Flashfood: An app to reduce food waste

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Julie Cook Kitchener Feb 16, 2026 13:31 pm
With around 168 million tonnes of food lost in North America annually, and food waste a key contributor to climate change, reducing it is a critical priority. The good news is tha…

Restoring Watersheds via Social Diffusion

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Julie Cook Kitchener Jun 23, 2025 12:10 pm
Hi all,    An interesting example of social diffusion in action is the Redwood River Clean Water Project in Minnesota. It began as a response to poor water quality conditions in t…

Reducing Bullying

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Julie Cook Kitchener Jun 16, 2025 12:30 pm
Hi all,    Bullying in schools is widely recognized as a significant public health problem. While there are many anti-bullying campaigns and programs out there, the Olweus Bullyin…

Chicago’s Building Energy Rating System

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Feb 10, 2025 15:37 pm
Chicago was the first U.S. city to require building owners to prominently post a building’s energy performance rating, and to share that that rating with potential buyers and/or r…

Cape Town’s water crisis to redemption story

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Julie Cook Kitchener Oct 21, 2024 13:36 pm
Hi all,  You may know about Cape Town, South Africa’s struggles with water shortages several years ago. You may be less familiar with how cleverly they used behavioral science to…

Tricks to Trashcans: Preventing Littering in Orange County, California

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Julie Cook Kitchener Oct 7, 2024 12:42 pm
Hi all,   I’ve got an example for you of a high-quality littering prevention campaign in California. Action Research partnered with the Orange County Stormwater Program (h20c.org)…

Food guides and conflicting social norms

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Julie Cook Kitchener Sep 23, 2024 12:40 pm
Hi all,    Many of you know that social norms influence behavior in powerful ways. If you would like to harness the power of social norms in your campaigns, try to avoid applying …

Love your Lake program: Encouraging homeowners to naturalize their shorelines

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Julie Cook Kitchener Jul 1, 2024 12:30 pm
Hi all,   Shorelines are known as the ‘ribbon of life’ due to the critical role they play in supporting wildlife, filtering out pollutants, decreasing soil erosion, and mitigating…

Inspiring workplace safety through intrinsic motivation

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Julie Cook Kitchener May 6, 2024 12:56 pm
Hi all,    Imagine you’re an investor sitting in a fancy hotel ballroom around the corner from Wall Street, waiting to hear a speech from the new CEO of the aluminum company you’v…

Changing social norms around native plants in your area

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Julie Cook Kitchener Apr 15, 2024 13:11 pm
Hi all,   Those of you who are interested in encouraging native plant gardens in your region might find some inspiration in World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) “In the Zone” program. The …

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