The Real Opportunities for Empowering People through Behavioral Science

This article is part of a series based on “A Manifesto for Applying Behavioral Science” from the Behavioural Insights Team. In each article, Michael Hallsworth draws from the manifesto’s agenda for the future of behavioral science and offers a new angle on current thinking. This week, he asks if current debates about “nudges versus boosts” fail to capture the most meaningful choices facing behavioral scientists.