Nudge or Nudging may refer to:

Arts

Nudge (band) Nudge is an American band from Portland, Oregon. Nudge was formed in Portland by Brian Foote and Paul Dickow, both formerly of Fontanelle, and Honey Owens, a member of Jackie-O Motherfucker. The band's first release was on Foote's own Outward ...

, an American electronic rock band * Nudge, a character from the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson * "

Nudge Nudge "Candid Photography", better known as "Nudge Nudge", is a sketch from the third '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'' episode, "How to Recognise Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away" (series 1, ep. 3) featuring Eric Idle (author of th ...

", a sketch from the third ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' * Gerald "Nudge" Noritis, a character from the Australian sitcom '' Hey Dad..!''

Psychology

* ''Nudge'' (book), a book on choice architecture by Richard Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein **

Nudge theory Nudge theory is a concept in behavioral economics, decision making, behavioral policy, social psychology, consumer behavior, and related behavioral sciences that proposes adaptive designs of the decision environment (choice architecture) as wa ...

, a psychological theory on influencing individuals and groups to take action without force

Science and technology

Nudge (instant messaging) Nudge, also known as buzz, is a feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, for example, by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound. The feature was first introduced in MSN Messenger 7.0, in 2005. ...

, an attention-getting feature in instant messaging software * Nudging, a

data assimilation Data assimilation is a mathematical discipline that seeks to optimally combine theory (usually in the form of a numerical model) with observations. There may be a number of different goals sought – for example, to determine the optimal state es ...

method also known as Newtonian relaxation

Model railways

* Nudging, a discrete push or prod which brings station canopies and other railway structures out of alignment. Originally used to describe an unintentional action, now also describes intentional covert action.

Other

* "The Nudge", a nickname for rock star

Ted Nugent Theodore Anthony Nugent (; born December 13, 1948) is an American rock musician and activist. He initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock an ...

* "Nudge Unit", a nickname for the

Behavioural Insights Team The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), also known unofficially as the "Nudge Unit", is a UK-based global social purpose organisation that generates and applies behavioural insights to inform policy and improve public services, following nudge th ...

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