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Moving from nudging to boosting: empowering behaviour change to address global challenges

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  • Hertwig, Ralph
  • Michie, Susan
  • West, Robert
  • Reicher, Stephen

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The COVID-19 pandemic provided a stark reminder that societies will struggle to address global challenges unless they are able to change behaviour at scale. The widely adopted ‘nudge’ approach epitomizes an individualistic, deficit model of human cognition and motivation that leverages or overcomes people’s weaknesses and biases to get them to do things they would otherwise not. By contrast, we argue that tackling the challenges facing humanity requires a collective, capacity-building approach – one that boosts the competences, opportunities, and motivations of individuals to act together.

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  • Hertwig, Ralph & Michie, Susan & West, Robert & Reicher, Stephen, 2025. "Moving from nudging to boosting: empowering behaviour change to address global challenges," Behavioural Public Policy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 9(4), pages 874-885, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bpubpo:v:9:y:2025:i:4:p:874-885_13
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