Enablers of Change

What is the ideal group size for a breakout room?

It is now relatively easy to create breakout rooms in several webinar platforms, but what is the ideal group size for them? In this episode we’re going to explore whether it is two or twenty-two, or somewhere in between. 
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Using jellyfish to help keep our meetings on-track

In this episode we’re going to talk about jellyfish, those floating blobs of jelly in the ocean, and show you how you can use them to help keep your meeting focused and have some fun too! 
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Put some bite into your facilitation with FIDO

How do you go about designing a robust yet flexible facilitation process? In case you need some structure and process, in this episode we’re going to explore the FIDO process and help put some bite into your facilitation!
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What’s so wrong with the Diffusion of innovations theory?

In this Enablers of change episode we’re going to revisit the Diffusion of innovations theory and explore some of the criticisms it’s received over time. See the show notes for all the resources.

What is the Diffusion of innovations theory?

You’ve probably heard about the Diffusion of innovations theory and perhaps you’ve realised that you’re not quite sure what it is and what it means for us as enablers of change. In this episode we’re going to revisit the Diffusion of innovations theory. See the show notes for all the resources.

Take a break and increase your productivity

What’s one simple thing you could do to improve your productivity and make better decisions? In this post we’re going to explore the benefits of scheduling breaks into your day. 
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How to get greater impact from your events

Have you ever been to a training course and got all excited about putting some new strategies into place, only to find that a few weeks later you’re back in the same routine and haven’t really changed anything you thought you would? It’s a common story, so today we’re exploring this and what actually helps an event make an impact.
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How can you predict the rate of adoption?

Have you ever wondered as you’ve started a new extension project, just how many farmers will end up using the new practice you are promoting? It’s a great question because the ultimate goal of extension is change, and often it is about the adoption of a new practice or tool. 
So how on earth would you work this out? Where would you start? In this episode we’re going to tell you about the ADOPT model – a tool that can help you do just this. 
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Welcome to the new normal!

Just like children travelling a long distance in a car have a habit of saying ‘Are we there yet?’, many of us are now asking whether we’ve survived the COVID-19 storm and whether things are now going to get back to normal.
In today’s episode we’re going to explore to see whether things are going to go back to normal anytime soon. Spoiler alert: it’s not!
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Help, how can I easily collate information from a workshop?

How often have you been facilitating a workshop, whether that be online or physically together, only to get the end and realise that you’ve now got the unenviable job of having to write up all the notes from the workshop? In today’s episode we’re going to explore a few options for e-tools in your facilitator toolkit!
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