Stay Informed!

By Anne Li on 07/13/2011 @ 10:30 AM

Tags: Behavioral Economics, Innovation, Innovators

Yesterday, Rural Dynamics, Inc., headquartered in Great Falls, Montana, featured former CFED Innovator-in-Residence Mindy Hernandez in a webinar called “Applying Behavioral Science to Asset Building Programs: What Works and How We Can Learn More!”

As they see it, “the success of almost all anti-poverty efforts depends on changing behavior in some way - from wanting people to save more, wanting folks to finish college or hoping for increased attendance to job training classes. Yet, so few of these programs and policies are informed by the science of HOW and WHY people behave the way they do. Mindy decided to change this standard, exploring and utilizing the insights from behavioral science, focusing on the WHY and the reasoning behind the often surprising decisions we all make - and applying these insights to the challenges facing the asset building field. The potential is powerful.”

You may want to read Mindy’s report on her CFED Innovation Year. It provides many great insights into principles of behavioral economics and how they are being put to use to make asset-building programs more effective.

You may also want to mark your calendar for Rural Dynamics’ Mobilizing Rural Communities Conference, September 14 - 15 in Great Falls, the ‘Electric City.’ Check out who is speaking and what 2009 participants had to say.

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