Cognitive biases and how to address one of them

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Julie Cook Kitchener Sep 22, 2025 12:40 pm
Hi all, We all have cognitive biases. What are they? Cognitive biases are errors in thinking that influence how we process information and make decisions, often leading to irratio…

Nonprofit insurance coverage — general liability, events, transport

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Krissy S Upper Peninsula Sep 16, 2025 15:48 pm
I’m a volunteer with a small US-based nonprofit focused on improving community recycling, and we’re just getting started. We’re finding it difficult to secure insurance coverage. …

World Social Marketing Conference 2025 – Alicante, Spain

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Julie Cook Kitchener Sep 15, 2025 12:41 pm
Hi all,  This is a friendly reminder that the World Social Marketing Conference is fast approaching. The theme for this year is Catalysts for Change: Uniting Global Efforts to Sha…

Evaluating Facility Tours

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Jennifer Cunningham Albury Sep 10, 2025 5:13 am
We have been running tours of a waste management facility for over 10 years. Demand is as high as ever from school groups and community groups. How can we evaluate the tours to un…

Behavior, Energy, & Climate Change Conference 2025

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Julie Cook Kitchener Sep 8, 2025 12:38 pm
Hi all,   The Behavior, Energy, & Climate Change (BECC) conference is back this year with an array of interesting sessions and a fantastic keynote speaker.    Location: Sacramento…

Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

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Julie Cook Kitchener Sep 1, 2025 12:38 pm
Hi all,   According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), at least one-third of food produced globally is wasted. In China, a staggering 349 million tons …

The Power of Dynamic Social Norms

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Julie Cook Kitchener Aug 25, 2025 12:41 pm
Hi all,    It is easy to underestimate the critical role that others play on our behavior. Yet, social norms are all around us directing our behaviour from one day to the next. As…

Designing Away Waste

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Julie Cook Kitchener Aug 18, 2025 12:53 pm
Hi all,    Although nature provides us with many examples of its circularity, our current take-make-waste culture is linear. Take a chip bag, for example. It cannot be reused, rec…

Participation sought: just 10 mins ! for research underway on ways people work with 'wicked problems'

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Hamish More Wellington Aug 15, 2025 4:13 am
Hi network, I am conducting my PhD research on the ways people work and think about wicked problems, and I would love to gather experiences from people around the world. The sur…

Rain Garden Rebate Programs: A Great Example

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Julie Cook Kitchener Aug 11, 2025 12:40 pm
Hi all,    Many of you work in water conservation or stormwater management, but even if you don’t, you may find this rain garden rebate program interesting. It is a partnership be…
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