The Values 20 is an emerging global community which has come together for the first time in 2020 to actively engage with the G20 process. As a multidisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners, we seek to support the G20 and the wider world by finding people-centered public policy solutions based on values.

Over the last months, a group of 84 delegates has contributed to the development of three Policy Briefs in the areas of Global Values, Leadership Values, and Quality of Life. Our Policy Briefs are largely built on behavioral research, using empirical evidence to demonstrate the impact of values on people’s behaviors. The key policy recommendations will be included in the V20 Communiqué and officially released during the V20 Summit on 10 November.

Interested in joining the V20 journey?
Then register for the inaugural V20 Summit on 10 November on https://registration.values20.org/

After the Summit, the V20 2021 organizers will be in touch regarding opportunities to contribute to the engagement process under the Italian G20 Presidency and ways to advance behavioral public policy for the G20.

The burden-sharing problem of forced migration continues to threaten the lives and living conditions of millions. Previous attempts to address this challenge have not only failed to mobilize collective action but also inflicted substantial financial losses on G20 countries.

Dr. Manuel Schubert and Dr. Fahad Alsharif propose a new approach – the “G2020 Protocol on Forced Migration” – a global governance framework to efficiently manage the provision and allocation of refugee host capacities. In analogy to the Kyoto Protocol, the framework embeds a multinational exchange platform that balances national interests and capabilities of its member states. By offering member states different options to support burden-sharing, the framework elevates the unexploited gains of cooperation and maximizes incentives for states to join the treaty.

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We are super excited and deeply honored to be the official Knowledge Partner of V20 in 2020.

V20 is a global platform of value experts and practitioners aiming to support the G20 in finding people-centered public policy solutions based on values. With its combined expertise in values and behavioral public policy, V20 seeks to improve societal outcomes and contribute to overcoming the global challenges.

Find out more about V20 on https://values20.org/.

Smart designs, settings and services change how we perceive options and ultimately affect our behaviors. Behavioral insights organize these effects in a systematic way and provide a wide range of nudging applications to better achieve an organization’s goals. Well-known examples at the company level are healthy workplace designs, nudges to de-bias recruitment decisions or to increase job satisfaction.

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We are very honored that Dr. Manuel Schubert and Dr. Fahad Alsharif have been invited to present their policy brief at the T20 virtual session.

The policy brief, titled “The G20 Protocol on Forced Migration”, proposes a new governance framework to manage the provision and allocation of host capacities on a global scale. More to come soon.

“How to increase trust in a service app that protects consumer data?” This was the key question behind our project with helix id, a provider of a mobile application that allows users to control third-party access to personal data.

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Second day of the 7th seminar on “Behavioral Economics and the Seven Deadly Sins” at Passau University. Today, we focused on moral balancing, overconfidence, decision making under risk, procrastination, and trust. To learn more about our own biases and preferences, we conducted a series of online experiments (the screenshot shows us during an incentive-compatible “marshmallow experiment”). For those who are interested in today’s topics, have a look at the full syllabus below.

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Kick-off for the 7th seminar on “Behavioral Economics and the Seven Deadly Sins” at Passau University, Germany. Super interactive webinar on selfishness, envy, retaliation and moral decay with lots of classic experiments. For those who are interested in the topics, below is the full syllabus of part 1. More to come soon.

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Over the next weeks, our Managing Director Dr. Manuel Schubert will organize the 7^th annual seminar on “Behavioral Economics and the Seven Deadly Sins” at Passau University, Germany.

Starting in 2014, this introductory seminar covers a broad range of topics in behavioral economics: why do we fail to stick to our plans, why do we trust others, when do we care for others, how do we perceive chance, or how do moral judgements influence our actions?

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How can behavioral insights help startups, NGOs, corporates and governments to increase conversion? Our managing director, Dr. Manuel Schubert, explains what it needs to turn “don’ters” into “doers”.

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