Enablers of Change

The art of asking smarter questions

We recently talked about asking better questions, and shared the idea of a pyramid of question types from Will Wise and Chad Littlefield. Well, we’ve now come across another article about asking questions and thought you might like to hear about its five types of questions.
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Tips and tricks for easily organising meetings

Here are some simple work hacks that we hope will save you time. We’ll share our ideas about easy ways to schedule meetings.
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How to ask better questions

The ability to ask better questions is crucial, particularly in our work as enablers of change. By focusing on the types of questions we ask, we can better explore issues, uncover valuable information and understand the range of options available to us. 
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Are you struggling with survey fatigue?

We’ve recently been hearing how hard it is to get a decent number of responses to a survey. So we wondered whether survey fatigue is really true and what we might do to overcome it. 
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What’s the best online collaboration tool to replace Jamboard?

In this episode we’re going to explore some of the alternatives to Jamboard as an online collaboration tool, what we’ve tried and what we’ve decided to keep using.
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Kotter's 8-step process for leading change

Kotter’s eight steps provide a framework for groups and organisations to navigate and implement change effectively. As enablers of change, extension practitioners often play a key role in guiding farmers and other stakeholders through these steps. Let's delve into each step and explore its relevance in our field.
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Using Appreciative Inquiry in extension

In this episode, we’re going to discuss AI… not Artificial Intelligence, or even Artificial Insemination, but the other AI, Appreciative Inquiry! We want to unpack what Appreciative Inquiry is and how might we use it in our role as enablers of change.
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Teams vs Zoom: which is better for online workshops?

What’s the best online platform for workshops? Especially with farmers? Is there any data on this and what’s it telling us? In this episode, we’re going to compare Teams and Zoom, as well as a couple of other platforms that might be worth checking out for online workshops.
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Using an unconference to boost innovation

In this episode, let's dive into something exciting and unconventional that can truly shake up the way we do things – the unconference approach. 
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Working backwards to achieve greater impact

Usually when we start a project, we start at the beginning and move forward, but here’s an interesting approach used by Amazon that turns that on its head. In this episode, we’re exploring the Working backwards approach.
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