PrismaticStrategy

Solving complex problems starts with understanding human behaviour.

Strategic clarity starts with behavioural clarity — context, culture, incentives, friction and identity.

Organisational challenges that appear strategic or operational are ultimately about behaviour: decisions not taken, habits not broken, or systems misaligned with how people actually think and act.

I work with organisations to untangle what's really driving decisions, habits, and resistance, so they can solve the right problem, in the right way, for the context they're in.

Elina Halonen, behavioural strategist and founder of Prismatic Strategy
About me

I'm Elina Halonen, a behavioural strategist.

15+ years of experience helping organisations untangle complex, human-centred challenges and translate insight into action.

I specialise in diagnosing behavioural barriers, reframing challenges, and designing strategies that work in complex environments. My work always focuses on clarity: helping clients see the hidden dynamics beneath sticky problems and turn that understanding into strategies that fit the real world.

Alongside this, I'm deeply interested in the role of AI, technology, and systems design in shaping behaviour and decision-making — and how we can use these tools thoughtfully in complex settings.

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What I help clients with

At its heart, almost every business challenge involves human behaviour.

I help organisations understand behaviour and design strategies that work in the real world. Here's how that can take shape:

01Understanding what's really driving behaviour — by looking at why people do (or don't do) something
02Identifying behavioural barriers and drivers — by uncovering what's helping or hindering action
03Redefining challenges to unlock better solutions — by reframing problems to create clearer strategies
04Designing strategies, products, or policies — by ensuring they fit real-world behaviour
05Providing behavioural input — by supporting research, messaging, or implementation
06Building internal capability — by delivering training and workshops
Some typical projects
  • Making technology easier to trust, adopt, and use
  • Improving engagement with products, services, or policies
  • Helping teams align around behavioural priorities
  • Designing behavioural strategies for organisational or social change
  • Supporting AI, systems, or digital tool design with behavioural insight
  • Delivering training on behavioural science, decision-making, or behavioural strategy
How we might work together

Most challenges are patterns of behaviour shaped by systems, incentives and assumptions.

Not every project needs the same approach, but most draw on some combination of diagnosis, reframing, or design.

Diagnose

Understand what is really driving behaviour

I help you uncover the behavioural patterns, dynamics, and systemic factors at the heart of the challenge.

What this can involve
  • Behavioural audits
  • Research synthesis
  • Barrier and friction analysis
  • Friction or sludge reviews

Reframe

Redefine the challenge to unlock better solutions

Together, we reshape how the problem is defined — because how you frame it shapes what you solve.

What this can involve
  • Strategic workshops
  • Problem-mapping
  • Reframing briefs or strategies
  • Prioritisation frameworks

Design

Build strategies that work in the real world

I help you turn behavioural insight into focused, practical action that holds up in complex settings.

What this can involve
  • Behavioural strategy
  • Intervention design
  • Implementation guidance
  • Feedback & iteration planning

Not sure what you need? We can work it out together.

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Writing and podcasts

Thinking in public.

I enjoy sharing my knowledge on behavioural science, AI and cultural psychology on my newsletters and podcasts.

Contact

You don't need a polished brief.

Some of my best projects started with a vague hunch or a challenge that didn't fit anywhere else. If you're not sure whether your project fits, that's often where I can help most — let's talk.

Want to have a quick chat to pick my brain, or just get a feel for who I am? I'd love to hear from you.

elina@prismaticstrategy.com

Get in touch

Email me directly — a couple of lines about the situation is plenty. No brief required.

Email elina@prismaticstrategy.com

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