The B-Word
Episodes
Faster Horses
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The AI hype train is moving at full throttle. Breathless headlines predict mass layoffs, the end of work as we know it, and a brave new world of intel...
Look Closer
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The B-Word is all about the c-word... Context. We all like to think that humans are predictable and consistent, but when you look clos...
Fish Out Of Water
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What can Lawrence of Arabia teach us about organisations? Why do organisations persist with so many accepted practices that don't seem to work? What d...
Adopting AI
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is everyone so excited about AI? What makes AI so different from any previous technology and what does that mean for adopting it? What does AI mea...
In Our Own Image
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does the pursuit of Artificial Intelligence tell us about human nature? Can we ever understand AI, or the human brain? Can machines become consci...
Brains At Work
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember the time Kim Kardashian and Kanye West disagreed over the colour of a dress? What is "flow" and why does it matter? What can London ca...
The Science of Mental Health
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can monkeys drinking fruit juice teach us about mental health? How does the placebo effect really work? Are magic mushrooms the silver bullet for...
Neurobollocks
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever heard that we only use 10% of our brains? That the brain's right hemisphere is creative and the left hemisphere is logical? Or that we a...
Start At The End
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every organisation, including yours, is in the business of behaviour change. But is your organisation willing to try new ideas, test and learn, experi...
The Power of No
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No. Non. Não. Nein. Nej. Nie. La. It's a simple word. Why do so many of us find it so difficult to say? In this episode, James is joined by Profess...
Less is More
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More. Faster. Sooner. The modern world of work is all about productivity. What if the secret of increasing productivity was actually the last thing yo...
Experimental Sustainability
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How can organisations use experiments to get better outcomes? What role does behavioural science play in the fight against climate change? What can we...
Change Myths
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do the 5 Stages of Grief really apply to organisations? Is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator just a work horoscope? How effective is corporate training?...
Friends
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How many Facebook friends can you have? Do friends have benefits? What's the point of gossip? What does an increasingly globalised, virtual world mean...
Dylanomics
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What can HR learn from advertising? What do Jesus and Bob Dylan have in common? Why are AI speed cameras a bad idea? And why are mediocre statistician...
The Social Dilemma
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Should we be concerned about our data being used to nudge our behaviour? How can organisations ethically use behavioural data to make work more effect...
The Great Reimagination
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does hybrid working mean for employee wellbeing? What really makes us happy at work? How do organisations maintain culture in a virtual world? Wh...
Us & Them
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can organisations overcome silos? What impact do group dynamics have on leadership? Do Canadians really prefer maple syrup? In this episode James ...
Following the Herd
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What makes ordinary people do terrible things? Can social influences really change behaviour? And what was Katharine Hepburn's profound behavioural ...
HR For Humans
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can we make our organisations more human? Is human behaviour really just an elaborate plumbing problem? What can Depeche Mode teach us about human...
Anthrovision
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every organization is fundamentally in the business of behaviour change. Why do they find it so hard? What can organisations learn from an academic di...
Think Small
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can thinking small help us achieve big things? What can organisations and individuals learn from a decade of applied behavioural science in govern...