Why are we hooked on helping?
I just stepped down as a Community School Governor after 8 years because I could no longer keep up with the pace. And yet less than 24 hours after my…
Emily Rayner on Apr 5, 2022
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Three social media change-makers to watch and learn from
Back in the day, the biggest social change-makers tended to be found in politics, newspapers, the law. But the new kids on the block are making change happen through their…
Ben Caspersz on Mar 3, 2022
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Go For Gold: How to Win at the Olympics
As a sofa spectator with little to no athletic ability, I feel that it is my civic duty to explore how we, that’s you and I, can someday make it…
Mikaela Green on Aug 5, 2021
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The work I was always meant to do
Across my teenage years, my Grandad slowly faded away. Alzheimer’s Disease chipped away at everything that made him my Grandad. It started when he got lost driving around Coventry’s ring…
Ian Fannon on Mar 15, 2021
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Why I spoke at Cancer Research UK’s Early Diagnosis Research conference
Last March, as the first wave of the pandemic was just beginning, we began working with a new client. It’s no exaggeration to say I’d never seen a brief like…
Ian Fannon on Mar 15, 2021
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Why ‘screening saves lives’ remains the most effective message – even in a pandemic
One of the last face-to-face meetings I attended before lockdown was on 3 March at Wellington House in London, the home of Public Health England. I was there to present…
Ian Fannon on Oct 16, 2020
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Campaign of the month – Veganuary
Last month 400,000 took part in Veganuary, an impressive 60% increase since the previous January. I recall being a vegetarian in the 1990s when many people…
Ana Granger on Feb 17, 2020
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3 behaviour change trends we’ll be riding in 2020
1. Co-production We believe there’s a missing piece in behaviour change: co-production. It’s not much talked about by UCL or the UK Government Communications Service or the Behavioural Insights Team.
Ben Caspersz on Feb 17, 2020
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50 shades of greyscale
Colours influence our physiology and psychology. They affect our autonomic nervous system, memory retrieval/formation, hormonal activity and emotional stimulation. For example, did you know that the…
Francesca Davis on Feb 17, 2020
