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Common Mistake Alert! An Idea is Just a Hypothesis Ep42

Common Mistake Alert! An Idea is Just a Hypothesis Ep42

FromHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental Behavior


Common Mistake Alert! An Idea is Just a Hypothesis Ep42

FromHow to Save the World | The Psychology & Science of Environmental Behavior

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Oct 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We need to avoid the trap of getting caught up in a single idea. Ideas are plentiful. When it comes to climate or social change, an idea is just a hypothesis. Will your idea actually create the change you think it will? You'll only know by testing it. 
In this episode, I talk about how you need to have lots of ideas and rapidly iterate them. You need to test them and discover the causal mechanism of what works on people. The faster you can test and iterate, the faster you can get to the mechanisms of what people love and why they change. Work on your vision of the future world and less on your "idea." 

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How to Save the World is a Podcast About the Psychology of What Gets People To Take On Sustainable Behavior and Climate Action: Environmental engineer, designer, and author, Katie Patrick, hunts down the latest behavioral science literature from top universities such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford to unearth the evidence-based teachings you can use to get magnitudes more people to adopt your environmental campaign, program, or product. Sign up for Katie's free behavior and gamification design course at http://katiepatrick.com

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Released:
Oct 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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What *really* gets people to take action for the planet? Environmental engineer, designer, and author, Katie Patrick, takes you on a wild intellectual journey into the heart of the environmental psyche. Katie hunts down the latest behavioral science literature from top universities such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford to unearth the evidence-based teachings you can use to get more people to adopt your environmental campaign, product, or behavior. Warning: Best for deep sustainability nerds. Sign up for Katie's free course on climate action + gamification design at http://katiepatrick.com.