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Behavioral Economics · 7 min

The Architecture of Choice: How Nudges Shape Our Decisions

By Richard Thaler

This episode explores how subtle environmental cues, or 'nudges,' profoundly influence our decisions, often without our awareness. We delve into choice architecture, the power of defaults, and the ethics of guiding behavior while preserving freedom, revealing how understanding these mechanisms can empower us to design better choices for ourselves and society.

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Behavioral Economics
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7 min
What it is about

behavior, choice architecture, nudges

Who it is for

Leaders, designers, and anyone navigating complex systems will gain a sharper understanding of how subtle environmental cues profoundly shape human behavior, equipping them to make more ethical and effective choices in personal and public life.

The author

Nobel laureate Richard Thaler, a founding father of behavioral economics, and legal scholar Cass Sunstein, a key architect of policy, collaboratively illuminate how subtle design profoundly shapes human decisions and public outcomes.

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Richard Thaler

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