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Oliver Buchannon
Astrid Groenewegen

Founder of SUE | Behavioural Design Academy, Author of 'The Art of Designing Behaviour' and 'The Happiness Code'.

Why a View of Trees Can Speed Up Your Recovery

Apr 9, 2026

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6 min read

Why a View of Trees Can Speed Up Your Recovery

Same surgery. Same care. The only difference was the window.

Astrid Groenewegen
Astrid Groenewegen
Why Your Plate Is Making You Overeat

Apr 2, 2026

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6 min read

Why Your Plate Is Making You Overeat

The container is the decision. It's made before you take a single bite.

Astrid Groenewegen
Astrid Groenewegen
Why Open Plan Offices Make Everyone Worse at Their Jobs

Mar 26, 2026

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6 min read

Why Open Plan Offices Make Everyone Worse at Their Jobs

They stripped back the office to spark collaboration. Face-to-face interaction dropped by 70%.

Astrid Groenewegen
Astrid Groenewegen
1.5 Minutes on Influence: overcoming the barrier to connection

Mar 19, 2026

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6 min read

1.5 Minutes on Influence: overcoming the barrier to connection

Why we underestimate how much we'll enjoy connecting with people we don't know and how to fix it.

Astrid Groenewegen
Astrid Groenewegen
How context shapes perception

Mar 12, 2026

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5 min read

How context shapes perception

Not just what we think, but what we experience

Astrid Groenewegen
Astrid Groenewegen
Design your meetings to hear the best ideas

Mar 5, 2026

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5 min read

Design your meetings to hear the best ideas

A two-minute reset that changes everything.

Astrid Groenewegen
Astrid Groenewegen
Why you forget why you walked into the room

Feb 26, 2026

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4 min read

Why you forget why you walked into the room

It's not your age. It's architecture.

Astrid Groenewegen
Astrid Groenewegen
The guilt of doing nothing

Feb 19, 2026

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4 min read

The guilt of doing nothing

Your brain needs rest you can't scroll your way into.

Astrid Groenewegen
Astrid Groenewegen
You don't find happiness. You design it.

Feb 12, 2026

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5 min read

You don't find happiness. You design it.

Four contexts where happiness happens without effort.

Astrid Groenewegen
Astrid Groenewegen
Happiness isn't a skill you build

Feb 5, 2026

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5 min read

Happiness isn't a skill you build

Stop working on yourself. Start redesigning your environment.

Astrid Groenewegen
Astrid Groenewegen

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