In this week’s episode, Hemma visits with Stephanie Weldy to discuss the science behind behavior design, with practical models and methods to unpack and design for influencing desired behaviors. Stephanie is an expert at the intersection of behavior design and employee wellness and chief of staff for Dr. BJ Fogg, renowned author of Tiny Habits, creator of Fogg Behavior Design, and a Stanford University behavior scientist. Tune it to learn how to design behaviors for impact at work and home and how to think about influencing behaviors in the context of your compliance function and beyond.
Highlights include:
- How to help people do what they already want to do and help them feel successful
- The Fogg Behavior Model – Designing the coincidence of motivation, ability, and prompts to encourage enduring behaviors (B=MAP)
- A system for drafting corporate compliance programs that have the impact of influencing human behaviors
- Unpacking and analyzing existing habits or behaviors and designing modifications
- Why New Year’s resolutions or policy aspirations might fail and how to leverage the ‘Motivation Wave’
Biography:
Stephanie Weldy, M.Ed., is an expert at the intersection of Behavior Design and employee well-being. She works with BJ Fogg, PhD, Stanford Behavior Scientist and NYT bestselling author of Tiny Habits, to teach industry innovators how to use Behavior Design in the products and services they are building to help people be healthier and happier.
Stephanie previously led comprehensive wellness programs in higher education, non-profit, and government settings. Stephanie practices what she teaches daily as a working mom to two tiny humans (ages 3 and 5).
She has a master’s degree in education in community Health and is a certified Wellcoach and Tiny Habits® coach.
Resources:
- bjfogg.com
- behaviormodel.org
- Online Course: https://www.bjfogg.com/learn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieweldy/
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