At the tail end of 2025 the members of the Global Alliance completed a brief survey about preferences for themes and topics relating to social and behaviour change practice to focus on in 2026.
You can view the results here. and summary below.
‘Core’ Global Alliance Member Meetings:
| Survey results: The primary focus areas selected by members for the core members meetings were 1) use of AI, 2) use of Human Centred Design, and use of Social Norms Analysis.
Results:
- Use of AI 68.75%
- Use of Human Centred Design 62.50%
- Use of Social Norms Analysis 50.00%
- Use of Creativity 43.75%
- Use of Behaviour Change Techniques (BCTs) 37.50%
- Use of Data 25.00%
- Use of Nudge Theory 18.75%
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‘Peer Learning’ Global Alliance Member Meetings:
| Survey results: The primary focus areas selected by members for the peer learning member meetings were 1) Applied Behavioural Science, 2) Community Engagement and 3) Social and Behaviour Change Communication.
Results:
- Applied Behavioural Science: Shaping contexts and designing processes and products to enable behaviour change 62.50%
- Community Engagement: Partnering with communities so they can lead the change process 62.50%
- Social and Behaviour Change Communication: Designing holistic and data-driven communications to enable change 43.75%
- Service Improvements: Designing services that are accessible, usable and valuable 37.50%
- Systems Strengthening: Strengthening sectoral systems to achieve SBC objectives 37.50%
- Supportive Public Policies: Changing the rules to enable positive change 25.00%
- Social Movements: Supporting and nurturing social change processes 37.50%
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‘Open’ Global Alliance Meetings/Events:
| Survey results: The primary focus areas selected by members for the ‘open’ meetings were 1) SBC for Health, 2) SBC for Emergencies and Humanitarian and 3) a tie for third place for SBC for Climate & Environment, SBC for Rights, and SBC for Mental Health & Wellbeing.
Answers:
- SBC for Health 43.75%
- SBC for Emergencies & Humanitarian 37.50%
- SBC for Climate & Environment 31.25%
- SBC for Rights 31.25%
- SBC for Mental Health & Wellbeing 31.25%
- SBC for Peacebuilding 25.00%
- SBC for Urban Development 25.00%
- SBC for Social Protection & Policy 18.75%
- SBC for Inclusion & Disability 25.00%
- SBC for Gender 25.00%
- SBC for Migration & People on the Move 18.75%
- SBC for Education 18.75%
- SBC for Livelihoods & Economic 12.50%
- SBC for Rural Development & Agriculture 12.50%
- SBC for WASH 0.00%
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