The Human Risk Podcast

What happens when someone who spends his life thinking about risk, decision-making and human behaviour is confronted with an uncertainty he simply can’t control? Episode summary My guest is Paul Craven, a behavioural...

Why do we rate everything and why do we do so on a scale of one to five stars? What happens when systems designed to help us make better choices start influencing our behaviour in ways we don’t necessarily notice...

What parts of yourself have you learned to hide in order to be taken seriously? My guest on this episode is Mark Heywood , a friend of the show, returning guest and someone I've collaborated with on a number of...

What does jazz singing have to do with LinkedIn? More than you might think. This week's guest, Anna Rössler , has built a career helping senior leaders find their voice online while simultaneously developing her own as...

What happens when two people who spend their careers thinking about human behaviour meet in a London pub and start complaining about conferences? Apparently, they decide to organise one. Episode Summary In this episode...

Why is it so hard to stop people playing vides, music or phone calls out loud on public transport — and what does that tell us about changing human behaviour? Show Summary This episode of The Human Risk Podcast is a...

What if the best way to improve cybersecurity — or any other form of human risk — wasn't another policy, training course, or piece of technology, but a board game? That's the kind of question my guest, Jill Wick, loves...

<b>What can businesses learn from cults?</b><br />It might sound like an uncomfortable comparison: one involves strategy meetings, values statements and quarterly targets; the other manipulation, charismatic leaders and...

<b>What makes great service? </b>It’s one of those things we instantly recognise when we experience it, but struggle to define. And while organisations spend huge amounts of time trying to design seamless customer...

What if prediction isn’t about knowing the future, but controlling it? On this episode, I'm joined by a leading thinker on digital ethics, privacy and technology to explore the idea of prophecy.<br /><br /><b>Episode...

We like to think we choose what matters. But what if the goals we’re chasing… aren’t actually ours?<br /><br /><b>Episode Summary </b><br />My guest on this episode is <b>Dr. C. Thi Nguyen</b>, philosopher and author of...

We tend to assume that if we’re working hard, we’re working well. But what if that isn’t true?<br /><br /><b>Episode Summary</b><br />My guest on this episode is <b>Phil Dobson</b>, author of <b>The Brain Book</b> and...

What lessons does a religious protest that led to an uprising in 1549 have to do with human risk?<br /><br />At first glance, not very much. It’s easy to see it as a distant historical event — something about religion...

What exactly is a sign? At first glance, that might sound like a strange question. Signs are everywhere: telling us where to go, what to do, what not to do, and sometimes what might happen if we ignore instructions. But...

<b>What Can a Cocktail Teach Us About Curiosity and Creativity?</b> At first glance, documenting Negronis around the world might sound like a frivolous hobby. But could a simple cocktail become a vehicle for curiosity...