ideas42 is a non-profit design and consulting firm that uses insights from the behavioral sciences to address complex social problems.
12/27/2024
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This Giving Season, CEO Bridgette Gray invites you to join her in supporting behavioral science for good. Your donation, no matter the size, can spark meaningful change.
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12/21/2024
This year has been a testament to the idea that we are greater than the sum of our parts.
When we combine our expertise, the insights and infrastructure of our partners, and the lived experience of the communities we work with, we create ripples of change that become waves of meaningful impact.
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Weโve collaborated with partners around the world in a range of fields. Here are a few projects that showcase how much more we accomplish together.
12/03/2024
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When you support ideas42, you can champion multiple initiatives and contribute to meaningful change.
ideas42 has collaborated with hundreds of partners making a significant impact in health, education, finance, and civic engagement.
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ideas42 uses insights from behavioral science to improve lives, build better systems and policies, and drive social change.
12/01/2024
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Donating to ideas42 will help us achieve our Giving Tuesday goals and make our partner programs more effective.
Your generosityโno matter the sizeโcan change lives and foster meaningful change.
Helping others isnโt just good for the worldโitโs good for you, too.
In her article, Why Giving Feels Good: The Science of Generosity, Sarah Welch shares the profound benefits of generosity, including reduced stress, improved well-being, and strengthened social connections.
We hope this article inspires you to reflect, share, and act in ways that truly make a difference in support of those who need it most. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3OkJxVE
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11/29/2024
Weโre using behavioral science for good by making anti-poverty programs more efficient.
In Ghana, we found that setting goals, making plans, and tracking savings over time can make cash transfer recipients 3.6 times more likely to save for their business. With cash transfer projects in countries worldwide, weโve developed impactful solutions that meet people where they are on their journey out of povertyโand put them on a path to economic stability.
In many regions of the United States, more people are jailed for missing a court date than for anything else. By improving how people are notified and reminded about their court dates, ideas42 has already prevented over 100,000 missed court dates that can lead to arrest warrants and jail time.
Weโre using behavioral science to create better systems and policies so more people can retain their freedoms, livelihoods, and overall well-being.
ideas42 collaborates with partners who make significant contributions to their communityโand want to maximize their effectiveness. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ.
We worked with the staff of a direct services provider in Detroit to identify the paternalism built into the way they approached their clients and replace it with narratives centered on the agency and dignity of those they serve.
By changing how people think about the root causes of poverty, weโre ensuring that more people in historically and intentionally excluded communities have greater control over their lives and futures.
As we approach the annual Giving Tuesday celebration on December 3, ideas42 invites our supporters to amplify our efforts ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐.
Our innovative, science-based solutions enhance the systems and programs that help people lead healthy, productive, and financially secure lives. Learn more about the projects ideas42 is working on that aim to make a difference in people's lives worldwide.
Together, we can do so much good.
ideas42 designs creative, science-backed solutions that help people around the globe lead healthy, productive, and financially secure lives.
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Every day, working with partners around the globe, weโre using behavioral science to address intractable social problems.
Ten years ago, ideas42 started in a small office at Harvard University. Since then, we have partnered with foundations, non-profits, government agencies, and socially-minded companies to work on more than 200 projects in over 40 countries, using behavioral science to improve tens of millions of lives around the world.
We have offices in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and New Delhi, but we work on projects in almost every corner of the globe. ideas42 is made up of a group of talented, creative professionals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, united by our expertise in and passion for applying insights from the behavioral sciences to todayโs most complex social problems.
True to our academic roots and rigorous scientific approach, our work is informed by a network of more than 60 academic affiliates and advisors, including the worldโs most influential pioneers in applied behavioral science.
ideas42 has applied behavioral insights in more than 100 projects across 35 countries, helping people act on choices that affect their lives and communities.
