Monthly Archives: December 2023

It’s the demand, stupid

Posted on December 22, 2023 by koenfucius

Markets, and indeed most of the interactions between people that involve some form of exchange, are about supply and demand. Economics treats both as equals and is mostly concerned with the equilibrium between the two, but from a human nature … Continue reading →

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Behavioural Change on a global scale

Posted on December 15, 2023 by koenfucius

Behavioural change on a large scale is a tough challenge, but there are ways in which it can be made easier. Could combating climate change, following COP28, adopt insights from behavioural change in organizations? Much of my career has been … Continue reading →

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A sense of balance

Posted on December 8, 2023 by koenfucius

In my 500th blogpost, I revisit the theme of my very first one: the trade-off, how it pervades our decision making, and how we often don’t get it quite right Nearly ten years ago, I wrote my first blogpost – … Continue reading →

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How beliefs are abandoned… or not

Posted on December 1, 2023 by koenfucius

What happens to children when they begin to question whether Santa (or Saint Nicholas) is actually real, and eventually draw the inevitable conclusion? And what can we learn from their (and our) experience? Santa Claus (originally Father Christmas in Britain) … Continue reading →

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