If we want to exercise more, eat healthier, spend less time watching Netflix, self-regulation is crucial. This ability also depends on our social environment and our economic security, as the GDI study "Prevention in Transition" shows.

We often snack on autopilot, even when we're not really hungry. With an impressive popcorn experiment, scientists showed how we can break bad habits with small changes in everyday life.

The last 18 month have undoubtedly left their mark on retail. But which trends have emerged as a result? And will they remain with us? How has the pandemic changed corporate culture and management concepts? What are the consequences for the West's relations with China? These and other questions were the focus of the International Retail Summit 2021. A summary.

Eines ist klar: Unser Lebensmittelsystem ist kaputt. Mit den heutigen Methoden zerstören wir Böden und beuten Tiere aus. Ist Clean-Meat also die Lösung? Folge 30 des GDI-Podcasts gibt Antworten.

What makes a country’s armed forces reject robot missions as inhumane? Why do we feel compassion for vacuum cleaners, and how are robots designed to elicit these emotions? Answers were provided by MIT researcher Kate Darling in a Ted Talk and at the GDI Retail Summit on 9 and 10 September 2021.

In December 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, Francesco Farinetti opened Green Pea, the world's first completely sustainable shopping centre, in Turin. Here, and at the GDI Retail Summit in September, he explained how shopping and sustainability can go together.

A large part of our everyday lives is determined by habits. This makes our lives easier, but it also prevents us from simply changing bad behaviour. How do we change our habits for good?

Wie wird man ein Unternehmen, das die Welt nachhaltig zum Guten verändert? Man kann einfach behaupten, so ein Unternehmen zu sein – oder man stellt es unter Beweis. KundInnen werden kritischer.

Der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier. Wer das zu nutzen weiss, kann sein Leben verbessern. Tun wir aber viel zu wenig, sagt Psychologie-Professorin Wendy Wood. Sie erklärt in Folge 29 des GDI-Podcasts, wie wir unseren inneren Schweinehund endlich überwinden.

A crucial factor in the development of any region is creating or increasing social energy. This energy is generated by people exchanging ideas, thoughts and emotions. Using the canton of Schaffhausen as an example, a GDI study shows how regions can benefit from a location in between the countryside and a major city.

Die Pandemie hat viele Gewohnheiten unseres täglichen Lebens verändert. Davon waren auch gesundheitsfördernde Verhaltensweisen betroffen. Wie sehr, sehen Sie im folgenden Vortrag von der GDI-Konferenz «Prävention im Umbruch».

According to Kristian Villadsen, partner and director at the renowned Danish architecture firm Gehl Architects, health promotion plays an important role in urban planning.