Speaking & Workshops

Carey K. Morewedge is a psychologist and Professor of Marketing at Boston University who studies the biases that shape decision-making in a technology-driven world. His research examines how people make choices about what to have, do, and trust—and how emerging technologies are transforming those decisions. He has won awards for his teaching and scholarship from the Marketing Science Institute, the Journal of Consumer Research, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Poets & Quants, Thinkers50, the Full-Time MBA Class of 2019 at Boston University, and the New York Times.

He has helped organizations—from Pinterest, Merck, and Leidos to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence—better understand how people think, and designed interventions to improve their decisions.

Carey’s talks, insights, and interventions translate behavioral science findings into frameworks that help leaders anticipate how people respond to new technologies, ownership structures, and decision contexts.

Selected Topics

Trusting and Using AI. Why employees and consumers sometimes resist helpful automation, from automated cars to healthcare. How identity and information shape responses to algorithmic systems, and what to do about it.

Make Better Choices. How do cognitive biases influence judgments from government intelligence analysts to business leaders and investigative journalists? Working with Leidos, Creative Technologies Incorporated, and the ODNI, Carey has developed tools and interventions to diagnose and reduce cognitive biases in individuals over the long term.

Behavioral Limits of Algorithmic Prediction. Why algorithms trained on revealed preferences may reflect fast thinking, habits, or short-term “wants” rather than long-term goals—and how incorporating psychological insight into algorithm design can better align recommendations with users’ welfare.

Having and Doing: The Psychology and Future of Ownership. Why ownership systematically changes how consumers value goods and services—creating predictable gaps between buyers’ willingness to pay and sellers’ willingness to accept that can impede exchange. How replacing ownership with access can reduce attachment to individual goods, shift psychological ownership to platforms or brands, and reshape consumer engagement and identity expression.

Formats

Conference keynotes, executive education sessions, and organizational workshops (virtual or in-person).

Selected Organizational Engagements

Pinterest, Merck, Leidos, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (IARPA)

Speaking Inquiries

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