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Resilience Gone Wild (WinWinWin Mindset)Up Close and Personal: Katie Patrick on Gamification, Climate Action, and Creative Learning (Episode 36)SummaryIn this dynamic episode of Resilience Gone Wild, host Jessica Morgenthal sits down with environmental engineer, designer, and author Katie Patrick to discuss a groundbreaking approach to environmental education—one that goes beyond awareness and centers on action design. Katie shares her journey from Australia to Silicon Valley and reveals how her experiences shaped the development of tools like the Earth Doctors curriculum and the School of Climate Action Design. These programs aim to inspire sustainable behavior change through gamification, creative expression, and hands-on learning, especially for children.Th...2025-04-2359 min
Accidental GodsHow to Save the World - tipping points of social diffusion with Katie Patrick of Hello World Labs'If you're not changing the numbers, you're not changing the world.' So says this week's guest, Katie Patrick. Katie Patrick is a Silicon Valley based environmental engineer, climate action designer, and author of How to Save the World: How to Make Changing the World the Greatest Game We've Ever Played, now taught in Harvard University’s graduate program and top recommended reading material by UNEP.Katie specializes in designing innovative apps, dashboards, and campaigns that drive environmental action by leveraging insights from behavioural science and game design. Her work combines rigorous research with creative execution to de...2025-04-161h 18
Professor Game PodcastFeedback Loops for Saving the World with Katie PatrickIf you're struggling to keep people engaged and loyal in your product or business, check out my FREE gamification course to learn how to do just that: professorgame.com/freecommunity-web Badges won’t cut it. Katie Patrick reveals how focusing on feedback loops, imagination, and measurable actions makes climate programs actually work. Join us to explore how to crush environmental inaction with game-inspired design. Katie Patrick is an Australian-American environmental engineer and climate action designer. She's author of the books How to Save the World and Zerowastify and hosts a podcast where she investigates the academic res...2025-04-0741 min
The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie VernoyGoing No Contact, Relationship Recovery, and the NY Times: An interview with Patrick Teahan, LICSWGoing No Contact, Relationship Recovery, and the NY Times: An interview with Patrick Teahan, LICSWCurt and Katie interview Patrick Teahan, LICSW after he was featured in an article on going no contact in the New York Times. We explored his experience of his work being sensationalized and the fallout from that article (and the string of duplicates). We also dug into how he actually works. We talked about the Relationship Recovery Process (RRP) and what it can look like when someone makes the challenging decision to cut off their family members.Transcripts for this...2024-11-1846 min
Food Service Matters#14 Bringing Theatre and Creativity to Hospitality with Katie Harel from Rhubarb HospitalityIn Season Two, Episode Six of the Food Service Matters podcast, host Patrick McDermott interviews Katie Harel, Global Vice President of Marketing at Rhubarb Hospitality, an international hospitality company specialising in luxury event catering and creative dining experiences at iconic restaurants and venues.
Patrick discovers more about Katie’s background growing up around luxury hotels and her passion for excellent service. They also discuss Rhubarb’s innovative approach to food service through the use of art, design and culinary creativity at top venues like Sky Garden and the Royal Albert Hall. Katie also shares insights on the power...2024-06-2647 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorMapping Urban Heat Islands with NASA Ep84In this episode, I share the story of creating the world’s highest-resolution urban heat island maps in collaboration with the team at NASA JPL, available at http://urbancanopy.io. I share the process of taking raw thermal satellite pictures from the NASA archive, using GIS software and data to get a heat island score for each land parcel, using Mapbox to show the map, and running NASA's custom machine learning algorithm to increase the image resolution.
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Chain of Learning: Empowering Continuous Improvement Change Leaders12 | Beyond Appearances: Building Real Continuous Improvement [with Patrick Adams]What is the difference between authentic cultures of continuous improvement versus superficial displays? In this episode, Patrick Adams shares his insights on the heart of organizational culture and transformational leadership and highlights the essential elements of a real culture of continuous improvement -- so that you can ensure that you and your organization get it right.The truth is, there are no quick fixes, “silver bullets,” or prescribed roadmaps to achieve a high-performing organization. Patrick shares how a long-term commitment and leadership behaviors are necess...2024-03-0650 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorEverything is a Funnel Ep83In this episode, I share the secret to building your mission. You need to START by building a funnel, not an idea. If you're building an idea, campaign, or product and not building it as a funnel, you could be making a big mistake. Listen in, I'll share how to do it right.
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How to Save the World is a podcast about the psychology of what gets people to do eco-behaviors and take climate action: Environmental engi...2024-02-2726 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorWhat Exactly IS Gamification? Ep82In this episode, I explain the precise definition of how I see gamification. It's essentially tracking progress towards a goal, and rewarding people for making progress. This episode is a neat nugget of the core measurement-driven gamification principles you can use for making climate and environmental action happen.
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How to Save the World is a podcast about the psychology of what gets people to do eco-behaviors and take climate action: Environmental engineer, designer, and author, Katie Patrick, hunts down...2024-02-2013 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorTop 10 Biggest Mistakes You Might Be Making Ep81Did you know that the vast majority of environmental professionals have NO training in the job they are hired to do? That's the job of human influence. Environmental scientists, engineers, and lawyers are often hired for the job of influencing thousands of people to take action to meet sustainability goals, yet our training is in, well, science, engineering, and law - not the psychology of change.
This means most of us working on environmental change make big mistakes when trying to influence people - and we don't realize it. This goes all the way up the food chain to...2024-02-1250 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorThe 5 Levers of Human Motivation Ep80There are three big mistakes people make when they are trying to influence people to help the planet. In this episode, I share what these are and the five big levels you should be using instead that are proven to influence people to act.
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How to Save the World is a podcast about the psychology of what gets people to do eco-behaviors and take climate action: Environmental engineer, designer, and author, Katie Patrick, hunts down the latest behavioral science lite...2024-01-3018 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorECOPIA: We Need Child-Centric Community Housing Ep79In today's episode, I introduce a new endeavor I've been secretly burrowing away at. It's called ECOPIA and it's my ultimate dream project. ECOPIA's mission is to create child-centric properties that are built and designed for families to raise children together, as it's meant to be done, in groups (and with all the eco-friendly, zero-emissions, zero-waste features an apartment could need!)
Modern parenting is deeply broken. Parents are more burned out, lonely, and stressed than ever before. Childcare is painfully expensive. The systems for daycare, play-dates, maternal support, afterschool care, and activities are profoundly inefficient.
What should be the happiest...2024-01-2329 min
Brain Fitness Podcast with Dr. Patrick PorterWhat is Ayurveda? Ancient Wisdom & Modern Brain Fitness with Katie SilcoxWelcome to the Brain Fitness Podcast! I'm Dr. Patrick Porter, and today, we're joined by the incredible Katie Silcox, the New York Times Best-Selling author of the book Healthy, Happy, Sexy - Ayurveda Wisdom for Modern Women and the upcoming new book - Glow-Worthy.She is the founder of The Shakti School, a premier online certification school for women-centered holistic wellness. Katie holds a Masters degree in Ayurvedic Medicine, is a member of the National Ayurvedic Medicine Association, and is currently pursuing depth studies in Jungian Psychology.In this episode, we explore the fascinating intersection...2024-01-2343 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorThe 3 Axioms of Change Ep78How do you know that your project is REALLY changing what you want to change in the world? And how do you know if you are doing it effectively?
In this episode, I share the core mechanism of what change is. This is such a fundamental primary principle that we tend not to see it. You MUST have these three axioms active for change to happen. If you don't, then no change is occuring.
Unfortunately, most environmental projects fail at one or all three of the axioms and invest much time and effort with no...2024-01-1528 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorThe Behavioral Science of Real Estate Energy Labels, Reuven Sussman PhD Ep77In today’s episode, we chat with behavioral and environmental psychologist, Dr Reuven Sussman, head of the Behavior and Health Program at The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE). He conducts research about, and advocates for, energy efficiency in buildings and transportation - a sector that makes up the lion's share of carbon emissions.
Dr Sussman is an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, and currently sits on the editorial board of The Journal of Environmental Psychology and The Journal of Social Psychology.
We...2024-01-081h 22How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental Behavior4 Evidence-Based Reasons Why You Need Positive Eco Futures Art Ep76In this episode, I share the four social-science-backed reasons for why you need to be heavily immersed in images of the positive eco future you are working to create. We'll cover the psychology of motivation, technical problem-solving, leadership, and systems-change.
This epsides explores the deeper reasons why I put together the new Ecopia Store at ecopiastore.com where you can purchase art prints, hoodies, t-shirts, and calendars that show positive eco-futures. For years, I've struggled to get access to high quality environmental reimagings of cities. I started creating an abundance of my own in...2024-01-0324 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorIdea: Nudge Your Neighborhood Vegan with the V-Score Ep75In this episode, I share an idea I designed and. I want you to steal it. It's called the V-Score. See the V-Score app design here.
The most important factor that determines the health and environmentally friendliness of food is whether it comes from a plant or an animal. The measurement-driven design I teach is based on identifying a core metric of change. We can simplify the proportion of plant-to-animal calories into a simple metric called "The V-Score."
Calculate the V-Score of each meal on a menu and for e...2023-12-1815 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorToo Many Ways to Go Green? Choice Architecture & Overload, Reuben Kline PhD Ep74Does giving people long lists of multitudes of eco actions help people do more green things? Or does it overwhelm, and hence hinder action? And how does the type of action on that list make a difference?
Today’s guest is Dr. Rueben Kline Ph.D. He is the Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Behavioral Political Economy at Stony Brook University in Long Island, New York.
In our conversation, we bring evidence-based academic rigor to those big lists of climate and green actions. We’v...2023-12-111h 31How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorIdea: Women's Bathroom Vending Machine Ep73Today’s podcast is about an zero waste idea that is desperately needed in women’s bathrooms: a vending machine that sells reusable women’s period products like silicone cups, cloth pads, and period undies.
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How to Save the World is a podcast about the psychology of what gets people to do eco-behaviors and take climate action: Environmental engineer, designer, and author, Katie Patrick, hunts down the latest behavioral science literature from top universities such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford to unearth the evidence-based teachings you can use to rapidly get more people to adopt your e...2023-11-2010 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorIdea: The Compost-a-Tron Ep72The compost-a-TRON is an idea to encourage public composting, inspired by a curious behavioral study 30 years ago about a giant eagle shaped garbage can. How to Save the World is a podcast about the psychology of what gets people to do eco-behaviors and take climate action: Environmental engineer, designer, and author, Katie Patrick, hunts down the latest behavioral science literature from top universities such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford to unearth the evidence-based teachings you can use to rapidly get more people to adopt your environmental campaign, program, or product.
Sign up for Katie's free behavior and gamification design course...2023-11-1317 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorDo Individual Green Actions Take Away From Systems Change? Karine Lacroix PhD Ep71In today’s episode, I talk with environmental and behavioral psychologist, Dr. Karine Lacroix Ph.D, about if a person’s individual eco-friendly behaviors (like riding a bike, composting, or eating less meat) can cannibalize or steer people away from taking actions that might influence bigger systems-wide change (like trying to influence your local Mayor, or meeting with a senator.
Think of it like this. Does directing people reduce their own environmental impact for themselves (just one person) reduce that person’s potential to do actions that might affect other people beyond themselves (many people)?
Does the effort or bandwidth involv...2023-11-061h 13How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorReimagine Your Street and Neighborhood Ep70How to Save the World is a podcast about the psychology of what gets people to do eco-behaviors and take climate action: Environmental engineer, designer, and author, Katie Patrick, hunts down the latest behavioral science literature from top universities such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford to unearth the evidence-based teachings you can use to rapidly get more people to adopt your environmental campaign, program, or product.
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Join Gamify the Planet masterclass training in climate action design for $25/month http://katiepatrick.com/gamifytheplane...2023-10-3014 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorEducation Vs Action Design: Very Different Things Ep69How to Save the World is a podcast about the psychology of what gets people to do eco-behaviors and take climate action: Environmental engineer, designer, and author, Katie Patrick, hunts down the latest behavioral science literature from top universities such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford to unearth the evidence-based teachings you can use to rapidly get more people to adopt your environmental campaign, program, or product.
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Join Gamify the Planet masterclass training in climate action design for $25/month http://katiepatrick.com/gamifytheplane...2023-10-2315 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorGamification of Climate Action, Dr Markus Brauer PhD PART 2 Ep68This is the second part of the conversation with Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin AND the Executive Director of The Institute for Diversity Science, Dr Markus Brauer about what makes up real evidence-driven gamification.
Markus is the social scientist behind a behavior-change game called Cool Choices - a card game that gets workplace employees into groups with the goal of competing around energy and environmental behaviors.
Markus gives us an understanding of the theoretical underpinning and real causal mechanisms that drive the psychology behind the kind o...2023-10-1652 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorGamification of Climate Action, Dr Markus Brauer PhD PART 1 Ep67Games sound fun, but do they really work to get people to actually do climate and eco-friendly things? And if so, why do they work?
Today's we’ll be talking with Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin AND the Executive Director of The Institute for Diversity Science, Dr Markus Brauer about what makes up real evidence-driven gamification.
Markus is the social scientist behind a behavior-change game called Cool Choices - a card game that gets workplace employees into groups with a goal of competing around energy and environmental behaviors.
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Through A Glass DarklyReawakening the Phenomenon on Beyond Skinwalker Ranch with Katie PaigeWhen Katie returned to Rocky Mountain Ranch during the Beyond Skinwalker Ranch series, what changed? What did she experience at the ranch during her return? How accurate were Dr. Morehouse's remote viewers about the history and entities of the ranch? Find out as Sean Patrick Hazlett meets with experiencer, Katie Paige.
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In order to make a campaign or startup that really works to get people to buy a green product or change a behavior, you need to build up your concept from the primary principles of how human beings function.
Often we don't do this. We design our environmental projects based on on abstractions and nebulous hypotheses on how we "think" people might respond - and this is a major...2023-10-0223 min
Through A Glass DarklyGrowing up on Rocky Mountain Ranch with Katie PaigeWhat happened during Katie's childhood at Clearview Ranch (also known as Rocky Mountain ranch from the Beyond Skinwalker television series)? What entities did she encounter? What does she think is going on at this enigmatic ranch? Find out as Sean Patrick Hazlett meets with experiencer, Katie Paige.
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Letters...2023-09-251h 04How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorThe Psychology of Pledges: A "Commitment Device" Ep65In this episode, I explore the power of pledges in driving pro-environmental action and behavior. Pledges are seen as commitment devices, where individuals make promises or commitments to themselves or others.
We highlight the effectiveness of pledges in engaging people and closing the value action gap. The episode delves into the various forms of pledges, such as written notes, online commitments, or public displays, and discusses the astonishing evidence from behavioral literature on their impact.
Pledges can increase engagement in actions by 30% to 70%, making them powerful tools for maintaining eco-friendly behaviors and winning environmental campaigns.2023-09-2520 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorEveryone Else is Doing it: The Surprising Power of Social Norms on a Poster, Dr Alessia Dorigoni PhD Ep64In today’s episode, we dive into the surprisingly powerful effect of social norms that seem to almost effortlessly shift environmental behavior. Social norms mean“This is what everyone else is doing” or “Here’s an example of what we want you to emulate.”
Our guest today is research psychologist Dr Alessia Dorigoni from the Neuroscience Consumer Lab at the University of Trento in Italy. Alessia is not just a psychologist through, she’s also a fine artist and behavioral economist specializing in nudges.
We explore Alessia’s recent paper titled "Wat...2023-09-111h 17How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorSurefire Technique to Get It Done: Short Scoping Ep63You probably have a new website you're trying to launch, a blog you need to finish, an app you're trying to complete, a presentation you need to give, and several unfinished art projects in your closet. I see you. I know you!
In this episode, I share my own personal technique for getting complex things finished and shipped. I call it "short scoping."
To "Short scope" is the opposite to "scope creep" or "feature creep" where are ideas get more branches and features as we work on them until they turn into unmanageable, unfinishable, and expensive behemoths.
As someone who...2023-09-0411 min
KitecastKatie Arrington: Cybersecurity in an Era of National AdversariesKatie Arrington, former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the U.S. Department of Defense and member of the US House of Representatives, discusses her experience as CISO, noting that the position was newly created in 2019 to address urgent cybersecurity threats. In the role, she aimed to establish consistent standards for cybersecurity across the Department of Defense, including weapons systems, critical infrastructure, and the defense industrial base. A key challenge was overcoming the different cybersecurity approaches between military branches and establishing a unified culture.Regarding the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), Arrington explains it was initially conceived...2023-08-2852 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorYou Need To Take Geographic Granularity Seriously Ep62Have you considered the power that lies in heavily niching down by geography? As in, go hyper local, and then geographically niche some more.
In this episode, I share my thoughts on the mistakes I've observed by social change projects diluting their impact by spreading too broad. You might get followers by casting a broad net in the beginning, but you won't get the serious and measurable change you want to see from real humans doing real things *off* the internet.
The keys to change lie in starting by seeing what you can change in...2023-08-2808 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorHabit Discontinuity Hypothesis and Green Behaviors, Professor Emeritus Bas Verplanken PhD Ep61Our guest today is Professor Emeritus Bas Verplaken from the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath. He’s very much an elder in the study of attitude and habits in relation to health and human behavior and he has also been the editor of the book, The Psychology of Habits.
We discuss "Habit Discontinuity Hypothesis" which is a phenomenon whereby people are more apt to adopt new behaviors when their daily lives are disrupted, meaning some kind of discontinuity occurs, like moving house or moving job.
Bas and I talk about the importance of habits in addressing sustainability throu...2023-08-221h 05How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorIndividual Action Vs Systems Change PART 4: Validate & Level Up Ep60In this episode I offer an alternative strategy to shaming or criticizing small individual eco-friendly behaviors. I explain how you want to see social change like a staircase with many levels. Often taking a small individual action, like using a paper straw or driving less, is the first step a person makes on their staircase of influence. The goal is to inspire the person to step up from their small individual actions to a new set of more advanced actions that have the power to influence many people, instead of only one person (themselves).
Please share this...2023-08-1509 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorIndividual Action Vs Systems Change PART 3: How The Five Types of Individual Action Lead to Tipping Points Ep59In this episode, I explore the ongoing debate between individual and system actions in promoting pro-environmental behavior, challenging the notion that these are the only two types of actions. This episode points out that there are five different types of actions that can bring about change: daily recurring habits, big-ticket once-off changes, lifelong career mastery, political engagement, and social influence.
Individual actions are more than small lifestyle changes, such as composting or using a reusable straw. The actions a person can take are vast and varied, and each version of the five types explored...2023-08-0718 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorIndividual Action Vs Systems Change PART 2: A Continuum Of Six Buckets Ep58People often ask me why we should practice individual environmental behavior change when what we really need is "systems change." It's not an easy question to answer. We need "systems change" implemented by governments as policy (like plastic bans), economic levers (like a carbon tax), and physical infrastructure (like bike paths). Yet, all systems are made up of networks of individual people who influence systems and are allowed individual freedoms. The two cannot be separated.
In this episode, I talk about the social and political dynamics of government-enforced systems change. No two environmental scenarios are the same...2023-07-3136 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorIndividual Action Vs Systems Change PART 1: Six Hidden Biases in the Question Ep57In this episode, I unpack six unconscious assumptions that people make when they ask me the question "Why do we need to study individual behavior when we need system-level change?" There is often some flawed thinking in the way this question is asked. While it's true we need systems-level change, this doesn't undermine, nor is it in opposition to, the role of behavioral psychology. Before we can give a thorough answer, we need to question the assumptions and expectations behind the question.
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How to Save the World is a podcast about the psychology of what...2023-07-2423 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorFour Questions You Should Brainstorm For Clarity and Motivation Ep56In this episode, I share a new journaling practice that I've recently started that involves answering four specific questions. This practice has been an absolute game-changer for me, and I believe it can profoundly impact your life and work too.
Inspired by her previous episode on the Fun-O-Meter, I emphasize the importance of asking meaningful and substantial questions to shape the trajectory of our lives. These questions are designed to align the inner compass of your environmental work and creative flow toward your true purpose in a way that delivers the best energy, ideas, and momentum you...2023-07-1717 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorDesigning A Climate Action Dashboard for Cities: A Deep Dive into Behavioral Science Ep55What are the behavioral science secrets behind making a climate action dashboard for cities that ACTUALLY gets people to act? In this episode, I'll take you a deep dive into the design theory behind creating a climate action dashboard for a city using a behavioral science-informed approach.
I share the importance of distinguishing between action design and graphic design, as well as climate reporting and climate accounting. Climate Action Design is different. It's not "reporting," it's designed to invoke a behavioral response. The aim is to create dashboards and apps that motivate people to take pro-environmental action (not just display...2023-07-1032 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorEarth Imagination Day: Teaching Kids To Imagine a Positive Eco-Future, Sophie Poisel Ep54In this episode, we chat with Sophie Poisel, an award-winning innovative teacher who hosted the first Earth Imagination Week with her students. Sophie showed us that when you give children the tools to imagine positive new ecological worlds, they come up with incredible work! Eco Minecraft worlds, green Lego lands, biophilic architectural illustrations, 3D building models - the kids made it.
We delved into the power of environmental imagination and how it can spark awe-inspiring creativity and passion in young minds. And even more so, how sustainability education and environmental imagination exercise diffuses into the entire family...2023-07-031h 08How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorThe Theory of Fun: A Daily "Fun-o-Meter" Journal Practice Ep53Do you gauge the quality of your work, content, and life by how "fun" it is? Weird secret - I used to HATE being asked what I did "for fun." In this episode, I share how I started taking the theory and pursuit of fun more "seriously" (lol) as a daily practice and how it's changed everything. I discovered how asking this one question "What is the most fun thing I could do?" can breathe magic into your environmental work, expand your creativity, and unexpectedly redirect you more closely to your true calling. I share more on the theory of...2023-06-2617 minHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorThe 7 Pillars of Behavioral Science for Climate Action Ep52Don't let your audience walk away without actually doing anything. Here's the action design shorthand you need. Use each of these evidence-based techniques in your project, campaign, or startup to ensure every person you touch goes on to take a real action that shifts the numbers.
Download The 7 Pillars of Behavioral Science for Climate Action Poster PDF: http://bit.ly/43Ip9E2
How to Save the World is a podcast about the psychology of what gets people to do eco-behaviors and take climate action: Environmental engineer, designer, and author...2023-06-2024 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorHow to Design Games for Impact, Education and Action, Dan White CEO Filament Games Ep51Today's guest is Dan White. He is the CEO and Founder of the award-winning impact-games development company, Filament Games. Dan is an artist and entrepreneur and probably the world’s most prolific games-for-impact developer. We talk about the nuance of how to create a game that engages, educates, and transforms people and we explore what happens when we put art, action, and impact together into an educational game format.
Dan and his team at Filament have created nine games specifically about the environment:
Otter Planet: https://www.habitheque.com/an-otter-planet
Aquation: https://ssec.si.edu/aquation
Climate Champions: https://www.filamen...2023-06-011h 18
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorWhen Guilt Works Better Than Pride To Get People To Go Green, Nicole Sintov PhD Ep50This month's guest expert on the How to Save the World podcast is Nicole Sintov, Associate Professor of Behavior, Decision-Making, and Sustainability from Ohio State University.
We'll be interviewing Nicole on her published research paper, "Guilt consistently motivates pro-environmental outcomes while pride depends on context."
The gist of this research shows that telling people they are performing worse than most others on environmental and climate action, stimulates people to do better.
We'll dig into the question, "Should we be showering people with compliments and positive feedback about their good efforts, or are we be...2023-05-011h 04
Adopting Wellness PodcastEpisode 6: Advocacy, Connecting, and Prioritizing Wellness While in Community with Patrick ArmstrongWe are joined with our favorite human, Patrick Armstrong and deep dive into advocacy, adoption narrative, caring for yourself while maintaining connection within the adoptee community, how to prevent burnout, and what does self care mean in an environment that often takes energy, emotional labor, and time. And we laugh. A lot.
Patrick Armstrong (he/him) is a transracial Korean American adoptee, podcaster, speaker, and community facilitator. He is the host of Conversation Piece with Patrick Armstrong, a podcast where he discusses the pieces of the conversation we aren't talking about, but should be. He is also...2023-04-171h 14
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorHow to Make Environmental Campaigns Go Viral Using Augmented Reality Games, Kay Vasey + Olivier Bos MeshMinds Ep49MeshMinds makes planet-themed augmented reality games designed to massively increase engagement and social media sharing of environmental campaigns.
Kay and Olivier and I met when we were working for UNEP on the Clean Seas campaign. They do some really interesting work using the software Spark AR (that’s only used for instagram and Facebook applications) to make these very novel, light, immersive, and fun experiences - kind of like a mini or micro game - that people access by pressing the star icon on Instagram.
And holey moley, the things they make really work! Their ga...2023-04-031h 17
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorThe Hidden Secret of Building Community Movements: Self Efficacy, Social Diffusion, and Cultivating the Confidence to Talk to Others, Veronica Champine PhD Ep48Today's guest is environmental psychologist, Veronica Champine, PhD Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant at Colorado State University.
We're breaking down the science of "social diffusion" in her research paper "Understanding individual and diffusion behaviors related to native plant gardening" recently published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.
Her research explores the difference between asking people to take individual action vs asking people to talk to people around them and showing by example - that's social diffusion - an often missing link in many climate programs and startups.
We'll be diving into the power a...2023-03-021h 17
The Smart Community PodcastSummer Series: How to Save the World with Data and Humans, with Katie PatrickHi #smartcommunity friends! Welcome to the Summer Series here on the Smart Community Podcast. As you know, we’re taking a little break from new content over the Australian summer holidays, and instead we are sharing the replays of a few of our all time favourite episodes. This week we’re sharing my interview with Katie Patrick, from way back in Episode 234, which was released in June 2021.
Katie is an environmental engineer, software designer, author and co-founder of the two environmental database startups Energy Lollipop and Urban Canopy. In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast we begi...2023-01-0134 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorFive Secrets to Writing Well - Tips for Action, Engagement, and Growth Ep 47There's a line in a song that says "Words are hotter fire. Words are wetter than water." You might not think that words possess a superpower that can help you change the world, but if you're in the job of influencing people to change, language is your secret weapon.
In this episode, I talk through some of the mistakes I see people make and how you can get better at crafting your written story and your copywriting. I hope you take the time to master the art of sculpting words that deeply move people, and through that, you can spark a...2022-12-1412 min
Producers in ConversationLet's chat with Katie RowePRODUCERS IN CONVERSATION W/ Katie Rowe
Patrick speaks with Producer and Theatre Maker Katie Rowe. Katie has been smashing it out over the past couple of years. This year Katie has produced with Performing Lines, being the producer of Fart Fabulous (Fat Fruit Projects/Rising) and the Associate Producer of YES (The Rabble/Vitalstatistix.) She was the Associate Producer for the 39th Annual Green Room Awards Ceremony in 2022 and has just spent two months overseas working as an Assitant Producer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Reuben Kaye: The Butch is Back, Tina Del Twist: Caravan in the Sky & ...2022-12-0754 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorMapping the World's Forest Data from Satellites, Alice Gottesman + Kai Kresek Global Forest Watch Ep 46What would it take to make "A Fitbit of the world's forests"? As you could imagine, it would be a momentous task. Global Forest Watch is doing it. It's one of the world's most technically ambitious ecological monitoring projects that maps and monitors the entire Earth's forest cover, with high-frequency updates, and ecological health insights, and displays it on a beautiful and easy-to-use browser interface. Global Forest Watch a partnership between the World Resources Institute and multiple philanthropic bodies, conversation NGOs, and universities.
The technical intricacy of this project spans right from the satellites that collect the data through to pr...2022-12-011h 01
Conversation Piece PodcastLots of laughs and some Luna with Katie GagelKatie Gagel joins Patrick to talk about their friendship, National Adoptee Awareness Month, and lots of other things. Luna also makes an appearance or five.Connect with KatieInstagram | LinkedIn | WebsiteConnect with PatrickInstagram | LinkedIn | TikTokSupport PatrickBuy Me a CoffeeProduced, edited, and hosted by: Patrick ArmstrongMusic by: Chad Wells2022-12-011h 03
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorUse These 24 Fabulous Words To Hook People Into Your Environmental Vision Ep45We can get better at telling the story of sustainability, climate, and greener futures. I wrote down these 24 evocative words, backed by science to motivate people, and riffed on ideas of how you use each of them to tell better stories to get people to join your environmental project. We need to be able to inspire epic feelings in people. Here are some examples of how you can do it.
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How to Save the World is a Podcast About the Psychology of What Gets People To Take On Sustainable Behavior and Climate Action: Environmental engineer, des...2022-11-1633 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorPeople Are Greener Than You Think: How We Underestimate the Environmental Values of Others, Professor Thijs Bouman PhD Ep43In this episode, we speak with Thijs Bouman, assistant professor and researcher from the Environmental Psychology group at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He’s done some fascinating research into the relationship between group and individual environmental values.
We often think of our value systems and beliefs as if they were created by our own independent thoughts, but we as humans, are highly influenced by the groups we interact with. Seeing environmental change through the lens of group behavior could provide a very different lens through which to design environmental campaigns and programs.
Thijs...2022-10-311h 07
The Eco-Minded Mama PodcastHow to Become an Empowered & Confident Vegan (w/ Colleen Patrick-Goudreau)Send Katie a Message with Your Questions/Thoughts! :)Have you learned so much about the meat and dairy industries and/or the benefits of a plant-based diet but the one thing holding you back from embracing the "vegan" title is the fear of change? The anxiety of challenging the status quo? Do you have worries like-- what about the holidays? And what do I tell my family? And why are they reacting like this? And why are people so defensive? And why don't they understand? And how do I...2022-10-291h 09
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorCommon Mistake Alert! An Idea is Just a Hypothesis Ep42We need to avoid the trap of getting caught up in a single idea. Ideas are plentiful. When it comes to climate or social change, an idea is just a hypothesis. Will your idea actually create the change you think it will? You'll only know by testing it.
In this episode, I talk about how you need to have lots of ideas and rapidly iterate them. You need to test them and discover the causal mechanism of what works on people. The faster you can test and iterate, the faster you can get to the mechanisms of w...2022-10-1216 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorWhy Neighbor Conversations Drive Change More Than Climate Facts, Professor Brian Southwell PhD Ep40How do we persuade homeowners to make climate upgrades to their homes such as electrifying, installing solar, or improving energy efficiency? Do we persuade them using environmental facts and energy data, or is a social mechanism more effective, like sparking a conversation with a neighbor or friend?
Our guest today is Brian Southwell. Brian is the Adjunct Professor at Duke University’s School of Medicine, the director of the Science in the Public Sphere Program at a large non-profit research institute called RTI, and he also is and hosts The Measure of Everyday Life radio show. His res...2022-09-161h 14
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorHow to Tell Your Climate Story Like It's Star Wars Ep39You need to tell the world why your idea or mission matters – and not just in any way. You need to tell a story that deeply resonates so that people will fund you, work with you, and take action to support you. In this episode, I talk through the power of using The Hero's Journey template to tell your non-fiction story – and how discovering this twelve-step structure dramatically changed the course of not just my environmental work, but my life, and how it might change yours, too.
See the article and free downloadable story template How to Tell...2022-08-1721 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorEveryone Misses This: Passing The "Action Design Threshold" Ep38People come to me with all sorts of elaborate ideas to "change the world," like games, festivals, art projects, films, and apps.
Often, these ideas have little connection to how the idea will make a real change happen on the ground once people have "experienced" the idea . . . (i.e. "I suppose we'll just put a link somewhere, then people will . . . ")
This entrepreneurship model is back-to-front. If you have an idea to make an impact, you need to forget your crazy idea and go straight to a real human being and get them to make the...2022-08-1025 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorBird Call Audio As A Game For Citizen Science, Jessie Oliver, PhD Ep36Do you ever hear animals you never see? Secretive and rare animals, such as Eastern bristlebirds, can be most easily found by the sounds that they make. We can only do this, however, if we learn how to decipher their calls!
In her PhD research, Jessie is exploring how to design future technologies that support people in becoming familiar with identifying bird calls from audio recordings. Birders and members of the public explored Jessie’s research prototypes, such as the Bristle Whistle Challenge. Conservationists and members of the public are likely to benefit from having enticing tools tha...2022-08-011h 27
The Lean Solutions PodcastA Chain of Learning with Katie AndersonKatie Anderson is back for another episode where we talk about her chain of learning and the importance of leaders doing the little things. Katie is an internationally recognized leadership coach, consultant, author and professional speaker. Katie is best known for her focus on helping individuals and organizations lead with intention. Katie is also the author of “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn” and wrote the forward for my book.
In this episode we talk about being an intentional leader, and creating a structure for your learning and practice.
What You’ll Learn This Episode:
The importance of going out of your...2022-07-2628 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorHow To Write Your Power Sentence - Tips for Impact, Engagement, & Growth Ep35Does your website, pitch deck, and marketing material ACTUALLY explain what you do, clearly? Or is it a confusing word salad of environmental world-saving generalities? Remember this phrase: "If you confuse, you lose." In my experience, most climate and environmental projects struggle to simply explain what they do. In this episode, I explain how to write a "power sentence" in three easy steps so anyone can immediately "get it."
You need to follow the steps to write this power sentence because clarity is what creates the emotional connection with your audience. It's what will get people to...2022-07-2624 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorUsing AR & GIS to Imagine A Radical Eco Makeover of Your Street with Sebastian Schlecht + Robin Roemer Ep34Imagine using augmented reality outdoors on a real city street to re-imagine the street and buildings around you covered in plants, trees, green walls, cars-free - or whatever your eco-future imagination can dream up.
Our guests today are Sebastian Schlecht and Robin Roemer. Sebastian is an architect from Germany who co-founded the Lala Ruhr project - an urban design lab that re-imagines cities with biophilic nature-based solutions. Robin is the co-founder of the software startup CityScaper which specializes in augmented reality and urban planning.
Sebastian and Robin got together and created this world-first AR project...2022-07-041h 12
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorAstronauts, The Overview Effect, And Ecological Transcendence, Anaïs Voşki, Stanford Ep33We talk with environmental psychologist Anaïs Voşki. She's a researcher at Stanford University studying the effect that seeing the Earth from space has on astronauts' climate change attitudes and their sustainable lifestyles back on Earth. Her recent published research paper is titled “The Ecological Significance of The Overview Effect: Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours in Astronauts.”
The Overview Effect is an experience whereby people, especially astronauts, increase their environmental concern when viewing the Earth as a singular object from space. The Overview Effect is credited with not only influencing astronauts directly but also as being a keysto...2022-03-221h 15
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorBrain in A Nutshell 79 Part 2: The Latest Environmental Psychology Research Findings, Part 2 Ep32In this episode, Katie talks through the latest published research from The Journal of Environmental Psychology Issue 79. She explains the psychological concepts and behavioral science principles in the studies and shares her thoughts on how they can be practicably applied to real-life programs, startups, and campaigns.
1:17 Self Contol Skills Are More Important to Eco-Behaviors Than How Much People Care About the Planet Paper: When and how pro-environmental attitudes turn into behavior: The role of costs, benefits, and self-control
6:12 People Have No Idea of the Climate Impact of Various Behaviors And Meat is the Big Ticket CO...2022-02-1525 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorBrain in a Nutshell 79 Part 1: The Latest Environmental Psychology Research Findings, Part 1 Ep31In this episode, Katie talks through the latest published research from The Journal of Environmental Psychology Issue 79. She explains the psychological concepts and behavioral science principles in the studies and shares her thoughts on how the findings can be practicably applied to real-life programs, startups, and campaigns.
2:19: People Who Care About Other People, Also Care About the Planet Paper: Self-construals and environmental values in 55 cultures
4:37: Do This To A Menu and All the Meat-Eaters Will Order Vegan Paper: Menu design approaches to promote sustainable vegetarian food choices when dining out
8:26: When Packaging Design Cue...2022-02-0836 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorGroup Competition Drives Sustainable Action + The Social Dilemma with Assistant Professor Laila Nockur, PhD Ep30This episode is about testing if putting people into groups and asking them to compete towards an environmental goal works to get the group members to increase their environmental behavior, compared to asking people as individuals can often fail to get people to take the action. Group competition (like we see in sport) is a powerful psychological mechanism that has been largely untapped by the sustainability profession and it could be harnessed to reach our climate goals.
Our guest today is Assistant Professor Laila Nockur Ph.D. from Aarhus University in Denmark. She recently published a paper t...2022-02-0152 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorThe Neuroscience of Climate Doom vs Climate Solutions, Professor Joshua Carlson PhD Ep29Have you ever had a hunch that scary or negative images of climate change could turn people away or cause them to shut down? This is what professor Joshua Carlson from North Michigan University has been studying in his cognitive science lab.
Environmental communications has often used "negative" images such as drought, fire, melting glaciers, pollution, or deforestation. However, we also use "positive" images that show solutions such as solar panels, green roofs, or wind turbines.
Joshua's research tested the effect that positive (solutions-oriented) images and negative (problem-orientated) images had on people's attention and cognition...2022-01-0151 min
From the Heart – The Inside Job of Living a Life of Purpose, Creativity, and Impact14 Things You Need To Do To Become An Effective Environmental Leader with KatieWhat is environmental leadership? Everyone who is trying to improve the world needs to activate people to do things they have not done before – and every time you are trying to persuade people (especially many people) you are practicing the art of environmental leadership. In this episode, I go through 14 specific things you need to do in order to activate a group of people to make change happen. These techniques are based on the social science of group dynamic theory, social network analysis, social imitation, tipping points, behavioral science, and good ol' human bonding.There are many cl...2021-11-0334 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorThe Secret of How Individual Actions Lead To Tipping Points, Professor Jan Willem Bolderdijk Ep27Do individual behaviors make a difference?
We are often asked to take personal action to help the planet like eating less meat and riding more bikes—but many decree individual behavior as limited and naive in the face of powerful companies and governments. So, how does mass change really come about? There’s more to it than a simple individual-vs-system dichotomy.
The core mechanism of how change unfolds through societies is by people — our sensitivities to groups, perceptions, trends, and imitation and the social trends that are passed from human to human that lead to bigger sys...2021-11-011h 18
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorHow Environmental Imagination Exercises Lead to Behavioral and Political Action, Joshua D. Wright PhD Ep26Are you getting sick of messages of climate doom and dystopia? There’s another way to talk about the future.
In this episode, I'm chatting with Professor Joshua D. Wright on his fascinating research into the power of the “environmental imagination” and how it drives both practical behavior change as well as political action. It’s about communicating “solutions” instead of “problems” – and it makes a dramatic difference to how people respond to the information, form groups, and lead movements. The effect of thinking of an alternative world is more subtle and nuanced than it seems.
I think this migh...2021-10-011h 18
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental Behavior14 Things You Need To Do To Become An Effective Environmental Leader Ep25What is environmental leadership? Everyone who is trying to improve the world needs to activate people to do things they have not done before – and every time you are trying to persuade people (especially many people) you are practicing the art of environmental leadership. In this episode, I go through 14 specific things you need to do in order to activate a group of people to make change happen. These techniques are based on the social science of group dynamic theory, social network analysis, social imitation, tipping points, behavioral science, and good ol' human bonding.
There are many cli...2021-09-2734 min
Human Capital LeadershipS23E22 - Why Optimism, Creativity, and Imagination are So Important to Changing the World, with Katie PatrickIn this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) talks with Katie Patrick about why optimism, creativity, and imagination are so important to changing the world. See the video here: https://youtu.be/DMlbtO0v5Io. Katie Patrick (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-patrick/) is an Australian-American environmental engineer, designer, and author of How to Save the World: How to Make Changing the World the Greatest Game We've Ever Played. and hosts the podcast, How to Save the World, where she investigates academic research in environmental psychology. Check out Dr. Westover's new book...2021-09-0328 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorHow Colored Lights and Robotic Cats Get People to Save Energy, Professor Jaap Ham PhD Ep23In this episode, we're chatting with Professor Jaap Ham. He's a leading cognitive scientist who researches how people respond to seeing their electricity use displayed with colored lights that glow red if you used too much electricity, or green if you are saving energy (also known as "persuasive technology" or "ambient signaling").
His research has shown that colored light is one of the most effective ways to influence people to change their behavior: red=bad, yellow=ok, green=good. Then why aren't we using colored light as a design tool to encourage more pro-environmental behavior? The evidence...2021-09-011h 10
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorMaking a Real-Time, Augmented Reality, Digital Twin of Los Angeles, Naomi Augustine-Yee, Magic Leap Ep21In this episode, we’re talking with Naomi Augustine-Yee about her recent work as Innovation Lead at Magic Leap. If you aren't familiar with Magic Leap, they make those headsets where you can see a visualization of augmented reality superimposed over the real world.
I think she has worked on one of THE most interesting “Fitbit for the Planet” styles of technology projects. She and her team created a real-time digital twin of the city of Los Angeles. That means anyone can put on a Magic Leap headset and “see” the entire city of LA, along with the real f...2021-08-0155 min
The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie VernoyHow to Overcome Impostor Syndrome to Leave Your Agency Job: An interview with Patrick CasaleHow to Overcome Impostor Syndrome to Leave Your Agency JobAn interview with Patrick Casale, LCMHC, LCAS, about how impostor syndrome and other barriers can get in the way of therapists moving forward into private practice. Curt and Katie talk with Patrick about what it takes to make the leap from negative work situations and become a “therapist wizard.” We also look at lots of creative ideas on how to step into fear to confront impostor syndrome as well as how to build a private practice that’s right for you. It’s time to reimagine...2021-07-2640 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorIf You Want to Save the Earth, Think Like a Game Designer, Jesse Schell PhD Ep20If you want to save the Earth, you need to think like a game designer.
In this episode, I sat down with Jesse Schell, author of the canonical game design textbook, The Art of Game Design, and asked him how he would go about saving the planet as a game designer. Jesse is a Distinguished Professor of Experience Design at Carnegie Mellon University and the CEO of Schell Games.
Think about these qualities : peak motivation, obsessive focus, a drive to win, life-long mastery of a complex skill, desire for epic planetary-wide quests — it all sounds like a prett...2021-07-011h 03
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorVegans, You’re Doing it Wrong: How to Get People to Eat Less Meat, Gregg Sparkman PhD Ep18Are the words ‘vegan’ and ‘vegetarian’ 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 it’s not what you think. We talk about social norms in messaging and in particular his specific field of ‘dynamic norms’ where he proved that simply ch...2021-05-0257 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorSocial Ecology, Systems Thinking, & Psychology, Professor Dan Stokols PhD Ep17In this episode of the How to Save the World podcast, I talk with Dan Stokols, Chancellor’s 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 “systems thinking” view – and urges us to look more deeply at the interdependence of the many systems around us and how the very small, such as a piece of litter, is...2021-04-021h 03
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorWhen Public Disclosure of Data Does the Change for You, Harvard Professor Archon Fung PhD Ep16You can easily see the number of calories in your peanut butter and your car’s safety rating. But this publicly available data comes from hard-won battles - and the numbers behind many of our most crucial issues in healthcare, environment, and finance are either under lock and key - or they are simply not even measured. In this month’s podcast episode I interview Harvard University Professor Archon Fung Ph.D. about what happens when we turn important data that is often hidden and contentious into a publicly available resource for the world to see.
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How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorWhy Creativity Will Save the World – A Talk by Katie Ep15This 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 world’s biggest problems.
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How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorEcology From Space: How Satellites are Revolutionizing Conservation, Joseph Mascaro PhD Ep14Planet Labs has launched nearly 200 very small satellites in the atmosphere that take high-resolution images of the earth just about every single day. Today’s 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 protection, how images help us emotionally connect with issues in a way that plain data tend not, and how (counter to po...2021-01-0255 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorThe "Two Lenses" Design Thinking Secret to Solving Every Problem Ep13This understanding lead me to coin the term, the “two lenses” 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.
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Relate w/ Patrick McAndrewWhat Casting Directors Look For with Katie Griffin: Episode 132Katie Griffin is the casting director and founder at Katie Griffin Casting. Katie joined us for episode 132 of Relate where we discussed the wide world of casting, the entertainment industry, the importance of mutual respect, and her career as a casting director. We also discuss important topics for actors to know when auditioning for projects (so for all you actors out there: listen up!)Please visit https://www.katiegriffincasting.com/ to learn more about her company and follow Katie on social media at:FB & IG: @katiegriffincastingTW: @kgriffincastingBacked by over 20...2020-11-2547 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorThe Behavioral Science of Saving Water with Emily Kleeman from SmartWater Ep12It’s 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 – and it works. We talk about the technology behind modern water smart meters, what it takes to design for behavior change, and how the water industry’s new immersion in big data is cha...2020-11-0235 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorThe Russian Dolls of Nesting Your Strategy For Change Ep11What can Russian dolls possibly have to do with changing the world?
It’s a metaphor that I borrowed from a book called “The Big Leap” by PhD psychologist Gay Hendricks. He used the metaphor of “Russian dolls” 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 “Why . . . why . . . why?” To peel away the layers of the onion of our life decisions, or to open up the Russian dolls of our inner selves to find the little one that sits in the very core...2020-10-0213 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorShowing Savings as CO2 or Dollars? The Unexpected Metrics of Motivation, April Xiaojing Xu PhD Ep10In 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 it’s 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.
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Limitless Potential107: End Your Own Suffering with Byron KatieHear Byron Katie describe her incredible experience of waking up to reality and ending her own suffering. Some powerful questions asked that you’ll be empowered by hearing Byron Katie share her wisdom: “If we don’t identify with our thoughts, then what is our identity?” “How can we have a more creative, fabulous life?” “That’s a process I’ve used myself and have found tremendously valuable with clients in shifting their perspective. It creates that space. It’s so freeing. Can we give our audience an example of what inquiry looks like w...2020-08-1358 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorThe Secret Weapon to Find Your Creative Genius Zone Ep9Have 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 “there’s gotta be more to life than this?”
I’ve had this feeling forever. I think you probably have it too.
I believe this feeling is a calling that is t...2020-08-0211 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorUrban Heat Islands: The Secret Killer You’ve Never Heard Of, Jeremy Hoffman PhD Ep7Did 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 it’s 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 drivers and cyclists to ride around the city in Summer wearing a thermometer. Wh...2020-07-0246 min
Are Ya Well PodcastEp #8 - Covid-19 - A DIfferent Perspective with Katie Duggan & Patrick DillaneHello Everyone and welcome back for episode 8 of the Are Ya Well Podcast!
This week Katie had on a guest in the form of Patrick Dillane, a Shaman from Healing Tree Retreats in West Waterford. Katie & Patrick had a great conversation, taking a different perspective on Covid-19, the spiritual significance and what we can all take from it.
We hope you enjoy!
As always we would love to hear from you with any suggestions or feedback!
Much Love,
Grace & Katie
Patricks Website: https://www.patrickdillane...2020-06-1149 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorMeasuring Where All the Trash Goes & Urban Legibility, Professor Dietmar Offenhuber PhD Ep6Where 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 Press and is a consummate intellectual force in the urban data, design, and i...2020-04-0139 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorWhy Don't We See Environmental Numbers on Everything Like the Stock Market or a Nutritional Label? Ep4I 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 matters and how it enables change.
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How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorWhy Systems Thinkers are Better for the Planet, Stephen Lezak PhD Ep3Why 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 “systems thinking” mindset can help tell us to answer why. Today’s guest, research psychologist and geographer Stephan Lezak, conducted a study that measured people’s tendency towards systems thinking and how this correlated to their environmental values. He found that people who rank higher as systems thinkers substantially consider environmental issues to be more important. In this fascinating conversation, we discuss what it takes to see the grey areas and the vast int...2020-02-0147 min
How to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental BehaviorAir Quality As A Fitbit for the Planet with Kimberly Hunter Ep2In this video I talk with Kimberly Hunter, the VP of Communications at one of the Bay Area’s most interesting new environmental data companies. Aclima is the first company in the world to map out air quality by specific address by attaching air sensors to the Google cars that take images for Google Street View. We discuss the fascinating evolution of electronic sensors that are now starting to cover the world that are telling us information that we never had before. This detailed environmental data is opening up a huge change in the way governments and individuals make de...2020-02-0129 min