Trainings & Workshops
College and nonprofit professionals know their students best. Our teams equip you with the tools you need to improve your own programs with an effective behavioral design approach.
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DURATIONCrash Course in Behavioral Design for Postsecondary Education
Discover behavioral science applications in postsecondary education
This short course introduces participants to applied behavioral design, some of the most common behavioral barriers that students face, and strategies and design principles for addressing those challenges.
Who should participate
Administrators in student-facing roles looking for new ideas about how to improve programs and processes
Course logistics
4 hours class time
Mix of interactive lecture and structured breakout activities
Zoom or in-person
What you take away
Digital workbook with case studies, checklists, worksheets, and more
Slides and recordings
DURATIONStudent Communications Workshop
Streamline your communications to drive student engagement and reduce your workload
This interactive workshop is designed to help organizations develop communications campaigns (using emails, text messages, etc.) to drive follow-through on key tasks using best practices from behavioral science.
Who should participate
Small teams of people working to refine or develop an upcoming communications campaign
Course logistics
4 hours class time
Teams that finish drafting campaigns between sessions will receive feedback
Mix of interactive lecture and structured breakout activities
Zoom or in-person
What you take away
Checklist of evidence-based principles for effective student communications
Campaign builder template
Templates for measuring impact & managing implementation
Expert feedback on a drafted communications campaign
Slides and recordings
DURATIONBehavioral Design Intensive for Postsecondary Education
Learn a step-by-step methodology for improving your programs by taking a behavioral approach
This 5-part interactive series starts with an introduction to applied behavioral design and then teaches participants how to use that approach in practice. We work with participants to collaboratively identify where behavioral design could be helpful, and then use that specific example to explore how to develop targeted, diagnosis-driven design solutions through ideas42’s established methodology for behavioral design.
Who should participate
Teams of colleagues who are working collaboratively to improve student outcomes.
Course logistics
Ten hours class time
Minimal work in between sessions
Mix of interactive lecture and structured breakout activities
Zoom or in-person
What you take away
Three to five design ideas addressing your team’s goals with a plan for implementation & evaluation
Physical workbook with key frameworks, checklists, and worksheets
Slides and recordings
What participants say
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