David Yokum's guest appearances

David Yokum

Gov Innovator Podcast

Behavioral Grooves Podcast

Annie Duke

Whitney Johnson

Jon Levy

Nir Eyal

Elizabeth Gilbert

AJ Jacobs

Kwame Christian

Freeman Hrabowski

Rory Sutherland

Jason Johnson

Matt Johnson

Paul Bloom

Tina Rosenberg

Michele Gelfand

Liz Fosslien

OwlTail

Connecting evidence-based behavioral science with public policy has been shown to deliver more effective government policies that strengthen communities. And there’s no-one better to explain this rigorous process than David Yokum PhD, who cut his teeth in behavioral science in the first White House Social &amp; Behavioral Science team. David then went on to work as the Director of The Lab @ DC where he applied behavioral science to city issues. He now works as the Director and founder of The Policy Lab at Brown University, as well as hosting his own podcast, 30,000 Leagues. We were lucky enough to talk to David about the changing role of behavioral science inside government, some of the experiments that he has run, and how working proactively in gaining agreement upfront on an experiment's design with the community and policy makers can help cross political divides and actually change mindsets. The mission of The Policy Lab at Brown University where David now works is “to work in concert with government leaders and experts to develop evidence-based policy programs that improve lives and strengthen communities”, which, I think you’ll agree is one of the coolest missions anywhere.   Topics (2:31) Welcome and speed round questions.  (4:18) The benefits of disconnecting from screens for a short time. (12:16) How applying behavioral science to public policy delivers better policy. (15:07) How has behavioral science application in public policy changed? (19:27) Behavioral science experiments can be run on hot button issues, like police body cams. (26:51) The political advantages of using randomized control trials. (31:39) Will experiment results be accepted across the political divide? (38:18) The barriers faced when turning experiment results into policy change. (42:56) Examples of successful partnerships between the civil service and the research communities. (49:14) About David’s podcast; 30,000 Leagues. (51:58) How David’s playlists are curated. (56:32) Grooving Session with Tim and Kurt discussing what we’ve learnt from David. © 2022 Behavioral Grooves Links David Yokum on Twitter: @david_yokum  30,000 Leagues Podcast: https://thirtythousandleagues.com/  Office of Evaluation Sciences: https://oes.gsa.gov/  Randomized Control Trial of the Metropolitan Police Department Body-Worn Camera Program: https://bwc.thelab.dc.gov/#approach/2  North Carolina Office of Strategic Partnerships: https://www.osbm.nc.gov/operational-excellence/nc-office-strategic-partnerships  R&amp;D League - City of San Antonio: https://www.sanantonio.gov/Innovation/R-D-League  Southwest Research Institute: https://www.swri.org/  Jules Verne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne  Musical Links Hank Williams “You Win Again”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvYDQBIokz0 

Connecting evidence-based behavioral science with public policy has been shown to deliver more effective government policies that strengthen communities. And there’s no-one better to explain this rigorous process than David Yokum PhD, who cut his teeth in behavioral science in the first White House Social &amp; Behavioral Science team. David then went on to work as the Director of <a href="https://thelab.dc.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lab @ DC</a> where he applied behavioral science to city issues. He now works as the Director and founder of <a href="https://thepolicylab.brown.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Policy Lab at Brown University</a>, as well as hosting his own podcast, <a href="https://thirtythousandleagues.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">30,000 Leagues</a>. We were lucky enough to talk to David about the changing role of behavioral science inside government, some of the experiments that he has run, and how working proactively in gaining agreement upfront on an experiment's design with the community and policy makers can help cross political divides and actually change mindsets. The mission of The Policy Lab at Brown University where David now works is “to work in concert with government leaders and experts to develop evidence-based policy programs that improve lives and strengthen communities”, which, I think you’ll agree is one of the coolest missions anywhere.   Topics (2:31) Welcome and speed round questions.  (4:18) The benefits of disconnecting from screens for a short time. (12:16) How applying behavioral science to public policy delivers better policy. (15:07) How has behavioral science application in public policy changed? (19:27) Behavioral science experiments can be run on hot button issues, like police body cams. (26:51) The political advantages of using randomized control trials. (31:39) Will experiment results be accepted across the political divide? (38:18) The barriers faced when turning experiment results into policy change. (42:56) Examples of successful partnerships between the civil service and the research communities. (49:14) About David’s podcast; 30,000 Leagues. (51:58) How David’s playlists are curated. (56:32) Grooving Session with Tim and Kurt discussing what we’ve learnt from David. © 2022 Behavioral Grooves Links David Yokum on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/david_yokum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@david_yokum</a> 30,000 Leagues Podcast: <a href="https://thirtythousandleagues.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thirtythousandleagues.com/</a> Office of Evaluation Sciences: <a href="https://oes.gsa.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://oes.gsa.gov/</a> Randomized Control Trial of the Metropolitan Police Department Body-Worn Camera Program: <a href="https://bwc.thelab.dc.gov/#approach/2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bwc.thelab.dc.gov/#approach/2</a> North Carolina Office of Strategic Partnerships: <a href="https://www.osbm.nc.gov/operational-excellence/nc-office-strategic-partnerships" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.osbm.nc.gov/operational-excellence/nc-office-strategic-partnerships</a> R&amp;D League - City of San Antonio: <a href="https://www.sanantonio.gov/Innovation/R-D-League" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sanantonio.gov/Innovation/R-D-League</a> Southwest Research Institute: <a href="https://www.swri.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.swri.org/</a> Jules Verne: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne</a> Musical Links Hank Williams “You Win Again”: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvYDQBIokz0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvYDQBIokz0</a>

Why Applying Behavioral Science to Public Policy Delivers Better Policy | David Yokum PhD

In 2016, the District of Columbia launched The Lab @ DC, based in the Office of the City Administrator within the Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser. Its mission: To embed the scientific method into the heart of day-to-day governance of the city to provide decision makers with high-quality evidence in order to improve results for the city. As its website notes, The Lab “generates timely, relevant, and high-quality ideas and evidence to inform the District’s most important decisions because DC residents deserve a government that asks questions, tests policies, and iteratively improves how it serves the community.” To learn more, we are joined by the Lab’s founding director, David Yokum. Prior to his work with DC, he was one of the founders of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Team at the White House, which applied insights from the behavioral sciences to improving federal agency operations. October 2017 Update: As an example of the Lab @ DC’s work, it recently released its study on the effect of police body worn cameras. Learn more on its website and in media coverage by the New York Times. The study is a partnership between the DC police department and The Lab. The post Launching an applied research team within city government: An interview with David Yokum, Director, The Lab @ DC – Interview #153 appeared first on Gov Innovator Podcast.

In 2016, the District of Columbia launched <a href="http://thelab.dc.gov/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Lab @ DC</a>, based in the Office of the City Administrator within the Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser. Its mission: To embed the scientific method into the heart of day-to-day governance of the city to provide decision makers with high-quality evidence in order to improve results for the city. As its website notes, The Lab “generates timely, relevant, and high-quality ideas and evidence to inform the District’s most important decisions because DC residents deserve a government that asks questions, tests policies, and iteratively improves how it serves the community.” To learn more, we are joined by the Lab’s founding director, David Yokum. Prior to his work with DC, he was one of the founders of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Team at the White House, which applied insights from the behavioral sciences to improving federal agency operations. October 2017 Update: As an example of the Lab @ DC’s work, it recently released its study on the effect of police body worn cameras. Learn more on its <a href="http://bwc.thelab.dc.gov/#home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> and in media coverage by the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/upshot/a-big-test-of-police-body-cameras-defies-expectations.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Times</a>. The study is a partnership between the DC police department and The Lab. The post <a href="https://govinnovator.com/david_yokum/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Launching an applied research team within city government: An interview with David Yokum, Director, The Lab @ DC – Interview #153</a> appeared first on <a href="https://govinnovator.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gov Innovator Podcast</a>.

Launching an applied research team within city government: An interview with David Yokum, Director, The Lab @ DC – Interview #153