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In defense of line managers

What can business leaders, communicators and engagement specialists do to ensure their line managers are bringing out the best...

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Optimise employee engagement with these five behavioural principles

To make change, make change easy. Here are our top 5 behavioural science techniques for easing employee engagement.

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Fake News: Is truth truth and fiction fiction?

What is fake news? When is it dangerous and when is it necessary? John Drummond explores the blurred lines...

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Your culture could be holding back your organisation’s success

Four questions to consider when identifying how culture could be holding you back, even within high functioning organisations.

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Fostering and promoting a diverse culture | Five key considerations

From a clear compelling purpose to inspiring and authentic leaders, here are five key considerations for fostering and promoting...

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Hitting refresh

The online experience is a critical part of maintaining your brand’s relevance. Here's why you should revisit your company's...

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Encouraging ‘elfy’ behaviours

From responsible drinking and ‘elfy’ eating to workplace safety, we’ve helped many organisations encourage positive behaviour change.

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How to adapt your culture to fit a growing business

Is your business going through growing pains? It seems that scale can sometimes dilute culture, but it doesn't need...

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‘How we do things around here’ – a checklist for developing your culture

Developing a framework that aligns values to vision and business strategy isn't the endpoint. Here's a checklist for developing...

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Thinking About Design Differently – Design Manchester 2018

By involving the creative team at every step of the process, new values and benefits can be brought to...

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Audience Segmentation: Does One Size Fit All?

When it comes to your employee audiences, are you guilty of taking a ‘one size fits all’ approach? Here...

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How to influence behaviour in business

Navigating the world of behavioural insights can be tricky. For cost-effective, proven, and successful interventions, we use these four...

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Six ways to make your organisational change sustainable

Make transformational or organisational change easier and more sustainable with these 6 tips based on real-life work experiences.

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Employee voice: how to engage employees by listening

What is employee voice?  Employee voice (where an organisation sees its people not as the problem, rather as central...

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The behavioural science behind user experience

Here are 7 of the most applicable and powerful cognitive biases that, once understood, can help you design a...

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Brand width

In the fresh, volatile world of tech start-ups, businesses must expand their brand to include company culture, or risk...

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Nudgestock ’18

Nudgestock is a shot of inspiration, innovation, ideation and insight. Its value and uniqueness comes from the brilliantly eclectic...

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Birmingham Calling – BDF 2018

Exposure and openness to inspiring ideas, rather than business card swapping and showreels, is what makes a great design...

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Creating character through purpose

This short animation illustrates and exemplifies how putting purpose at the core can create a powerful, characterful brand.

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The Call of Nature

This World Water Day we’re exploring the subconscious influences at play when we answer the most basic call of...