Enablers of Change

How adoption pathway analysis can help us

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. 
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Reducing our biases

We all have biases that affect aspects of our lives and the lives of others with whom we interact—but it turns out there are ways to at least minimise our bias.
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Using VR and AR in extension to add an extra dimension

Have you heard the acronyms VR and AR before? If you’re like us, you might be saying yes, but I’m not really sure what each of those really means—is there even a difference? And then, like us, you might also be wondering whether they have a place in the toolkit for enablers of change. So today we thought we would explore VR and AR in extension!

Boosting survey responses

In a recent episode we talked through designing a decent survey, but of course that is only one part of the bigger picture. To boost the number of responses to our surveys, should we offer an incentive to our potential survey respondents? If we were to offer an incentive, what should it be? In this episode we’ll explore what the research says about this!
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Designing a decent survey

Surveys seem to be a constant in life at the moment! Like the old quote about the only certainties being death and taxes—it seems that everyone (and their dog) would like you to just fill in this quick survey or answer a short series of questions! As enablers of change, surveys are an important part of our toolkit. So just what do we need to know when designing a survey? How can we be sure we will collect the data we need? In this episode we’ll explore how to design a decent survey. 
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Make a real difference this year!

Are you wondering how best to start the year and make a real difference? We’re not big fans of New Year’s resolutions, but we do like to pause and think about what we’re going to do differently. It’s easy to just keep doing what we did last year, but we find that this is often a good time to try something different. 
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Thanks and wishing you a merry Christmas!

We cannot believe it’s nearly the end of 2021! It has been a pretty huge year for us all, with the continuing disruption from Covid-19, meaning that as enablers of change we have had to be flexible and adaptable – all the time! 
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Stop brainstorming… use the 6-3-5 method instead

Having lots of people shouting out ideas over the top of each other may seem exciting, but brainstorming doesn’t generate the greatest number of useful ideas. In this episode we’re going to introduce you to a better way of generating ideas—the 6-3-5 method.

How to better understand our target audience

How can we better understand our target audience? We'll explore what we can discover about our target audience, often without even needing to speak with them. 
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What is a Theory of change?

In one of our recent episodes we covered designing an extension program. While putting that together, we realised that there were other important aspects to cover that complement the design of an extension program. One of these is developing a Theory of change. But that brings us to the questions—what is a Theory of change and how would we use one? 
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