042: Bri Williams on being predictably irrational
Episode 42 of the A LOAD OF BS ON SPORT podcast, hosted by A LOAD OF BS ON SPORT, titled "042: Bri Williams on being predictably irrational" was published on July 28, 2022 and runs 53 minutes.
July 28, 2022 ·53m · A LOAD OF BS ON SPORT
Summary
Bri Williams is one of the foremost behavioural scientists in Australia. She’s obsessed with application rather than theory, and I buy that approach 100%. She majored in accounting and psychology (a rare but actually quite sensible combination), built a corporate career in product design and marketing, the BS switch was flicked in 2008 when she read Dan Ariely’s ‘Predictably Irrational’; a book that would change her life.It crystallised why she had been experiencing a nagging irritation throughout her 15 year corporate career. And it started to address questions like why people get frustrated with their colleagues, why campaigns fail and why products flop.She realised ‘we've been doing it wrong’. Our assumptions about why and how to influence behaviour had been wrong. That book inspired Bri to start People Patterns, one of Australia's first consultancies to apply behavioural economics to everyday business and personal effectiveness, to write books on the topic and work with businesses to make their lives easier.Show notesBri’s funny hats, visual devices and other beh sci propsHow do I use beh sci in my podcast to get the most out of my guests?The story of my podcast theme tune and the tone it setsBri’s background: precision and creativityInfluence of Dan Ariely’s writingThe 3 barriers to action: Bri’s BS modelMarginal gains and the problems Bri loves solvingWhat the best communicators do? Feelings rather than facts, audience vs. egoThe simplicity paradoxEscaping an elephant in BotswanaSubscribe for more hereClick here to access rewards to power your brainFollow me on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
Bri Williams is one of the foremost behavioural scientists in Australia. She’s obsessed with application rather than theory, and I buy that approach 100%. She majored in accounting and psychology (a rare but actually quite sensible combination), built a corporate career in product design and marketing, the BS switch was flicked in 2008 when she read Dan Ariely’s ‘Predictably Irrational’; a book that would change her life.
It crystallised why she had been experiencing a nagging irritation throughout her 15 year corporate career. And it started to address questions like why people get frustrated with their colleagues, why campaigns fail and why products flop.
She realised ‘we've been doing it wrong’. Our assumptions about why and how to influence behaviour had been wrong.
That book inspired Bri to start People Patterns, one of Australia's first consultancies to apply behavioural economics to everyday business and personal effectiveness, to write books on the topic and work with businesses to make their lives easier.
Show notes
- Bri’s funny hats, visual devices and other beh sci props
- How do I use beh sci in my podcast to get the most out of my guests?
- The story of my podcast theme tune and the tone it sets
- Bri’s background: precision and creativity
- Influence of Dan Ariely’s writing
- The 3 barriers to action: Bri’s BS model
- Marginal gains and the problems Bri loves solving
- What the best communicators do? Feelings rather than facts, audience vs. ego
- The simplicity paradox
- Escaping an elephant in Botswana
Subscribe for more here
Click here to access rewards to power your brain
Follow me on Twitter
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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