Common Thread at the International SBCC Summit 2026
We’re heading to Panama City! Four members of the Common Thread team will be at the International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit June…
Come in. Shake the mud off your boots. Field Notes is a place to relax. It’s where we share what we’re up to. What we’re thinking about. What we’re building.
Can HCD help bring humanity (back) to emergency response?
Every crisis has two stories: the one told by data, and the other one told by people. The story told by data is tidy, neatly organized in columns and rows, with a beginning and an end. But the messier stories told by people can last for generations; long after the reports have been finalized, and the response has packed up and moved on.
Mapping Behavioural Journeys
A mixed methods approach to visualising human behaviour.
Why Climate Change Needs… Behaviour Change
If we learned of a slow-moving alien attack to poison our air, raise the earth’s temperature, increase the frequency and ferocity of natural disasters, erode our coastlines and increase sea levels, how would we react?
Acknowledging the elephant in the room: Addressing colonial mindsets in Global Public Health
Decolonisation in public health is a tough topic. Our new Decolonisation Quizzes help spark conversations and self-reflection on hidden biases.
For our birthday, all we want is to decolonise aid
Piece of cake, right?
The Tip of the AI‑ceberg: 4 Ways We’re Experimenting with AI
We asked a few members of our team to share how they’ve been bringing AI into their work. Here’s what they had to say.
Give me a Sign
We worked with UNICEF Ghana to explore how wayfinding can help the vaccine opportunistic.