Behavioral Design for Equitable Workplaces

Theideas42 Behavioral Design Center(BDC) works with local non-profits to infuse behavioral science approaches into practice, professional development, and program design. Through education,  technical assistance, and cooperative design, the Center helps non-profits boost productive use of their services, enhance civic engagement, and improve outcomes for their clients and communities.For more information, contact Laura Wolff, BDC Director, atlaura@ideas42.org

ideas42 Behavioral Design Center

Learn strategies to promote more equitable and inclusive recruiting, hiring,  supervision, and performance management.

<p>Behavioral science tells us that the cause of human behavioral problems is often not directly rooted in individual attitudes or intentions—but in their contexts or circumstances. <strong>Despite our best intentions, inequity in the workplace is often maintained by the systems we put in place. </strong>That's why changing processes often has a greater impact on promoting equity and inclusion than efforts to change employee attitudes.</p><p>This 2-session workshop series teaches how to adopt a behaviorally informed approach to combatting workplace inequities. We will discuss how to reduce the effects of bias by fixing the processes or structures used in staff recruiting, candidate assessment, hiring, onboarding, supervision, and performance management. </p><h2>Workshop participants will: </h2><ul><li>Learn about behavioral science concepts and concrete strategies to de-bias hiring and management practices. </li><li>Practice identifying cognitive biases and behavioral barriers to excellence and equity and ways to enhance employee belonging, engagement, and development through in interactive group activities.</li><li>Discuss how to incorporate behavioral approaches in their organization’s recruiting, hiring, supervision, and performance management systems.</li><li>Receive useful resources to assist them in applying these strategies at their organizations. </li></ul><p><strong>P﻿lease note that your ticket will reserve your spot in both sessions of the workshop (March 7 &amp; 14)</strong></p>

<h2>P﻿lease note that this is a two-part workshop. </h2><p><strong>Your ticket will reserve your spot in both sessions of the workshop (March 7 &amp; 14). </strong>Attendance for both sessions is highly encouraged. </p><p><strong>Who should attend? </strong>Managers and supervisors of New York City non-profit organizations that work with children, youth, and families. <strong> </strong></p>

<p></p><h3>“Excellent presentation and terrific resources! This was time well spent.”</h3><p><em>-	A non-profit professional who attended “Behavioral Design for Equitable Workplaces.</em></p>

<h2>What is Behavioral Science?</h2><p>At its core, behavioral science helps us understand human behavior and why people make the decisions they do. Drawing on empirical research, these insights suggest practical strategies that can help people do more of what they want and less of what they do not. Typical behavioral design approaches use levers such as social norms, default settings, planning prompts, timely reminders, and hassle reduction to help people convert more of their intentions into actions.</p><h2>About Us</h2><p><strong>The ideas42 Behavioral Design Center</strong> works with non-profit organizations in New York City to infuse behavioral science approaches into practice, professional development, and program design. Through education, technical assistance, and cooperative design, the Center helps non-profits boost productive use of their services, enhance civic engagement, and improve outcomes for their clients and communities. We also offer our educational workshops nationally.</p><p></p><p><strong>United Neighborhood Houses</strong> (UNH) is a policy and social change organization representing 46 neighborhood settlement houses that reach 765,000 New Yorkers from all walks of life. We mobilize our members and their communities to advocate for good public policies and promote strong organizations and practices that keep neighborhoods resilient and thriving for all New Yorkers.</p><p><em><strong>This workshop is generously supported by The Pinkerton Foundation</strong></em></p><p></p>

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