Richard Shotton, author of The Choice Factory and The Illusion of Choice, offers insight into the commercial application of behavioural science for Canvas8’s Breakfast Briefing series. He speaks directly to clients on how they can incorporate heuristics and biases into their company strategies.
Richard Shotton is an author, consultant, conference speaker, and trainer who specialises in behavioural science and marketing. He began his career 21 years ago before setting up his own company, Astroten, which works with clients including Google, Facebook, the AA, BrewDog, and Fever-Tree. Richard is the author of The Choice Factory, which explains how behavioural science can solve business challenges. The Choice Factory was a #1 Amazon bestseller and is available in 12 languages. In 2021 Richard became an honorary lifetime fellow of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising and an associate of the Moller Institute, Churchill College, Cambridge University.
Riani Kenyon is a caffeinated Zillennial who is hopelessly addicted to The Sims 4 and binge-watches her latest anime obsession when she’s not busy bopping to early 2000’s K-pop. Beyond being a nerd, she has worked on initiatives for the UN Academic Impact and the UK Model WHO, and also explored politics while interning at the House of Commons.