For a first year the Warwick Behavioural Insights Team hosted an event bringing together academia, industry, and students at Warwick Business School to discuss the frontiers of behavioural science and its practical application across sectors. Here’s a summary of what happened and my highlights of the day. The Behavioural Science…

The story of a Behavioural Design Workshop at Hyper Island — Behavioural Design is all about creating the right environment for people to make a decision or take action towards their goals. It can be applied to encourage a desired behaviour, to stop unwanted behaviours as well as to form habitual routines. Behavioural design is often referred to the concept of…

A journey towards common good… one loop at a time. — Recently at Common Good we’ve been thinking more in-depth about what doing good means to us. It’s an ongoing discussion within the team opening new perspectives about how we approach new partners and what challenges we choose to tackle. …

Design Manchester is the annual festival giving voice to the diverse community of designers across the region. For it’s fifth year this lovely city is energised by over 50 events, exhibitions and talks bringing together both established and emerging creative professionals. …

This article is part of a research study publication on Experience Design for PTSD. This section reflects on the role of design within the domains of mental health care and PTSD. Recommendations for further research and design work are suggested. The first chapter of the study presented the case for…

This article is part of a research study publication on Experience Design for PTSD. This section presents the output of the human-centred design research specified as twelve experience design guidelines in four categories: Preparation, Activation, Intervention, and Nurturing. The following design guidelines provide recommendations on experience design requirements for digital…

This article is part of a research study publication on Experience Design for PTSD. This section presents the methodology adopted in the primary research exploration of the PTSD condition and discusses the methods and tools used. The study followed the human-centred design (HCD) process. HCD is considered suitable approach to…

This article is part of a research study publication on Experience Design for PTSD. This section provides a definition, diagnostic criteria, background information on trauma and its neurological reactions in the body as well as common treatment approaches for PTSD. What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined as a condition that…