Your why isn’t their why
We could spend all our time convincing our audiences to take action for the reasons WE think they should. But that's the long route and it's an ineffe...
25 September, 2020
Motivating Action
There’s no SHAME in my game
Rather than spend our efforts making our audience feel shame, let's use those resources to direct them towards choices, habits and actions that will h...
22 July, 2020
There is no formula for changing behaviors
The goal of designing a tailored strategy isn't to find the one right answer that will create change. That doesn't exist! The goal is to put the most ...
08 July, 2020
The anti-racism movement is growing & we ALL need to join
Many organizations put out statements standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and with commitments to combat racism. Which is awes...
09 June, 2020
Should we use fear in our messages?
Beyond the question of whether fear works or not to motivate action, I wonder if it's an approach we SHOULD use. Head inside for thoughts on how using...
27 May, 2020
How to avoid, and recover from, audience fatigue
Is your audience engagement plateauing, or worse, petering out? It could be a sign of audience fatigue, which means more communication won't produce m...
15 April, 2020
Ways to reach that ever-moving transient audience of tourists
They come, they destroy, they leave. That won't be the mantra of future tourists and visitors who seek more sustainable and awe-inspiring experiences....
04 March, 2020
What ever happened to good old pollution?
Clean air, clean water, healthy soil that produces healthy foods. These are things we can ALL get behind, even climate skeptics. It's time to move bey...
22 January, 2020
Why it’s important to focus on the desired behavior
Our traditional messaging approaches focus too heavily on why the current behavior isn't a good choice, yet that's not producing the results we want t...
13 November, 2019
Your audience isn’t “everyone”
I know it feels like it's our audience. Because we need everyone to adopt more sustainable behaviors right away. But can YOUR organization create chan...
30 October, 2019
What are you asking people to do?
What are you asking people to do? While this may sounds simple, it can be surprisingly difficult to answer in a way that is clear, specific and action...
17 October, 2019
Innovations in Conservation: Cynde of The Whalemobile
Cynde and I had a great time chatting about the role children can fill in creating sustainability changes today AND in influencing adults to be more c...
10 July, 2019
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