Fortune has a long history of highlighting innovative leaders. That tradition continues with our inaugural list spotlighting 10 people and teams creating the future of healthcare.
November 16, 2022
- Fortune
Health policymakers need to cultivate social trust and plan effective communication strategies well before the next infectious disease goes global.
October 26, 2022
- Nature Outlook
The best way to start a new healthy habit is to steal it from a friend, new research finds.
August 8, 2022
- Inc. Magazine
‘Megastudies’ are teasing out what helps people to behave differently.
February 9, 2022
- Financial Times
‘Look for a fresh start that will last, a change of routine or context to which a new habit can be pinned’
January 28, 2022
- Financial Times
Bundle your incentives. Be flexible. Get some support. Here’s how to get — and stay — motivated.
January 19, 2022
- The New York Times
Despite the typical mundanity of the first week of January, many feel like they’ve entered a new chapter filled with hope and promise. “The recent past feels more distant,” Katy Milkman said, and even just a few weeks ago “feels further behind us.” The year 2021 wasn’t the big shift from 2020 that folks expected, though, and many are dialing down this unbridled hope.
January 15, 2022
- The Atlantic
The benefits of having fun are backed by science. Research shows that you are more likely to continue your workouts if you enjoy them, according to Katy Milkman, behavioral scientist and professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
January 7, 2022
- CNN
Every year millions of us resolve to learn a new language, get super fit or master a new skill ... then never start. How can we make it happen? Experts explain all.
January 5, 2022
- The Guardian
Katy Milkman recommends reflecting on the beginning of this new chapter, 2022, and being skeptical of your own personal gut reactions, which often aren’t grounded in evidence. Instead, for big decisions, tap the wisdom of crowds by consulting five separate people who don’t have a stake in the outcome of your choice. Bringing in outside judgment can mitigate our own biases.
January 3, 2022
- The Wall Street Journal
There are distinct ways we can harness the power of the nudge to encourage those we love to adopt healthier behaviors. We can even use it on ourselves.
October 12, 2021
- CNN
New research provides a useful toolkit for hacking your brain to stop from fumbling your finances.
October 11, 2021
- MarketWatch
When someone you care [about] lacks the belief in themselves, you can nudge them into doing the right thing (it’s good for them!). Or teach them how to temptation-bundle, as Katy Milkman showed in a recent study: they can treat themselves, during a beneficial but unpleasant activity (for example, listening to an audiobook while on the treadmill). This makes them more likely to do it.
September 28, 2021
- MarketWatch
Katy is the author of How to Change: The Science of Getting From Where You are to Where You Want to Be (Portfolio, 2021). In it she illustrates how to identify and overcome the barriers that stand in the way of change.
September 14, 2021
- Thinkers50.com
Certain dates such as birthdays and the first day of a new season seem to create “a dissociation in how we think of ourselves in time,” says Katy Milkman, a behavioral scientist at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and author of the new book How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.
August 27, 2021
- The Wall Street Journal
Linking something that you enjoy with pursuing a valuable goal that might be a bit of a drag but is a powerful tool to achieve more.
May 9, 2021
- The Philadelphia Inquirer