by Majka Baur | Dec 21, 2017 | Behaviour, Changemakers, Designing for Behaviour Change
In his youth, Diego Hangartner was a member of the Swiss rowing team and participated in World championships. While everybody was physically similarly ‘fit’ and trained, he became increasingly aware that the main difference was the mental fitness. Outcomes were mostly...
by Majka Baur | Dec 21, 2017 | Behaviour, Changemakers, Climate change, Designing for Behaviour Change, Private Sector, Transitions
In the blog post How to develop lasting behaviour change interventions in organisations? I talked with Sonja Graham, Managing Partner of Global Action Plan UK about a successful sustainable behaviour change program they ran in a hospital. Since 2017 GAP UK has a new...
by Majka Baur | Dec 8, 2017 | Behaviour, Changemakers, Climate change, Collaborative Action, Designing for Behaviour Change
During his life, Colin tried many paths to find a way of living that makes him feel truly happy: working in a well-payed job, later serving NGOs and finally following his passion for writing. Though the recipes of our society did not seem to work. He was still not...
by Majka Baur | Dec 4, 2017 | Behaviour, Changemakers, Climate change, Collaborative Action, Designing for Behaviour Change
Right away, when talking with Sonja Graham, I heard her passion for understanding how people behave and how their behaviour can be influenced for the good of society and the environment. For the last 7 years, Sonja has been one of the driving forces of Global Action...
by Majka Baur | Oct 12, 2017 | Behaviour, Changemakers, Collaborative Action, Designing for Behaviour Change, Impact Measurement, Transitions
I met Marilyn and Alexander Mehlmann in Berlin where they came to speak at the SustEcon Conference. In her blog, Marilyn calls herself Globetrotting Grandma. I love how she introduced herself: it shows her open mindset and her great sense of humor. Personally, I think...