Episodes
Aug. 2, 2021
Gareth Lock on Human Risk in Diving
How do human factors influence an inherently risky activity like scuba diving?
That’s what my guest on this episode, Gareth Lock explores in his work as the founder of The Human Diver — a company that specialises in teaching the diving community...
July 27, 2021
Professor Olivier Sibony on Noise
Why might judges in the same Court give vastly different sentences for the same crime? The answer is noise. When experts who assess the same situation come to very different conclusions for no good reason, we risk bad outcomes.
On this episode, I’m...
July 20, 2021
Richard Fenning on Tales from the Risk Business
How can we manage risk in an increasingly complex world?
My guest on this episode, Richard Fenning, has spent three decades advising multinational companies on geopolitics and security crises. He’s been involved in helping to manage situations...
July 16, 2021
Dr Nick Morgan on connecting in a virtual world
How can we make better connections when we're on virtual calls and webinars? My guest on this episode, Dr Nick Morgan is a speaking coach and writer who helps people to find their voice in a physical and virtual world. For personal reasons, that he...
July 7, 2021
Lasse Frost & Jakob Danelund on Gamification & Storytelling
If we want to mitigate human risk, we need to engage the humans that might crystallise it. But how can we do that effectively?
My guests, Lasse Frost and Jacob Danelund have been working on this challenge for some time. Their focus is on engaging...
July 2, 2021
Professors Benjamin van Rooij & Danny Sokol on Compliance 2.0
What does the word 'compliance' mean? On the face of it, we've all had experience of it under COVID as governments have introduced rules to influence our behaviour to stop the spread of the virus. But its influence is far broader than that, with...
June 27, 2021
Lisa Richardson on the Psychology of Peloton
Why is Peloton - a company that sells bikes that allow you to take on-demand and live classes at home - so successful? With a Net Promoter Score of 94 (that's 94% of customers who would recommend it to someone else), there must be a psychological...
June 23, 2021
Jon Levy on Influence
How can we create better connections with other people to help us meet our objectives?
On this episode, I’m speaking to a Behavioural Scientist that was introduced to me by my good friends Tim Houlihan and Kurt Nelson, hosts of the Behavioral...
June 19, 2021
Professor Eliana La Ferrara on fighting HIV with MTV
What does MTV have to do with fighting HIV?
My guest on this episode Professor Eliana La Ferrara of Bocconi University in Milan knows the answer and she joins me to tell me more about her work as a development economist. Her specialism is in...
June 16, 2021
Alex Chesterfield on Behavioural Regulation & Depolarization
On this episode, I'm tackling two seemingly unrelated topics: how regulators use Behavioural Science & Depolarization. What combines the two is my guest Alex Chesterfield. She's a Behavioural Scientist that has worked inside a regulator, looking at...
June 10, 2021
Dr Leidy Klotz on Subtraction: the untapped science of less
Why, when solving problems, do we tend towards addition, rather than subtraction? Not in a mathematical sense, but rather in terms of how we think about things? That's what my guest on this episode Dr Leidy Klotz, has been exploring in some research...
June 5, 2021
Ian Leslie on Conflict - why arguments are tearing us apart & how they can bring us together
Why do we have arguments & why might they actually be a good thing?
That's what my guest, Ian Leslie, explores in his new book Conflicted: Why Arguments Are Tearing Us Apart and How They Can Bring Us Together.
In it, he explains how conflict is the...
May 30, 2021
John Rosling on why purpose matters
What are companies here to do? Make profit? Or is there something more? That's what my guest on this episode, John Rosling, is here to help me find out.
On previous episodes, I've explored the idea that companies don't always get the best out of...
May 26, 2021
Dr Cailin O'Connor on Risk Perception
How is our perception of risk impacted by ethical dynamics? That's what I'm exploring on this episode with my guest Dr Cailin O'Connor.
She's the co-author of a recent draft research paper that highlights some interesting findings in relation to...
May 22, 2021
Paul Craven & Gerald Ashley on Context, Consequences & Changeability
This episode is the second half of a discussion between Paul Craven & Gerald Ashley. If you haven't listened to the first half (🎧 👉 https://www.podpage.com/the-human-risk-podcast/gerald-ashley-paul-craven-on-statistics-spreadsheets-scam-artists/)...
May 20, 2021
Gerald Ashley & Paul Craven on Statistics, Spreadsheets & Scam Artists
What do Statistics, Spreadsheets & Scam Artists have in common? They're all topics that my guests on this episode, Gerald Ashley & Paul Craven discuss as they explore how we make decisions. Both Gerald and Paul have previously appeared on the show...
May 13, 2021
Professor Benjamin van Rooij on The Behavioural Code
Why are many of the laws & regulations that are put in place, either ineffective or counter-productive? How can we make them more effective?
That's the question that my guest on this episode, Professor Benjamin van Rooij of Amsterdam University,...
May 11, 2021
Hans Læssøe on Strategic Risk — Part Two
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 👉...
May 6, 2021
Hans Læssøe on Strategic Risk — Part One
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...
May 2, 2021
Dr Ali Fenwick on Clubhouse - what is it & why should you care?
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...
April 29, 2021
Dr Grace Lordan on Thinking Big - how Behavioural Science can help us plan for the future
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...
April 25, 2021
Derek Rae on what football can teach us about decision-making
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...
April 21, 2021
Michele Wucker on You Are What You Risk
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...
April 16, 2021
Dr Gia Nardini on how Social Movements succeed
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...