Boosting

Using behavioral sciences to help people make better decisions by and for themselves

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What is boosting?

Boosting is a policy approach that targets people’s competences and thereby helps people make good, informed decisions by and for themselves.

A boost is an intervention that enlists human cognition, the environment, or both to foster people’s existing competences or develop new ones.


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Types of boosts

How can we boost? What can we boost? Where can we boost?

Types of boosts

Overview: The different types of boosts and application domains

Risk literacy boosts

Boosting people’s competences to deal with risks

Digital boosts

Boosting citizens' competences to deal with the online world

Self-nudging

Creating citizen choice architects

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How to test boosts

How can we tell whether a boost is effective?

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