BIT Canada 🇨🇦

The official Twitter account of BIT Canada, the Behavioural Insights Team's Canadian office.

[BIT @B_I_Team]

🗣️ On May 22, BIT Canada’s @s_tregebov will be speaking on a panel for @OSC_News with regulators, government leaders, industry leaders, and investors on how to make Ontario’s markets more accessible, attractive, and secure 🇨🇦 Register by May 14 here👇
https://t.co/dCeqORPj1G

[BIT @B_I_Team]

🤲 "I know it like the back of my hand" ... but do you really? 🤔

How well do we actually know the back of our own hands? And what might this reveal about human cognition? We ran a rapid experiment with BIT staff to find out.

Read about it here 👇
https://t.co/UhW9VaOtAD

[BIT @B_I_Team]

"People who take behavioral science seriously don’t present the field as a substitute for regulation or enforcement. Instead, it complements and enhances other approaches." 🔍

@mhallsworth unpacks misconceptions of #BeSci for the @washingtonpost👇
https://t.co/K4ceKcJCft

[BIT Canada 🇨🇦 @bit_canada]

Pls RT in the name of 📈sample size! @UofT_BEAR @dilipsoman @s_tregebov @brikirkpatrick @BITAmericas @beglobinsights @B_I_Team @behscientist @BPPjournal @impact_innovEN

[BIT Canada 🇨🇦 @bit_canada]

🇨🇦 workers can make a 5-min contribution to science today by filling out this ✨fun, quick survey: https://t.co/AX6eDx2ikk
❤️‍🩹The results will inform some interesting research we're conducting on wellbeing preretirement!

[Lindsay @Lindsay_mp]

We are just two weeks away from #BIGDifferenceBC! We have an excellent line up including our keynote speaker @betsylevyp, as well as a special session focusing on #behaviouralinsights and communications!

[Filippo Bianchi @bianchifilippo1]

What motivates people in the UK to cut down on their alcohol intake? At @B_I_Team we asked more than 7000 people to find out… a 🧵https://t.co/M9aQNCT3OP

[Justin Presseau @JPresseau]

We’re hiring x2! Research Coordinator (https://t.co/mrWe0G6sA2) to coordinate equity-focused BeSci & ImpSci qual studies & sys reviews in chronic disease, + Research Assistant (https://t.co/U3ora2oAS9) to support sys reviews & ethics apps in range of BeSci & ImplSci studies.

[BIT @B_I_Team]

🍸 5.3% of all deaths worldwide are related to alcohol consumption. That's 3 MILLION deaths per year. At BIT, we're determined to figure out how we can tackle this growing public health dilemma. Learn how on the blog 👇
https://t.co/geX2bZIrZp #publichealth #alcohol

[BIT @B_I_Team]

🚰 How can cities maintain safe water?

📦We're beyond proud of our work w/ @ChicagoWater & @BloombergDotOrg to improve their water lead testing program.

📈Read on to see how a BI-informed redesign increased test kit return rates by 20pp!

https://t.co/Z8mPPhAWHY

[BIT Canada 🇨🇦 @bit_canada]

🚨2 great new 🇨🇦behavioural science jobs now posted at @CompBureau - they are building a brand new (and we think exciting) team.
https://t.co/sffy99U1nv
https://t.co/UiL5PI7k5v

[BIT Canada 🇨🇦 @bit_canada]

"Using behavioural science as a lens, rather than a tool to nudge with, is the next evolution for government."👇
Read more from our @mhallsworth in conversation with 🇨🇦@AmandaLang https://t.co/oAU3DYjeC2

[BIT @B_I_Team]

It's the 21st century and disabled people are STILL socially marginalised in many contexts around the world. We partnered with @scope to see which messages can change these negative attitudes - and here's what we found 👉 https://t.co/kGrPLU94by

[BIT @B_I_Team]

Empowering employees brings higher levels of job performance and satisfaction, but what actually works?

Together with the UK @DefenceHQ we explored whether a ground-up approach to empowerment can be scaled across a gov dept...and yes it can! 🙌

https://t.co/QeSlQX5AoD

[BIT-Americas @BITAmericas]

BIT is thrilled to partner with @scrippsresearch and a great group of other organizations to support enrolling and engaging participants in the The @NIH All of Us Research Program. https://t.co/qJpcWNjg8L

[United Way Golden Horseshoe @unitedwaygh]

Together with @bit_canada, we addressed barriers to tax-filing for low-income residents.

Our BI-informed email campaign yielded a 440% higher response rate, connecting more people to tax benefits - over $67k in benefits provided!

Learn more at https://t.co/EiHlHxZwj7 #LocalLove

[Sasha Tregebov @s_tregebov]

Community-based orgs can benefit from a behavioural insights approach by acknowledging key challenges (e.g., limited time, study populations in the evidence base). Check out our blog and report https://t.co/XINPa0LTBF…. Thank you to @unitedwayhh
and co-author @vivienunderdown!!

[BIT Canada 🇨🇦 @bit_canada]

👇our work in 🇨🇦 with @unitedwayhh

[BIT @B_I_Team]

#Nonprofits can use behavioural insights to grow #fundraising, program participation, & more. How?

✍️Improving comms
🧼Removing admin burden aka sludge
✔️Reviewing defaults

Read about @bit_canada's partnership w/ @unitedwayhh to learn more 👇

https://t.co/pIv6TqzeI9

[Impact Canada @impact_innovEN]

📌 TODAY: Join @CFR_CRF & @bit_canada for their Regulatory Speaker Series on “Behavioural Insights for Better Regulation.”

Hear from our very own @leifer_jessica as she shares her experience applying #BeSci within the Government of Canada 🇨🇦

🔗 https://t.co/i3IlISr6sd

[Cass Sunstein @CassSunstein]

Very important: Sludge reduction in the Biden Administration. @R_Thaler @DavidHalpernCBE @B_I_Tweets @kevin_volpp @pamela_herd @donmoyn
https://t.co/9Q9eEiDZcN