Rafael Batista presents "Behavioural, Science Sold Separately"

NOTE THE CHANGE IN DATE TO 31 AUGUST

After our winter recess the Sydney Behavioural Economics & Behavioural Science Meetup is back with Rafael Batista presenting "Behavioural, Science Sold Separately"

So, Rafael, what are you going to tell us about?

As behavioural science goes mainstream, a lot of people reach out to me and ask ‘how do you bring behavioural science into the real world?’

I assume what they mean is, ‘How do you maintain scientific rigour when you’re operating at the pace of a start-up or on the budget of a not-for-profit or need to manage the multiple stakeholders of a large organisation?’

After all, behavioural science requires at least some science.

The short answer is: It’s really hard.

The longer answer is what I’ll be talking about at this Meetup.

This talk will introduce ideas for preserving the ‘science’ when applying behavioural science in the real world and walk through a set of tools to help balance commercial and academic outcomes. If I get this right, the talk will be interactive and instructive, but most importantly I hope it’s practical.

And a bit about yourself?

I’m a behavioural scientist. I have been for many years. I studied both psychology and economics in my undergrad (always leaning more towards psychology) and followed that with a masters in Behavioural & Economic Science from the University of Warwick. I’ve lived and worked and studied in the U.S., the U.K., Turkey, Ethiopia, Kenya, and now Australia – exploring human behaviour. Over the years I’ve worked with start-ups and social enterprises, not-for-profits and academics, and organisations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Bank. I’m currently a Behavioural Scientist within a local bank, but this talk will be broader than my current role as I talk through my personal views and experiences (i.e. all views my own).

Looking forward to seeing you there!