Choice architecture autonomy. The choice architecture term was originally coined by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein in their 2008 book "Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness". Thaler and Sunstein have endorsed thoughtful design of choice architecture as a means to improve consumer decision-making by minimizing biases and errors that arise as the result of bounded rationality. This approach is an example of "libertarian paternalism", a philosophy endorsed by Thaler and Sunstein that aims to "nudge" individuals toward choices that are in their best interest without limiting choice. Libertarian paternalism may also be described as soft paternalism. Behavioral scientists have grouped
Linda Kaplan Thaler at CCNY, earning a BS in psychology and later a Master of Music from the same institution. She is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honors society. Kaplan Thaler served as chairman of Publicis New York until 2016. Previously, she was CEO and Chief Creative Officer of the Kaplan Thaler Group, which she founded in 1997. Prior to founding the Kaplan Thaler Group, she spent 17 years at J. Walter Thompson where she was a Senior Vice President, then went to Wells Rich Greene as Executive Vice President and Executive Creative Director. She has also worked on several political