Christian Hunt on what COVID has taught us about Human Behaviour

What, if anything, have we learned about human behaviour from COVID? That's what I'm exploring in this episode. Six months ago, my friend Mark Heywood invited me onto the first episode of Behind The Spine (BTS); a brand new podcast for writers that looks at genre & narrative. He wanted my thoughts about what impact COVID would have on human behaviour. You'll find that episode as a crosscast on this show. Recently, Mark kindly invited me back for a "six months later" review to see whether my predictions had turned out to be correct. Fortunately, I didn't do too badly. So on this cross-cast episode, join me as Mark's guest, to explore 6 months of COVID from a behavioural perspective.For more on Behind The Spine visit the podcast website: https://behindthespine.podbean.com/On the show, Mark & I refer to a number of UK TV series. If you're not familiar with them, they're all well worth checking out:Alan Partridge - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_PartridgeSpitting Image - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitting_ImageThe Thick Of It - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thick_of_ItThe Room Next Door - https://www.michaelspicer.co.uk/Dr Evil from Austin Powers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Evil

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People are often described as the largest asset in most organisations. They are also the biggest single cause of risk. This podcast explores the topic of 'human risk', or "the risk of people doing things they shouldn't or not doing things they should", and examines how behavioural science can help us mitigate it. It also looks at 'human reward', or "how to get the most out of people". When we manage human risk, we often stifle human reward. Equally, when we unleash human reward, we often inadvertently increase human risk.