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Changing Behavior through Fun
Sometimes humor is the best way to change behavior. At a particular subway station in Sweden everyone rode the escalator up, virtually no one chose the stairs. Well, stairs are clearly a little healthier since they require more effort to walk up… so is there something that we can do to encourage people to make the healthy choice? See for yourself:
Antanas Mockus and a Multi-Regulated Society
Today I wanted to start unpacking some of the sessions from the De Lange Conference with a look at the first talk by Antanas Mockus, the former mayor of Bogota Colombia. Mockus is an especially interesting figure. Throughout the 80s and early 90′s, Bogota was a mess, and of particular concern were violent crimes and [...]
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