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Campaign Design & Themes

Seasonal campaigns (winter heating, summer cooling); co-worker competitions; teams.

10 min read · Jacob Willis, Net Zero Lead · Last reviewed July 2026


Engagement campaigns are the visible face of behaviour change - the activities, themes, and events that raise awareness and prompt action. Designing them well, around the psychology of how people change, is what makes them work.

In this lesson

  • 01What campaigns do
  • 02Designing around the change journey
  • 03Themes and focus
  • 04Making it engaging
  • 05Channels and reach
  • 06Competitions and challenges
  • 07Feedback and visibility
  • 08Sustaining and refreshing
  • 09Sources and further reading