Open lecture of Paulius Yamin Slotkus

We invite to participate in the open lecture of Paulius Yamin Slotkus Inspiring behaviour and social norm change to make the world better: practical techniques and experiences to tackle industry and policy challenges on 28th of September 2020 (Monday) from 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm.

Registration for the lecture is mandatory! The number of participants is limited. Only 25 places! Fill the registration form here.
We also invite to watch the live broadcast of the lecture on Vilnius Tech Erasmus+ Facebook page.

About lecture: some of the most pressing challenges we face in industry and policy challenges could be solved if people transformed some aspects of their behaviours (think for example about domestic violence, corruption or driving behaviours). Transforming the social norms that people hold has been shown to have a great potential to achieve such changes around the world. Such experiences show how, rather than forcing or tricking people into change, strategies that create collective reflection and action around social expectations can be much more effective and durable. Drawing on my own research and professional experience, I will explain why we need to inspire behavioural and social norm transformations to tackle industry and policy challenges, why leveraging social norms can be a good way to do it, what practical techniques can be used to better understand and change the behaviour of people, and how different experiences around the world have been successful to create lasting change.
About lecturer: Paulius Yamin – Researcher, consultant and manager with over 9 years of international experience in behavioural and social norm change in private, public and social organizations. Among other posts, he has been a consultant in behavioural change for the United Nations, the Head of the Behavioural Change Team for Public Servants at the Colombian Government, and research assistant for the former Mayor of Bogota, Antanas Mockus. Currently, he is a Junior Research Fellow and MJJ Scholar at Vilnius Tech, a PhD Candidate at the London School of Economics, and the Managing Partner of the Behavioural Lab LT.