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How colored LED lights can make you cut back on kilowatts

About half of all electricity is wasted — which means there are big climate wins to be made in solving it. Displaying energy consumption…

8 min readSep 30, 2021

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How Magic Leap’s augmented reality glasses could play a critical role in saving the planet

It’s hard to change something that you can’t easily see. Magic Leap is helping to change that by making a 3D digital twin of Los Angeles…

9 min readAug 17, 2021

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How Magic Leap’s augmented reality glasses could play a critical role in saving the planet

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To save the Earth, think like a game designer

Have you ever tried to get people to take on an Earth-saving action? It can be tricky. I sat down with eminent author, professor, and game…

11 min readJul 6, 2021

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Designing environmental dashboards that actually get people to change

It’s hard to get people to do environmental behaviors — but it can be done. I interviewed leading systems ecology and gamification expert…

10 min readMay 26, 2021

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Designing environmental dashboards that actually get people to change

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Katie Patrick | Action Designer

28 tips to protect your home, city, and your self from extreme heatwaves

Heatwaves are getting more extreme every year, having dramatic consequences for human health, the environment, and the economy. Here’s…

15 min readOct 14, 2020

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28 tips to protect your home, city, and your self from extreme heatwaves

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Behavioral Design Hub

The 3 biggest mistakes made by social impact entrepreneurs that no one’s talking about

You’d be amazed at how many change-makers assume this one thing — that educating people about a cause, leads to people taking action on a…

9 min readJul 11, 2020

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How to use the psychology of color for good

Much of the environmental and social change movement is working without understanding the most important thing of all: the psychology of…

6 min readJun 22, 2020

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How to use the psychology of color for good

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Katie Patrick | Action Designer

Do These Three Things to Connect With Your Purpose in Life

At the core of the human spirit is a need for meaning and purpose. These less-common practices will help guide you to the center of yours.

8 min readJun 16, 2020

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Why Optimism and Creativity (Not Doom) Will Save the Planet

When we talk about the future of planet Earth, we hear stories of devastation and doom. While it’s necessary to understand the science of…

14 min readJun 11, 2020

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Why Optimism and Creativity (Not Doom) Will Save the Planet

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How to Save the World

Ask People To Write Down This One Thing To Get Them Loyally Devoted to Your Cause

Everybody wants to change the world, yet why is it so hard for people to keep up the behaviors that make change happen? Just ask people to…

7 min readJan 8, 2020

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Ask People To Write Down This One Thing To Get Them Loyally Devoted to Your Cause

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Katie Patrick | Action Designer

Katie Patrick | Action Designer

Environmental Engineer | Author of How to Save the World | Learn climate action design and how to gamify sustainability at http://katiepatrick.com

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