Enablers of Change

In this episode we’re going to further explore what Participatory Action Learning is and how we might use it as enablers of change. See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog .

As enablers of change, it’s helpful to understand the different ways people have characterised change. In this episode we’re exploring one of the early models of change, the Theory of Reasoned Action.  See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog .

As enablers of change, it’s helpful to understand the different ways people have characterised change. Today we’re exploring one of the earliest models of change, the Information Integration Theory!  See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog .

Have you ever wondered what method or approach is best for a successful extension program? There is some evaluation work done on individual extension projects, but what do we know about the impact of using different extension approaches?  See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog .

Have you heard about ChatGPT… the state-of-the-art conversational artificial intelligence (AI) system that can generate human-like text based on a given prompt? In this episode we’re going to explore what it is and how we might use it as enablers of change.  See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog . 

How do you change things when change is hard? Do we rely on the same way of doing things or are we going to be brave and try something different? In this episode we’re exploring the Switch model and how we might use it as enablers of change.  See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog . 

Wow, can you believe it’s December 2022 already… how did that happen? We want to say thanks, to you, our listeners of Enablers of change!

How can we get greater adoption of the outcomes from Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) projects? This question has perplexed us for decades, and it seems there are no silver bullets. It’s a complex problem but through the project, ‘Designing the integration of extension into research projects’ we were able to distil seven principles for obtaining greater adoption of outcomes from RD&E. 

Recently we came across the COM-B model of behaviour. We thought this was a useful approach to understanding behaviour change so in this episode, we’re exploring the COM-B model, how it came together, and how it’s been used. See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog . 

Many of us are struggling with anxiety, depression and being overwhelmed. Would you like to know about a proven, evidence-based approach to improve your sense of well-being? In this episode we're going to talk about journaling, or expressive writing, as the psychologists call it. See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog . 

As enablers of change, it’s important that we keep up-to-date with the latest extension research. But sometimes it’s hard to get the journal article, let alone make the time to read and digest it! We would like to help you with that, so in this blog post we are exploring what we have learnt about the motivators for adoption.  See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog . 

In this episode, we’re going to delve into a particular area of behavioural science called community-based social marketing (CBSM).

Recently we came across the idea of motivational interviewing and we wondered—just what is this and how can we use it? In this episode, we’re going to explore motivational interviewing.

Sometimes as enablers of change, we just need a few more ideas to help us plan, design and run our activities. As we’ve been facilitating online and slowly getting back into physical events, we have realised we like using cards as a resource in our facilitation. So, what picture card sets do we use and how do we use them? Here are a few we have in our toolbox! See the show notes and contribute to...

Have you heard about the chasm? It’s that gap in the diffusion of innovation curve where many projects curl up and die a quiet death! In this episode we're going to explore the chasm and how we can avoid it in our work as enablers of change. See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog .

Do you struggle with the transition between a busy day at work and then engaging effectively at home? It is hard to be truly present with your partner, children, family or housemates after a long, tiring day at the office or out in the field, but in this short post we are discussing a technique called the third space.  See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog .

We recently explored the factors that affect the adoption of innovations and in this episode we're going to consider the social factors that affect adoption.  See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog .

We often hear people talk about the factors that affect the adoption of innovations, but there seem to be several conflicting lists, so which one is right? In this episode we’re going to explore how our understanding of these factors has changed over time. See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog .

How is co-innovation different from co-design? We’re going to explore these concepts, and then propose a model for better collaborative project management. See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog .

We like to think that more is better, but that is not the case when it comes to helping people make choices. In this episode we’re going to talk about how many choices we should offer people. See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog .

In today’s episode, we’re going to briefly explain action learning and point you to some great resources if you’re interested in learning more.  See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog .

Here are our top 10 tips for running effective online focus groups!  See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog . 

In this episode, we’re going to suggest some ways to encourage everyone to do the flipped learning pre-work. See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog .

What is the simple, proven, powerful rule that we can use to boost the impact of our communication? In this episode we’re going to share with you the rule of three! See the show notes and contribute to the discussion over at our blog . 

As enablers of change it is important that we keep up-to-date with the latest extension research. But sometimes it can be hard to get the journal article, let alone make the time to read and digest it! However, we thought we could help with this. In this episode we’re exploring adoption pathway analysis, thanks to a colleague of Denise’s… Oscar Montes.  See the show notes and contribute to the dis...