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Influence

Celine Chew, Straits Interactive: "The course exceeded all expectations. The researchers were all fun and engaging. The content was interesting and relevant - and, more importantly, current and provided food for thought."

Lindsay Schreiber: "This course was an excellent taster in bringing the worlds of cutting edge practical behavioural science and corporate life together! I highly recommend it!"

Kristen Hyde: "This course is perfect for professionals with a hunger for learning more about the psychology behind why people make choices. If you work in marketing, advertising, human resources, legal - any role where you are working directly with people - you will benefit from this course's teaching in understanding how and why people tick."

Pete Dyson, Department for Transport: "A brilliantly curated course, delivered with a lot of care and attention."

Emily Palmer, Pulse: "I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It was fascinating, challenging and insightful from the very first piece of reading to the last session. There was a good variety of sources - articles, videos, case studies - and the online live sessions were engaging and enjoyable. It was clear that the trainers were experts in their field and had put a lot of thought and consideration into the sessions as well as the pre-reads and additional resources. The topics were complementary and gave a solid introduction to those that were new to the subject area, whilst still giving opportunities to those better versed to expand their knowledge and thinking. It was truly eye-opening and has changed the way I approach my work."

Consumer Neuroscience

Jaimie Grosset, The Lane Agency: "A fantastically fascinating workshop, filled with thought provoking questions and real-world case studies. The course was interactive and very open to the collective group's questions and discussion points, making it highly engaging and enjoyable. The Professors managed to bridge the gap between academia and business/marketing very well, showing the strength in collaboration and knowledge sharing…It was thoroughly enjoyable and interesting to hear from the specialist areas and what form of application this can take."

Andy Butterfield, UK CX Lead, Salesforce: "Fantastic course! It gave me great insight into consumer behaviour using stories and detailed explanations. It has absolutely improved the way I am going to approach a number of areas of my business. I highly recommend it."

Teamwork

Catherine Mallaband, United Minds: "Excellent course. Good to unpick the theory behind teamwork and some great practical exercises that demonstrate how teams can come to better decision making."

Former attendee: "The course was a pleasure to attend. The facilitators not only shared their vast content expertise with delegates but also demonstrated how scientific insights can be applied to day-to-day work environments."

Former attendee: "Really interesting exploration of the psychology of teams and how to drive more effective decision-making through quite simple changes to habitual techniques in problem-solving and consensus-building."

Culture Change

Julie Arbuthnott: "Fantastic and inspiring day. Strong groundwork laid for understanding, then the added sparkle of usable tools!"

Andrea Stevenson, Deloitte: "A fascinating journey through individual and group behaviors and the factors that influence those, combined with practical tools to help drive behaviour change and effect culture change."

Former attendee: "The workshop was excellent.  Gave me real food for thought."

Bespoke Workshops

A Behavioural Science extended course for World Resources Institute:
Arya, National Climate Action, WRI:
"The Changing Minds course helped me see that my actions can affect not only those I directly engage with but also have additional impacts on the connecting systems at large…Explanations of key concepts was very clear and concise, and interactive approach was helpful...The Changing Minds course has opened my eyes to the different ways that stimuli affect my every day decisions. I have learned to be more conscious of the causal mechanisms in my routine as well as in my work."
Ariadne Samios, Active Mobility Coordinator, WRI Brazil: Enjoyed "Learning the different strategies to apply for changing behaviours. It was very interesting to learn because of the social impact projects I have been working on WRI...This course is an opportunity to open your mind to new knowledge. For people working in different areas, I believe the course teaches many interesting techniques that can really improve projects that aim to have an impact on people's behavior." 
Paula Santos, Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Brazil: Enjoyed "coaching sessions where I was able to apply lessons learned in a case related to my daily work."
Ananya Chakraborty, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI: "I enjoyed the Changing Minds course immensely and have learnt several concepts which can be implemented in my research at with private sector, governments and communities.”
Former attendee, WRI: "I like the dynamics of the course, varying from explanations to discussions in groups - it fits the complexity of the content for a lay group. The Professors are very didactic."
Former attendee, WRI: "This course allows you to understand how our behaviors can shape our understanding of the word, but specially how to use them to drive changes to accelerate transitions in the context of sustainable development."
Former attendee, WRI: "Good sessions with the UCL team, who are patient and knowledgeable about BSA [Behavioural Science applications]."
Former attendee, WRI: "A complete curriculum has been prepared and each lesson is accompanied by reference materials to help students better understand the content of the lesson. It is helpful for the project design and implementation."
Former attendee, WRI: "To better understand the behavioral science theory is beneficial for your project inception, design and implementation."

A Mental Models and Team Culture workshop for UCL Department:
Former attendee, UCL:
"I loved the practical elements at the end, it was so interesting and I think a lot of managers took something away"
Former attendee, UCL: "Stephen [Dewitt] made the session interesting and engaging and I kept my full concentration during the whole session."
Fiona, UCL: strongly feels that the workshop on Culture and Leadership 'would be useful in their work or daily life.'

An extended behavioural science course for a global marketing company:
George:
"Really enjoyed it - loved the session on building relationships. The three pillars of all human interaction: reciprocity, generosity and authenticity. It is helping me better understand the world around me."

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