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The sludge trap

The sludge trap

How sludge harms consumers, taxpayers, employees, students, and you and me. And what your organization can do to avoid the sludge trap

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Miguel Ferreira
Dec 18, 2020
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Sludges are invisible and they are everywhere. Both in the public and private sector. 

What is a sludge? Sludge is the evil cousin of nudge. 

A nudge is a behavioral economics technique. It's anything that influences behavior or the choices people make (without limiting their choices). 

For example, during these Covid-19 times many supermarkets have painte…

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