Help us survey behavioral science teams around the world!

Hello Action Design organizers and ADN friends,
Do you apply behavioral science in your work, to develop better products, communications or policies? 

If so, we’d like to learn more: we’re surveying behavioral science teams around the world. Action Design Network has partnered with Dr. Stephen Wendel and the Behavioral Science & Policy Association to compile data on behavioral teams. As part of the process, you’ll be able to learn about the range of teams out there, from how big they are, to what they work on, to the challenges they’ve faced. 

We have created a comprehensive survey (www.behavioralteams.com) to learn about the range of behavioral teams out there, from how big they are, to what they work on, to the challenges they’ve faced.

We need your help with this initiative!

1. Visit www.behavioralteams.com to learn more about this initiative and complete the survey of behavioral teams.

2. Share this survey with your city members and/or various networks (email, social media, LinkedIn, word of mouth, etc.).

The more information we collect, the better the results. Feel free to reach out with any question and thanks for all the help!

Launch of Action Design Network Job Board

ACTION DESIGN NETWORK + PEOPLE SCIENCE

Action Design Network has partnered with PeopleScience to develop a job board focused on applied behavioral science opportunities in the modern marketplace. Behavioral science jobs are rare and often hard to find.

We aim to change that.

We want to make sure the best people have the best opportunities to do the best work.

Check out the latest behavioral science opportunities, post new jobs (it's free), and help us grow the community of practitioners by sharing with your networks.

Action Design Network Jobs Page

Looking for behavioral science opportunities?

View and apply for jobs.

Hiring for behavioral science roles?

Post a Job. No Charge.

Who we are

Action Design Network is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2012 to promote the use of behavioral economics and psychology in policy and product design. The group has quickly grown to over 10,000 members with monthly events in cities across the US and Canada. Each month, speakers share research findings and practical lessons about how to help people voluntarily change daily routines and behavior to improve their lives. 

PeopleScience is the platform for behavioral insights in the modern marketplace. Credible, accessible, relatable and real. We host a conversation among academics, industry leaders and the intellectually curious about the potential and challenges of applied behavioral science.

Action Design + Ethical Technology Boston

For the next session of our Action Design best practices series, we are collaborating with Ethical Design Boston.

Our next session will be focused on Ethics in UX Research.

Empathy. Deep Empathy. Accessibility. Inclusiveness. Localization. As the tech industry matures, more and more organizations are acknowledging how the users of their products often differ from those creating them. To close this gap and design better experiences, product teams have begun incorporating more user research into their development cycles.

Including users in the design process presents several ethical challenges, however. For example, how do we test important business assumptions while ensuring participant well-being and privacy? How do we balance user feedback with subject matter expertise? Using examples from the speaker’s work, this talk explores the sometimes thin line between “human-centric” and unethical.

About Our Speaker

Alba N. Villamil is an independent UX Researcher who specializes in designing products for vulnerable populations like refugees and low-income families. In addition to working with pre-stage startups, she has worked on projects with Code for America, the Harvard Kennedy School, and the Rochester City School District. She studied sociology at Harvard University and social psychology at Swarthmore College.

Event Schedule

Registration info TBD, but we’re aiming for 10 DEC 2018, otherwise after New Year’s.

• 6:00 – 6:30 pm: Networking

• 6:30 – 7:30 pm: Talk + Q&A

• 7:30 – 8:00 pm: Networking

What is Ethical Technology Boston?

Ethical Technology Boston is a community of technology & design professionals looking to incorporate an aspect of social responsibility into our daily work. We meet locally to discuss and evaluate complex real life ethical issues and potential implications that we face in our industries. Through these discussions we learn from each other, develop new practices and gain a trusted network of likeminded individuals. We’re also part of a global online community for Ethical Technology and Design at ethicsofdesign.org.