
Interview: Michael Norton, Harvard Business School professor and author of The Ritual Effect, on how brands turn ordinary consumption into rituals that build emotional connection
Harvard professor Michael Norton, author of The Ritual Effect, joins MichaelAaron and Richard to explore why identical actions feel meaningful to one person and trivial to another. They cover how Oreo...
5 Elo 50min

Why 95% of companies stall on AI, and the behavioral science that fixes it
MichaelAaron and Richard unpack a new Behavioral Insights Team report on why most companies fail to get employees using AI, covering how social proof lifts adoption, why removing small points of frict...
29 Heinä 47min

Inside Influence: Live with Dr. Robert Cialdini
In this special finale to the Inside Influence series, MichaelAaron and Richard are joined by Dr. Robert Cialdini to revisit the principles behind his landmark book Influence. Together, they explore e...
22 Heinä 1h 2min

Inside Influence Part 3: How Cialdini’s Principles of Consistency and Unity Shape Modern Marketing
In part three of the Inside Influence series, Richard Shotton and MichaelAaron Flicker explore Cialdini’s principles of commitment, consistency, and unity - revealing how small commitments, shared ide...
17 Heinä 41min

Inside Influence Part 2: How Cialdini’s Principles of Social Proof, Scarcity, and Authority Shape Consumer Behavior
In part two of the Inside Influence series, Richard Shotton and MichaelAaron Flicker unpack Cialdini’s principles of social proof, authority, and scarcity - exploring the psychology behind popularity,...
15 Heinä 55min

Inside Influence Part 1: How Cialdini’s Principles of Reciprocity and Likability Drive Consumer Action
This week, MichaelAaron and Richard kick off their miniseries “Inside Influence” on Robert Cialdini’s classic book Influence. They unpack the principles of reciprocity and liking, exploring how gifts ...
13 Heinä 50min

How behavioral science reveals what traditional market research misses
In this episode, MichaelAaron and Richard challenge some of marketing’s biggest assumptions about consumer research. They explore why people often can’t explain their own decisions, why A/B tests outp...
8 Heinä 40min

Interview: Richard Chataway, author of The Behavior Business, on why every business is in the business of behavior
In this episode, we speak with Richard Chataway, founder of Communication Science Group and author of The Behaviour Business. Richard reveals how he used behavioral science to help people quit smoking...
1 Heinä 59min




















