Friday, September 16, 2016

THE  BEHAVIORAL  SCIENCE  INSIGHTS  EXECUTIVE  ORDER

AS  THE  LAME  DUCKS  FLY  INTO  THE  SUNSET,
POLICY  WONKS  HAIL  THE  DAWN
    OF  STATE  OF  THE  ART  SOCIAL  ENGINEERING

"As  President  Obama  noted  in  his  Executive  Order  13707, behavioral science insights can support a wide range of national priorities including ... accelerating the transition to a low carbon economy. 

That Executive Order, 13707, directs Federal agencies to apply behavioral science insights to their policies and programs, and it institutionalizes  the Social and Behavioral Science Team...The adminstration is releasing new guidance to agencies that supports continued implementation of 
The Behavioral Science Insights Executive Order. 

That guidance will help agencies identify promising opportunities to apply behavioral science insights to their programs and policies."