How can companies be better at managing the strategic risks they face in an uncertain world?This episode is part two of my discussion with Hans Læssøe on Strategic Risk. If you haven’t yet listened to Part 1 👉 https://www.podpage.com/the-human-risk-podcast/hans-lassoe-on-strategic-risk-part-one/ - then I recommend that you do that first.Having explored how Hans’ career evolved in Part 1 of our discussion, in this episode we look in more detail at the techniques and principles which Hans uses in his work. Hans now works as an independent risk consultant and trainer. You can find out more about his work 👉https://aktus.dk/

How can companies be better at managing the strategic risks they face in an uncertain world? My guest on this episode Hans Læssøe, spent over 35 years working for Lego. He held a variety of roles within the company, culminating in being responsible for developing and running Lego’s Strategic Risk Management program. In other words, helping Lego Senior Management to better understand and mitigate the risks they face on a strategic level — the things that could derail their ability to deliver those little bricks into our hands and keep themselves in business.In this, Part One of our discussion — Part Two is in the next episode of the podcast —we explore how Hans came to work at Lego and head the risk function. He also explains how he approaches uncertainty and the key techniques that can be deployed to manage Strategic Risk. Hans now works as an independent risk consultant and trainer. You can find out more about his work 👉https://aktus.dk/

What is Clubhouse and why should you care? Clubhouse is a new(wish!) social media network that is focused on live audio content. The audio element isn’t the only thing that differentiates Clubhouse from other networks. It also offers a very different user experience - one that relies heavily on Behavioural Science. As an active user of Clubhouse, for professional and personal reasons, I’m fascinated by the opportunities it offers and the BeSci that’s been used to drive the user experience. Even if you’re not a user of social media, you’ll be aware of the impact it is having on human decision-making. In a previous episode, I spoke with Evelyn Gosnell and Lindsay Juarez - two behavioural Scientists who helped one social media network, TikTok, to limit the spread of unverified information. You can hear that 🎧 👉 https://www.podpage.com/the-human-risk-podcast/evelyn-gosnell-lindsay-juarez-on-reducing-the-spread-of-misinformation-on-social-media/On this episode, I'm joined by Dr Ali Fenwick who has just published a book on Clubhouse called “Everything you need to know about Clubhouse: What is it, why should you care, and how to get started?: The Ultimate Guide”. It’s a user guide, a behavioural analysis of how it works and a competitor analysis that explores how it is positioned against the other platforms. You can find a link to that here 👉 https://www.hult.edu/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-clubhouse/. It’s a user guide, a behavioural analysis of how it works and a competitor analysis that explores how it is positioned against the other platforms.Ali is Professor of Organizational Behavior and Innovation at Hult Business School, where his research focuses on the behavioural foundations of organizations and management and explores how psychological interventions can be applied within the (digital) workplace to increase employee well-being and organizational performance. He’s also a Behavioural Science practitioner working with business, education, government & NGOs.To find out more about Ali 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/afenwick/Whether you’re an experienced Clubhouse user, waiting to get access - if so get in touch with me via www.human-risk.com - have never heard of it, or have absolutely no interest in joining it, what Ali reveals will be of interest to you. Because the techniques he describes, aren’t just being deployed by social media. They influence our decision-making in other fields as well. What you’ll also hear is a positive argument for social media, because as Ali points out many of the benefits that Clubhouse offers are socially beneficial. At least for now.If you’re on Clubhouse, you can find me @humanrisk 👉 https://clubhousedb.com/user/humanriskDo join me for my regular slots in:The Behavioral Hacks Club 👉 https://clubhousedb.com/club/1244868721-behavioral-hacksThe Diversifi BeSci Network 👉 https://clubhousedb.com/club/650742502-diversifi-global-networkThe PivotPoint Ideas Lab 👉 https://clubhousedb.com/club/565255043-the-pivot-point-ideas-lab

How can Behavioural Science help us to better plan for the future? That's the subject of a new book by Dr Grace Lordan, who is my guest on this episode. In Think Big: Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want, she explores how Behavioural Science can get us closer to to the life we’d like to live.Whether you fantasise about changing industry, landing a big promotion, writing a screenplay, setting up your own company or starting your own podcast (a terrible idea by the way 😉) Think Big has some practical Behavioural Science infused ideas for how to go about it. In our discussion, we explore how she came to write the book and what she learned from writing it.For more on Thing Big 👀👉https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/315/315350/think-big/9780241420164.htmlGrace is the Founding Director of The Inclusion Initiative, Director of the MSc in Behavioural Science and an Associate Professor in Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science. For more about her 👉https://www.lse.ac.uk/PBS/People/Dr-Grace-LordanGrace previously appeared on the podcast in these episodes:Cognitive Diversity & Privilege 🎧 👉 https://www.podpage.com/the-human-risk-podcast/dr-grace-lordan-on-privilege-cognitive-diversity/Inclusion 🎧 👉 https://www.podpage.com/the-human-risk-podcast/dr-grace-lordan-on-inclusion/

What can football teach us about human decision-making? That’s what ESPN commentator and expert on the German Bundesliga Derek Rae, helps me to explore on this episode.Even if you’re not a sports fan, what Derek has to share are some fascinating insights into how we see the world. Given his job involves observing other people doing theirs, he has an invaluable perspective on human decision-making.In our wide ranging discussion, we explore also how Derek, a Scotsman, became a fan of the German Bundesliga and why he is still so passionate about it. The answers are highly relevant to recent news concerning the proposal to develop European Super League. That which was announced after we recorded this episode, but we address many of the issues that led to the German Clubs not participating. What you’ll hear on this episode are the thoughts of a highly engaging expert in his field with fascinating insights to share.If you like this episode, do also check out other episodes featuring Raphael Honigstein:https://www.podpage.com/the-human-risk-podcast/raphael-honigstein-on-the-psychology-of-football/Ben Cohen on the Hot Hand https://www.podpage.com/the-human-risk-podcast/ben-cohen-on-the-hot-hand/In our discussion we talk about the German “50+1”Rule that restricts ownership of clubs. This video explains it clearly.https://youtu.be/GebbvzMod_4To see examples of Derek’s Back Garden Bundesligahttps://twitter.com/raecomm/status/1261443532721500160?lang=enhttps://twitter.com/RaeComm/status/1322161026184450050?s=20https://twitter.com/RaeComm/status/1264281157883043845?s=20

What’s the biggest risk you’ve ever taken?The answer to that question, will tell you a lot about your own Risk Fingerprint. That’s the term that my guest Michele Wucker used to describe our individual approaches to risk. Michele is the author of the Gray Rhino and she’s just published s brand new book called “You Are What You Risk”, which explores this topic.In our discussion, we explore the Gray Rhino and then move into talk about how our perspective on risk, defines who we are. As ever, Michele has some fascinating insights.The artwork Michele and I discuss on the episode is called Real Rhinos Wear Pink by Chicago artist Matt Coglianese who works by the name of The Pig Shark. You can see it 👉https://www.thepigshark.com/escape-artists-2-series/real-rhinos-wear-pinkTo find out more about Michele, visit her website 👉https://www.wucker.com/For more on You Are What You Risk 👉https://www.wucker.com/writing/you-are-what-you-risk/For more on The Gray Rhino 👉https://www.wucker.com/writing/the-gray-rhino/

What makes some social movements successful and others not? That's what my guest on this episode Dr Gia Nardini, an Assistant Professor at Denver University, set out to find out when she examined the Black Lives Matter movement last summer. Gia specialises in consumer experience and last summer, She and her colleagues were planning to study how the Marriage Equality movement had been so successful. The idea being that many of the drivers behind consumer behaviour — in simple terms, what makes us buy things — are also of relevance when it comes to successful social justice movements.As Black Lives Matter protests broke out across the US and globally, Gia and her team shifted their approach - why study something that had happened, when you could study something that was happening? So they pivoted and began to look at a social justice movement in real-time. What emerged were some interesting insights into what makes social movements successful. Rather than just write a piece of research, what Gia and her team did was to author a guide that other social movements can use. The secret sauce that makes social justice movements successful — or not. I find this fascinating. Why do some campaigns succeed and others fail? And how does someone specialising in consumers, think of the idea of applying that to social movements? In our discussion, we explore the findings of her latest research and her earlier work on experiencing.For more on Gia 👉 https://daniels.du.edu/directory/gia-nardini/To read her research on Social Movements 👉 https://www.du.edu/news/research-why-was-black-lives-matter-so-successfulFor more on Experience vs Memory 👉https://www.headspace.com/blog/2015/08/19/remembering-vs-experiencing/

How can we mitigate human risk in a profession to ensure that practitioners engage in ethical practice and customers can rely on the people they engage? It's a challenge facing many new digital industries where the ethical and professional challenges are obvious, but regulation and control are clearly lacking. It's equally been a challenge for my chosen field of Applied Behavioural Science (BeSci). Like many rapidly growing fields, Applied BeSci is currently unregulated. Equally, there hasn’t historically been a professional body that directly serves the interests of both practitioners and those who buy BeSci services. This means there aren’t any professional standards, making it is hard for people buying BeSci consulting & training. After all, how can they know that they’re being advised by people who, to put it simply, know what they’re talking about and are operating on an ethical basis?Fortunately, things are now changing thanks to GAABS, the recently founded Global Association of Applied Behavioural Scientists. Not only am I fascinated by this as a case study for how we can think about protecting new industries from human risk, but as I recently became a Member of GAABS, I wanted to know more. So, on this episode, I'm joined by Araminta Naylor and Dr Nick Hobson, respectively a Founding Member and Board Member of GAABS. In our discussion, we explore the rationale for establishing GAABS. We also discuss the criteria for membership are and how the association will help practitioners and clients. Whether you work in Behavioural Science and are interested in joining GAABS, or a potential client of Applied Behavioural Science Firms like mine (👀👉www.human-risk.com), understanding how GAABS came about and what it aims to achieve, is required listening.If you're not either of those, what you'll hear are some fascinating insights into how we can manage human risk in an industry that isn't regulated. Whatever your reason for listening, do also stick around to hear Nick give some unintentionally terrible advice that you absolutely should NOT follow, and for me tell the story of how a conman tricked me. It goes without saying that neither story are things you should try at home.To find out more about GAABS, visit 👉https://gaabs.org/You can learn more about Nick by visiting 👉https://www.behaviorist.biz/ and Araminta by visiting 👉http://www.influenceatwork.co.uk/our-teamTo hear Nicks' "It's all just a bunch of BS" podcast 🎧 👉 https://www.behaviorist.biz/bspodcastThe previous episode of the Human Risk podcast that featured Nick is 🎧 👉 https://www.podpage.com/the-human-risk-podcast/dr-nick-hobson-on-bs/

When it comes to decision-making, there are few roles that have as much impact on everyone's lives as those taken by politicians. But what is it about politics, that brings out human risk? On this episode, I'm joined by Eliot Wilson. He's a former Clerk to the UK Parliament — a role that saw him working to help run the operations of what is affectionately referred to as 'The Mother of Parliaments'. Today Eliot helps companies to adapt their strategy and communications to meet the needs of the 21st century. As a result, he's perfectly placed to help us explore the human risk within Parliament and whether the structures that have enabled it to survive, are still fit for purpose.In our discussion, we explore politics from behind the scenes, how traditional parliamentary structures get the best — and the worst —out of politicians and whether we get the politicians we deserve.For more information on:The UK Parliament 👉https://www.parliament.uk/The House of Commons (lower chamber of parliament) 👉https://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/The House of Lords (upper chamber of parliament) 👉 https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/Select Committees 👉 https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/committees/select/Erskine May, the "parliamentary Bible" 👉 https://erskinemay.parliament.uk/The English Football Player, Marcus Rashford 👉 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_RashfordFor more on Eliot's work 👉https://pivotpoint.group/To listen to the PivotPoint podcast which Eliot hosts 🎧 👉 https://www.podpage.com/the-pivot-point-podcast/

How can we be smarter about interpreting the data that is presented to us? On a daily basis, we’re bombarded with information — some of it well-intentioned, some of it deliberately misleading. Whether it’s figures about COVID, claims in advertisements, statistics in sports, data in a work context or facts we’re being told by our friends - we all have to compute information to understand the world around us.But how can we make sense of it to allow us to make better decisions and avoid human risk? That's where my guest, Tim Harford, can help us. Tim is an economist, journalist and broadcaster. He is the author of a recently published book called “How To Make the World Add Up” / “The Data Detective” that explores just that.He is also a senior columnist at the Financial Times, and the presenter of BBC Radio’s “More or Less”, “How To Vaccinate The World”, and “Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy”, as well as the podcast “Cautionary Tales”. As you'll know if you've heard him before, Tim is highly skilled at telling stories in an engaging way, that help make complex ideas simple. On the show, I describe him as an "Explainer" and "Fact Checker" and we explore both of these concepts. We also discuss the key messages in his book and what we can all do to be smarter about interpreting the information we're presented with.You can find out more about Tim's podcasts and books via the following links:How to vaccinate the world 🎧 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m000py6sCautionary Tales 🎧 👉 https://timharford.com/etc/more-or-less/The Data Detective (🇺🇸/🇨🇦) 👀👉https://timharford.com/books/datadetective/How to make the world add up (ROW) 👀👉https://timharford.com/books/worldaddup/To sign up for Tim's newsletter and learn more about his other activities 👀👉https://timharford.com/