Susan Mazur-Stommen is the principal and founder of INDICIA Consulting, which uses social science insights and qualitative research methods to drive behavior change around sustainability issues. She discussed several key insights from her work: simply providing information does not motivate behavior change; commitment devices, social norms, prompts, and convenience can be effective tools; and behavior change campaigns need to be multi-pronged, local, and focus on outcomes rather than messages. She provided examples like "Save the Crabs" and "Scoop the Poop" to illustrate successful behavior change interventions.
Recently, Global Food Relief facilitated a community led total sanitation project in Khirala, in partnership with the community members of Khirala (India) and the local NGO CARD. The slideshow shares the story of CLTS in Khirala.
Desh Apnayen Sahayog Foundation provides citizenship and value education programs to schools and colleges in India to spread awareness of the importance of democracy and its core values
Recently, Global Food Relief facilitated a community led total sanitation project in Khirala, in partnership with the community members of Khirala (India) and the local NGO CARD. The slideshow shares the story of CLTS in Khirala.
Desh Apnayen Sahayog Foundation provides citizenship and value education programs to schools and colleges in India to spread awareness of the importance of democracy and its core values
Using Human Psychology to influence recycling and green habits (old version)Marcus Tay Guan Hock
Marcus Tay will share the NUS recycling experience where they employ the understanding of human tendancies to tackle recycling contamination - the first step of a series of improvements that results in a increase of recycling amount from about 80 tonnes a year previously to about 120 tonnes in just 7 months. He will go on to show how to employ the same strategies to attract viewership in emails to the entire school.
This is a presentation at GreenDrinks SIngapore at Jun 10
A subject that is at the core of nearly every conversation I have, my goal was to simply show others how I frame sustainability, and then how I take the steps I do. I tend to look past the environmental and investment focuses that have come to define sustainability towards systems and program, and it was through this lens that I really looked to focus the 30 or so who were in attendance.
As it is through this lens that I have developed my own platforms and solutions in China.
Is our current materialistic lifestyle sustainable for our planet? How long can we continue to do things that make us feel good, but that are harmful and not sustainable for our environment? We need to start seeing our interests and nature’s interest as one and the same.
At, HFI’s Institute of Customer Experience (ICE) we believe that there is hope to turn things around from leading a materialistic lifestyle that is indifferent to the planet to leading a sustainable lifestyle; and we have that hope in people. So we went out searching for people from around the world who do live a sustainable lifestyle, and it shows in their work and in their personal lives each day. They are ordinary people, but with a refreshing new mindset, which makes them extraordinary. They are cleaning up our planet, making it a better place to live in, and empathizing with nature all along the way. They mobilize others into action and have drawn many to their work.
We at ICE believe that these people are the “Trendsetters for Sustainable Lifestyles”. Through the eight photobooks that follow we want to showcase their work to the world for the simple and elegant ways in which they have made a difference to the planet as individuals. They are doing their bit and as a result have positively affected communities and the environment around them. We hope they inspire our readers the way that they have inspired us. If we can learn from sustainability being their state of mind and from their work, we can make changes in our lives and fields of work to start living in a manner that will keep Earth a beautiful and habitable place for us for a very long time to come.
Help Davao: SurfAid International early results from CLTS in Nias, Indonesia Declan Hearne
This review is focused on ‘water and health’ and seeks to share lessons learnt from the Western Sumatra Islands, Indonesia where communities are leading the eradication of open defecation through an approach known as Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS). With the apparent increasing frequency and intensity of hydro-hazards, hydrological ex-tremes and water-related disasters being witness in the Philippines the presentation will demonstrate that these approaches enable communities to increase resilience and to bet-ter self manage sanitation in the event of natural disasters. The paper will also expand upon how SurfAid International is piloting this approach in the early recovery processes in the aftermath of the M7.6 September 30th West Sumatra Earthquake. The paper will out-line the links between CLTS and how it can positively impact on conflict mitigation and community participation in the management of water resources. The paper is geared at the development practitioners who aim is to improve human lives. It is line with MGD 7. The paper is also useful to other land and water managers as the prescribed process of CLTS is focused on the reduction of bacterial contaminate from diffused point sources through the reduction of open defecation. Lessons from the paper also can also be employed by hazard managers to help better prepare communities to be able to self manage sanitation in emergency responses.
New Orleans is a city of contradictions. On the one hand, New Orleans is famously called “The Big Easy” and, “the city care forgot” both of which indicate a relaxed attitude towards life and its troubles. This, however, is at odds with the realities experienced by the lower-middle-class residents of the city and parish. Our interviewees perceived systemic corruption, structural inequality, and obdurate bureaucracy as primary barriers to developing a more energy-efficient city. At this research site, we set out to examine the energy savings practices and attitudes of lower-income residents of New Orleans who are renters or live in public housing. The people who do successfully access public weatherization assistance are the ones that marshal an array of capitals (cultural, social, political, and economic) to navigate “the system.” From a programmatic standpoint, there are significant barriers to reaching low-income households with energy efficiency services and information. Low-income populations tend to be diverse in terms of culture, language, and housing arrangements. Capitals make defining such populations in need problematic; as we see here, even self-identified low-income residents of New Orleans had not defined themselves as in need of assistance.
Using Human Psychology to influence recycling and green habits (old version)Marcus Tay Guan Hock
Marcus Tay will share the NUS recycling experience where they employ the understanding of human tendancies to tackle recycling contamination - the first step of a series of improvements that results in a increase of recycling amount from about 80 tonnes a year previously to about 120 tonnes in just 7 months. He will go on to show how to employ the same strategies to attract viewership in emails to the entire school.
This is a presentation at GreenDrinks SIngapore at Jun 10
A subject that is at the core of nearly every conversation I have, my goal was to simply show others how I frame sustainability, and then how I take the steps I do. I tend to look past the environmental and investment focuses that have come to define sustainability towards systems and program, and it was through this lens that I really looked to focus the 30 or so who were in attendance.
As it is through this lens that I have developed my own platforms and solutions in China.
Is our current materialistic lifestyle sustainable for our planet? How long can we continue to do things that make us feel good, but that are harmful and not sustainable for our environment? We need to start seeing our interests and nature’s interest as one and the same.
At, HFI’s Institute of Customer Experience (ICE) we believe that there is hope to turn things around from leading a materialistic lifestyle that is indifferent to the planet to leading a sustainable lifestyle; and we have that hope in people. So we went out searching for people from around the world who do live a sustainable lifestyle, and it shows in their work and in their personal lives each day. They are ordinary people, but with a refreshing new mindset, which makes them extraordinary. They are cleaning up our planet, making it a better place to live in, and empathizing with nature all along the way. They mobilize others into action and have drawn many to their work.
We at ICE believe that these people are the “Trendsetters for Sustainable Lifestyles”. Through the eight photobooks that follow we want to showcase their work to the world for the simple and elegant ways in which they have made a difference to the planet as individuals. They are doing their bit and as a result have positively affected communities and the environment around them. We hope they inspire our readers the way that they have inspired us. If we can learn from sustainability being their state of mind and from their work, we can make changes in our lives and fields of work to start living in a manner that will keep Earth a beautiful and habitable place for us for a very long time to come.
Help Davao: SurfAid International early results from CLTS in Nias, Indonesia Declan Hearne
This review is focused on ‘water and health’ and seeks to share lessons learnt from the Western Sumatra Islands, Indonesia where communities are leading the eradication of open defecation through an approach known as Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS). With the apparent increasing frequency and intensity of hydro-hazards, hydrological ex-tremes and water-related disasters being witness in the Philippines the presentation will demonstrate that these approaches enable communities to increase resilience and to bet-ter self manage sanitation in the event of natural disasters. The paper will also expand upon how SurfAid International is piloting this approach in the early recovery processes in the aftermath of the M7.6 September 30th West Sumatra Earthquake. The paper will out-line the links between CLTS and how it can positively impact on conflict mitigation and community participation in the management of water resources. The paper is geared at the development practitioners who aim is to improve human lives. It is line with MGD 7. The paper is also useful to other land and water managers as the prescribed process of CLTS is focused on the reduction of bacterial contaminate from diffused point sources through the reduction of open defecation. Lessons from the paper also can also be employed by hazard managers to help better prepare communities to be able to self manage sanitation in emergency responses.
New Orleans is a city of contradictions. On the one hand, New Orleans is famously called “The Big Easy” and, “the city care forgot” both of which indicate a relaxed attitude towards life and its troubles. This, however, is at odds with the realities experienced by the lower-middle-class residents of the city and parish. Our interviewees perceived systemic corruption, structural inequality, and obdurate bureaucracy as primary barriers to developing a more energy-efficient city. At this research site, we set out to examine the energy savings practices and attitudes of lower-income residents of New Orleans who are renters or live in public housing. The people who do successfully access public weatherization assistance are the ones that marshal an array of capitals (cultural, social, political, and economic) to navigate “the system.” From a programmatic standpoint, there are significant barriers to reaching low-income households with energy efficiency services and information. Low-income populations tend to be diverse in terms of culture, language, and housing arrangements. Capitals make defining such populations in need problematic; as we see here, even self-identified low-income residents of New Orleans had not defined themselves as in need of assistance.
Exploring Deep Savings: A Toolkit for Assessing Behavior-Based Energy Interve...Beth Karlin
While research assessing behavior-based energy interventions shows great promise, results vary widely and much is still unknown about the specific variables that impact program effectiveness. As utilities and regulatory agencies focus more attention on behavior-based energy interventions, it becomes critical to ensure that evaluations of such programs are rigorous and accurate. While the metric used to measure whether these various programs work (kWh) is fairly standard and easy to compare between studies, the metrics used to measure how and for whom they work have been left to individual researchers and evaluators. Standardization of assessment methods is common in related fields such as education and psychology, but has yet to take hold in energy program evaluation. This paper argues for a more systematic and comprehensive approach to the evaluation of behavior-based energy interventions, and describes a preliminary toolkit that is currently being developed and validated in conjunction with the International Energy Agency Demand Side Management Programme (IEA-DSM) Task 24 on Behavior Change as well as two large investor-owned utilities. Our approach is informed by theories and empirical research on behavior change as well as a content analysis of 85 behavior-based energy interventions. It includes questions on: context (demographics), user experience (ease of use, engagement), material culture (what people have), energy practices (what people do), and beliefs around energy use (what people think). Sample items for each construct and suggestions for implementation are presented. Broad use of such an instrument can improve and aggregate our overall knowledge across the countless additional studies expected to be conducted in the coming years.
Presents the potential energy savings associated with programs that focus on people as opposed to technologies. Explores strategies for engaging people in energy conservation and efficiency.
ACEEE Presentation to PA Climate Change Advisory Committee Jan. 2017Annie Gilleo
Presentation by Annie Gilleo, Meegan Kelly, and Cassandra Kubes to the CCAC focused on the state's current Climate Action Plan and opportunities to further reduce emissions using energy efficiency.
Gamification seems to be all the rage in customer engagement, but does it really work for utilities? Is getting customers to participate in and recommend energy-efficiency programs all fun and games? Could Candy Crush hold the key to behavior change?
Sustainability Science
“emerging field of research dealing with the interactions between natural and social systems, and with how those interactions affect the challenge of sustainability: meeting the needs of present and future generations while substantially reducing poverty and conserving the planet's life support systems”
National Academies of Science, 2011
Culture Change: Behaviour change and audience engagementJulie's Bicycle
Top tips on how to engage your staff with sustainability and keep them motivated, and communicate your environmental commitments and initiatives to audiences.
The creative industries are experiencing a shift towards putting the environment at the heart of how we work, and it’s being driven by people power. This two-hour session will look at strategies for engaging key stakeholders with your environmental commitments and actions, from staff to audiences, to amplify the impact of your green initiatives.
Do you have an environmental policy that you’re struggling to implement? Are you scratching your head about how to bring down your audience travel emissions? Or perhaps you've never thought about how environmental sustainability might be relevant to your stakeholders at all? Then this webinar is for you!
The webinar will be relevant for practitioners and businesses across the creative industries, and will be facilitated by consultants from Julie's Bicycle.
From the Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful "Litter Summit 2013": Martyn Jeynes, Maidstone BC discussing the use of private contractors to deliver litter and ASB enforcement – the costs, the benefits, the pitfalls, the public and political perception and the results
In October of 2011, KAB held a recycling behavior change symposium with academics and practitioners. This is an overview for many of the presentations.
Presentation delivered by Graham Russell, Head, Centre of Expertise on Influencing Behaviours, Defra, at Communicate, 3rd November 2011, as part of the Psychology of Persuasion session Communicate is hosted by the Bristol Natural History Consortium www.communicatenow.org
This report outlines the design and results of the HomeLabs research project on sustainable household water use. Part of the Irish, EPA-funded CONSENSUS research project (www.consensus.ie), HomeLabs used ethnographic methods to evaluate novel social and technical interventions for sustainable water use in the home. Working with commercial, NGO and public sector stakeholders, I managed our water research that focused on solutions for more sustainable personal washing practices. The study showed that integrated supports including tools to enhance real-time visibility of water consumption, methods to build understanding of water provision, and novel washing products could shift current washing behaviours to enable substantial water reduction. Policy, education and commercial recommendations are made as a result.
Behaviour change ideas. The art and science of mass persuasion seminar, 12 No...CharityComms
Samantha Heath, CEO, London Sustainability Exchange
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from our past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do.
http://www.charitycomms.org.uk
What happens when you swap changing consumer 'behaviour' for changing consumer 'habits' or 'practices'? Anything? Just a linguistic turn? Splitting hairs?
This presentation encourages us to think of 'change' in 4 different ways - borrowing from at least 4 different academic disciplines: psychology, behavioural economics, political theory and sociology. It shows how these different disciplines configure change and agency differently.
This is important because how we frame the problem will direct or shape any action.
So instead of proposing 'what works best' - let's keep our conceptual toolbox open - and find the right tool for the job, whatever we consider that to be.
Facilitated by
Alexandra Health System team, Singapore
led by Tan Liren
Industrial Designer
and
Ministry of Manpower, Singapore
led by Teo Ya Chih
Senior Manager
How do we talk about and frame sustainability issues without frightening or alienating the very people we need to reach? How do we move people from belief and opinion to action? Governments, non-profits and businesses—even individuals—have trouble communicating about sustainability and climate. Leslie Carlson of Carlson Communications works with public agencies and sustainable businesses to help promote behavior change for climate, thoughtful consumption, sustainable products and other sustainability-related areas.
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Learnings from Community Engagement: A heat resilience project in FresnoIndicia Consulting LLC
The Cal-THRIVES project was led by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) from 2018-2021
This was an interdisciplinary study combining social science, community outreach, and building performance modeling
The research team included a social scientist (Indicia Consulting), a community-based organization (West Fresno Family Resource Center) and California university researchers (USC)
Developed a toolkit for heat resilience
Ethnographies of energy: Recruiting participants for in-home interviewsIndicia Consulting LLC
Our experience with recruiting for in-depth interviews is that there is a fair amount of ‘craft’ knowledge and anecdotal evidence regarding effective participant recruitment, but much of this evidence has yet to be formally collected and assessed
This discussion will be helpful to anyone using mixed methods approaches that include surveys and in-depth interviews (IDIs).
We discuss results, impact, and implications for recruiting strategies
Presentation to chairs of departments of anthropology about how to prepare anthropology majors for a competitive job market. How to train them and frame anthro skills.
Presentation made to WAPA: Washington Area Practicing Anthropologists. May 2013. Discusses a variety of projects which used ethnography or other anthropological understanding as part of the methodology.
Presentation made at the conclusion of NSF short course in Quantifying Behavioral Observation. As the only practicing anthropologist working in corporate settings, I felt there was a need to deconstruct some myths for my fellow anthropologists.
Natural farming @ Dr. Siddhartha S. Jena.pptxsidjena70
A brief about organic farming/ Natural farming/ Zero budget natural farming/ Subash Palekar Natural farming which keeps us and environment safe and healthy. Next gen Agricultural practices of chemical free farming.
"Understanding the Carbon Cycle: Processes, Human Impacts, and Strategies for...MMariSelvam4
The carbon cycle is a critical component of Earth's environmental system, governing the movement and transformation of carbon through various reservoirs, including the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms. This complex cycle involves several key processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and carbon sequestration, each contributing to the regulation of carbon levels on the planet.
Human activities, particularly fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, have significantly altered the natural carbon cycle, leading to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and driving climate change. Understanding the intricacies of the carbon cycle is essential for assessing the impacts of these changes and developing effective mitigation strategies.
By studying the carbon cycle, scientists can identify carbon sources and sinks, measure carbon fluxes, and predict future trends. This knowledge is crucial for crafting policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions, enhancing carbon storage, and promoting sustainable practices. The carbon cycle's interplay with climate systems, ecosystems, and human activities underscores its importance in maintaining a stable and healthy planet.
In-depth exploration of the carbon cycle reveals the delicate balance required to sustain life and the urgent need to address anthropogenic influences. Through research, education, and policy, we can work towards restoring equilibrium in the carbon cycle and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.
Artificial Reefs by Kuddle Life Foundation - May 2024punit537210
Situated in Pondicherry, India, Kuddle Life Foundation is a charitable, non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to improving the living standards of coastal communities and simultaneously placing a strong emphasis on the protection of marine ecosystems.
One of the key areas we work in is Artificial Reefs. This presentation captures our journey so far and our learnings. We hope you get as excited about marine conservation and artificial reefs as we are.
Please visit our website: https://kuddlelife.org
Our Instagram channel:
@kuddlelifefoundation
Our Linkedin Page:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kuddlelifefoundation/
and write to us if you have any questions:
info@kuddlelife.org
Characterization and the Kinetics of drying at the drying oven and with micro...Open Access Research Paper
The objective of this work is to contribute to valorization de Nephelium lappaceum by the characterization of kinetics of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum. The seeds were dehydrated until a constant mass respectively in a drying oven and a microwawe oven. The temperatures and the powers of drying are respectively: 50, 60 and 70°C and 140, 280 and 420 W. The results show that the curves of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum do not present a phase of constant kinetics. The coefficients of diffusion vary between 2.09.10-8 to 2.98. 10-8m-2/s in the interval of 50°C at 70°C and between 4.83×10-07 at 9.04×10-07 m-8/s for the powers going of 140 W with 420 W the relation between Arrhenius and a value of energy of activation of 16.49 kJ. mol-1 expressed the effect of the temperature on effective diffusivity.
WRI’s brand new “Food Service Playbook for Promoting Sustainable Food Choices” gives food service operators the very latest strategies for creating dining environments that empower consumers to choose sustainable, plant-rich dishes. This research builds off our first guide for food service, now with industry experience and insights from nearly 350 academic trials.
UNDERSTANDING WHAT GREEN WASHING IS!.pdfJulietMogola
Many companies today use green washing to lure the public into thinking they are conserving the environment but in real sense they are doing more harm. There have been such several cases from very big companies here in Kenya and also globally. This ranges from various sectors from manufacturing and goes to consumer products. Educating people on greenwashing will enable people to make better choices based on their analysis and not on what they see on marketing sites.
1. Susan Mazur-Stommen, Ph.D.
Principal and Founder
INDICIA Consulting LLC
Making Changes: Learning from Social Science Research to Drive Behavior Change
AAAS, Washington, D.C. Summer 2015
2. About me
I am a cultural anthropologist
My work takes me interesting places
Hanging out in a metal fabrication shop in Chicago
listening for air pump leaks
Eating goat burgers on a farm in rural Alabama.
Eating ‘slug’ burgers in a small town in Mississippi
Taking pictures of people’s underwear drawers and
asking about laundry pain points in suburban Southern
California.
Interviewing truckers at a convention in Dallas, Texas
3. INDICIA Consulting
Indicia Consulting is a mission-driven social
enterprise:
#1 -- increase sustainability via engaging behavior
through proven social science insights and methods.
All human behavior and its environmental impact --
energy, water, food, transportation, and pollution
control.
#2 – increase understanding and value of qualitative
theory and methods, particularly from anthropology
Our focus is on qualitative research, primarily using
ethnographic methods and theories.
4. Why focus on behavior?
Everything comes back to human behavior, even
installed technology
If people do not choose to purchase, use, or abide by it,
then it will not do the job
We are all convinced that, with the right medium and
data visualization and presentation, people will just
‘get it’
We need to make energy issues concrete and visible
to people in real-time, rather than abstract and after
the fact.
5.
6. MYTH People don’t care about conserving energy
False: People believe in saving energy, think they already
DO save energy, and also believe not doing so is simply
irresponsible.
People feel good about saving energy, and are excited to
share what they have done in their own homes
People are curious about new ways to save energy – they
just don’t want to be lied, tricked, scared, or forced into it!
7. We need to stop relying on an outmoded
model – foisting education upon people in
hopes they become ‘better’ consumers, and
instead look to ways that we can foster
better outcomes through changes to
people’s social, natural, and built
environments.
8. What does not work
Scare tactics do not work,
“Unless carefully used in a
message that contains con-
structive advice and a per-
sonal and direct link with the
individual, fear is likely to
trigger barriers to engage-
ment, such as denial…”
9. Consumers/water-users/energy-users
do not need to have their cognitive load
increased. Being educated, made aware,
or taught to think about resource use
isn’t sufficient to affect change. People
don’t use resources, they use products
and services
10. Get people to care about energy
You can achieve greater
impact and deeper
savings by incorporating
insights from social and
behavioral sciences.
12. Get people to change their behavior
Changing attitudes does not mean that behavior
change automatically follows!
How many times have YOU tried to change a
behavior you don’t like?
Creating new habits requires new tools.
13. What does not work
Simply telling people what to do, commonly called
education, or raising awareness, does nothing.
Offering rebates do not motivate behavior change
Though people who change their behavior can take
advantage of them
Cash incentives can backfire, removing pre-existing
motivations
Correct pricing can move markets on the macro-scale
but does nothing on the ground to change people’s
everyday, observable behaviors.
14. Tools that work
Commitment:
Spoken, written, and public statements reinforce self-
image
Social Norming:
No one wants to be weird!
Prompts:
Prompts are VISIBLE calls to a specific action
Convenience:
Many barriers to behavior change are rooted in
inconvenience that limits ability or incentive to take
action
15. Tool: Commitment
One utility found that people who made
a pledge goal achieved 3X savings as the
average (Schick and Goodwin 2011).
We want to bring our behavior into
alignment with public statements
Grant McCracken, an anthropologist
from MIT, calls these ‘unities’ in his
theory Diderot’s Bathrobe.
16. Tool: Social Norming
• Offer demonstration of ‘the norm’
• Make behavior impacts visible and
comparable
• With ‘norms’ NUMBERS MATTER. Show
people that other people are doing it too.
• When to use it: If there is a lack of
motivation due to uncertainty about social
acceptance (Compost toilets, anyone?)
17. Save the Crabs
• Run-off was impacting the water quality in the Chesapeake Bay
• Homeowners were asked to COMMIT to one specific action: to
fertilize in the fall instead of the spring to reduce runoff into the
bay.
• The campaign was framed around the blue crab, a seafood with local
cultural resonance
• The slogan “Save the crabs…then eat them later” representing the request
to save fertilizing till the fall was promoted by local chefs and local
newspapers
• The program was promoted in restaurants and by homeowners who
displayed signs reading, “No appetizers were harmed in the making of this
lawn.”
• The campaign also used a print and TV media campaign.
• Post-campaign survey results showed that those who were exposed to
the campaign were significantly more likely not to fertilize their lawn
in the spring (Landers et al. 2006).
18. Tool: Prompts
• Prompts are VISIBLE calls to a specific action
• Prompts are NOT slogans
• Prompts can be delivered through signage, feedback
devices, or reminders (like a door hanger)
• Prompts need to be placed in physical proximity to the
targeted action
• Prompts need to be deployed as close to the timing of
the action as possible
• Prompts also require placement within a natural
sequence of actions:
• When to use it: If a major barrier to completing an action
is forgetfulness or a lack of instant cues, providing a
prompt can be an effective intervention.
19. Tool: Convenience
• Barriers can be found in the built environment:
• Example, you may want to encourage taking the stairs, but
the stairs are located at the opposite end of the building
• Barriers can also appear in the processes we encounter as we
navigate our day:
• Example, you want employees to bike to work more often,
but have an 8:00AM all-hands staff meeting every
morning.
• There are barriers to be found in our shared infrastructure:
• People cannot walk to lunch due to pedestrian unfriendly
roadway design
• When to use it: If there is a structural or procedural barrier
that causes significant inconvenience to completing an action,
a convenience-altering intervention should be implemented.
20. Scoop the Poop
• Austin, Texas has a reputation for being quite a dog-friendly
town
• Downside: Austin has to deal with over 60,000 pounds of dog
waste every day
• This impacts the local waterways, leading to bacterial
contamination, algal blooms, and fish kills.
• As a deterrent, the city of Austin implemented a $500 fine for
dog owners who do not clean up after their dogs.
• No officer, no citation, no compliance.
• Surveys and interviews identified several barriers to cleaning up
dog poop. These barriers included:
• No convenient access to plastic baggies
• Trash cans not close by
• The task is messy and dirty
• “One little pile” is not a problem
• The belief that it is natural fertilizer!!!
21. Scoop the Poop
• “Mutt Mitt” stations were installed in city parks.
• In 2000, 25 stations were installed, by 2010 over 150 stations
were available in 90 parks.
• The stations are stocked with plastic bags that “protect the
hand like a glove.”
• The stations are accompanied by with a phone number for
people to call to report violations or empty dispensers
• Problems with water quality remained, so in 2009 messaging
was added to the Scoop the Poop program in Austin:
• In 2001, 75,000 Mutt Mitts were distributed to dispose of about
37,500 pounds of dog waste.
• By 2009, about 2.4 million Mitts were distributed to dispose of 1.2
million pounds of dog waste.
• Bacteria levels in local streams near off-leash dog parks
have improved.
22. Behavior change campaigns
Must become multi-modal, multi-channel,
multi-message, multi-messenger.
Must meet people on their own ground, using
language they understand, and peer-champions
they relate to.
Must use methods that are appropriate for
different learning styles, not just the visual-
verbal.
23.
24. One theme to bind them
There is no universal solution or quick fix.
Any program or policy must:
• Keep it local and respect the culture
• Use emerging technologies to reinforce good
habits
• Parse your data to understand behavior
• Focus on outcomes
25. What can you do?
Remember that small changes can have large
impacts.
Seek to piggyback culture change onto
technological innovations.
Empower local and indigenous solutions.
26. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more of our activities, including links to papers, press
articles, and slide decks, please visit our website at
www.indiciaconsulting.com
Email us at:
info@indiciaconsulting.com
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@IndiciaInfo
Visit and Like us at:
Facebook.com/indiciaconsulting
Read our blog, Small Signs and Omens:
indiciaconsulting.blogspot.com
Editor's Notes
Those of us who are advocates for behavior programs are at a point where the specific regulatory environment demands a relatively strict definition of behavior programs. Some of these are incredibly new, a few years old, helped along by new mobile technologies and the increasing familiarity consumers have with those technologies. Behavior programs need a chance to prove themselves before more established programs start using the term because it is trendy, and thus risk re-muddying the waters.