoid the process of understanding the drivers of human behavior if we are going to change the actions of any human beings. This understanding lead me to coin the ter...
The Science of (Eco-Friendly) Motivation with Behavioral Scientist Xiaojing Xu PhD
June 29, 2020 21:07 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this video I interview Xiaojing April Xu PhD about what it takes to motivate people to do eco-friendly things. It turns out that itâs often not what you think it is. We talk about interesting phenomena like the Value-Action-Gap,The Crowd-Out Effect and wether financial or environmental information is more motivating to get people to change. Xiaojing April Xu conducts post doc research in the behavioral science of energy efficiency at The University of Tennessee.
Why You Should Put Measurement at the Center of your Creative Strategy with Katie
June 01, 2020 22:00 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MBHereâs the problem: Many people start projects without understanding much about what it is they are trying to change in the world. I mean, they donât look into the data about their problem. You may have heard the saying, âIf you canât measure it, it probably doesnât exist.â Thatâs well and good for scientists, but what does this mean for social-change entrepreneurs, world changers, and designers? Or creative people in general? The brutally honest truth is: if we canât measure the impact w...
New Book Out On Indiegogo
April 01, 2020 22:00 - 3 minutes - 4.31 MBToday is the launch of my book How to Save the World on Indiegogo! Click the link here and get your copy.  How to Save the World is a workbook that helps social and environmental change professionals learn how to implement powerful techniques, drawn from behavioral psychology, measurement, design, data, storytelling, visualization, and game design that are proven to have impact. Get a copy of How to Save the World on Amazon or Indiegogo Sign up to join the live group calls at katiepatrick....
Measuring Where All the Trash Goes & Urban Legibility, Professor Dietmar Offenhuber PhD Ep6
April 01, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 38.8 MBWhere does all your trash really go after you throw it away? Dietmar worked on the MIT Trash Track Project where they attached GPS sensors to hundreds of pieces of garbage and followed it around the country. We talk about the good and bad side of smart cities, the growing trends around data in urban legibility and we explore some significant flaws in the recycling industry for solving the waste problem. Dietmar has recently authored a book called "Waste is Information" published by MIT Pre...
High Tech Trash & Urban Legibility, Professor Dietmar Offenhuber PhD Ep6
April 01, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 38.8 MBWhere does all your trash really go after you throw it away? Dietmar worked on the MIT Trash Track Project where they attached GPS sensors to hundreds of pieces of garbage and followed it around the country. We talk about the good and bad side of smart cities, the growing trends around data in urban legibility and we explore some significant flaws in the recycling industry for solving the waste problem. Dietmar has recently authored a book called "Waste is Information" published by MIT Pre...
High Tech Trash & Urban Legibility with Professor Dietmar Offenhuber PhD
April 01, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 38.8 MBWhere does all your trash really go after you throw it away? Dietmar worked on the MIT Trash Track Project where they attached GPS sensors to hundreds of pieces of garbage and followed it around the country. We talk about the good and bad side of smart cities, the growing trends around data in urban legibility and we explore some significant flaws in the recycling industry for solving the waste problem. Dietmar has recently authored a book called "Waste is Information" published by MIT Pre...
Public Disclosure of Data: The Secret Solution We Need More Of Ep4
March 01, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 11.9 MBI got this sense a few years ago, that if people could see the numbers that made up their environmental footprint (such as the litres of water they used in a shower or the number trees felled to make their toilet paper) in an immediate and easy-to-understand way, then this data must, absolutely must, cause the person to use less resources, right? I had such a strong hunch about this connection that it has obsessed me ever since. This episode is about why the public disclosure of data matte...
Public Disclosure of Data: The Secret Solution We Need More Of with Katie
March 01, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 11.9 MBI got this sense a few years ago, that if people could see the numbers that made up their environmental footprint (such as the litres of water they used in a shower or the number trees felled to make their toilet paper) in an immediate and easy-to-understand way, then this data must, absolutely must, cause the person to use less resources, right? I had such a strong hunch about this connection that it has obsessed me ever since. This episode is about why the public disclosure of data matte...
Why Don't We See Environmental Numbers on Everything Like the Stock Market or a Nutritional Label? Ep4
March 01, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 11.9 MBI got this sense a few years ago, that if people could see the numbers that made up their environmental footprint (such as the litres of water they used in a shower or the number trees felled to make their toilet paper) in an immediate and easy-to-understand way, then this data must, absolutely must, cause the person to use less resources, right? I had such a strong hunch about this connection that it has obsessed me ever since. This episode is about why the public disclosure of data matte...
Public Disclosure of Data: The Secret Solution We Need More Of
March 01, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 11.9 MBI got this sense a few years ago, that if people could see the numbers that made up their environmental footprint (such as the litres of water they used in a shower or the number trees felled to make their toilet paper) in an immediate and easy-to-understand way, then this data must, absolutely must, cause the person to use less resources, right? I had such a strong hunch about this connection that it has obsessed me ever since. This episode is about why the public disclosure of data matte...
Why Systems Thinkers are Better for the Planet, Stephen Lezak PhD Ep3
February 01, 2020 20:00 - 47 minutes - 68.6 MBWhy do some people seem to consider environmental issues deeply, while others glance over our greatest earthly challenges and seem to hardly care? Our capacity for a âsystems thinkingâ mindset can help tell us to answer why. Todayâs guest, research psychologist and geographer Stephan Lezak, conducted a study that measured peopleâs tendency towards systems thinking and how this correlated to their environmental values. He found that people who rank higher as systems thinkers substantially con...
Why Systems Thinkers are Better for the Planet with Stephen Lezak
February 01, 2020 20:00 - 47 minutes - 68.6 MBWhy do some people seem to consider environmental issues deeply, while others glance over our greatest earthly challenges and seem to hardly care? Our capacity for a âsystems thinkingâ mindset can help tell us to answer why. Todayâs guest, research psychologist and geographer Stephan Lezak, conducted a study that measured peopleâs tendency towards systems thinking and how this correlated to their environmental values. He found that people who rank higher as systems thinkers substantially con...
Why Systems Thinkers are Better for the Planet with Stephen Lezak, PhD
February 01, 2020 20:00 - 47 minutes - 68.6 MBWhy do some people seem to consider environmental issues deeply, while others glance over our greatest earthly challenges and seem to hardly care? Our capacity for a âsystems thinkingâ mindset can help tell us to answer why. Todayâs guest, research psychologist and geographer Stephan Lezak, conducted a study that measured peopleâs tendency towards systems thinking and how this correlated to their environmental values. He found that people who rank higher as systems thinkers substantially con...