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Avoid random acts of extension by starting with the outcome, then matching methods to participants’ needs, context and adoption journey. See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

Learn seven practical principles for designing agricultural R&D for adoption and impact, based on lessons from the Research for Impact project.  See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

Workshops can feel engaging but lead to little change. Use COM-B and the 40:20:40 rule to design events that support real action afterwards. See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

Discover the AGES model: Attention, Generation, Emotion and Spacing, and how it can help extension practitioners design learning that sticks. See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

What if one of the most used tools in our facilitation kit wasn’t a sticky note, a whiteboard, or a carefully designed slide deck but a pair of comfortable shoes? Between us, we’ve been running workshops for a long time and if there’s one technique that consistently surprises us with how well it works, it’s the walk and talk. It’s a simple thing, just getting people outside, walking and talking! In this episode, we unpack what it is and why it works so well. See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

In this episode, we explore how the Delphi method can help us collect and refine insights from a diverse group of people and help us make collaborative decisions without actually meeting.  See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

Explore the Dreyfus model’s six stages of skill acquisition and what they mean for designing effective learning, mentoring and extension support. See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

In this episode, we explore the simple idea that the usefulness of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in agriculture depends less on the technology itself, and more on whether people trust its outputs.  ee all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

Have you ever wondered how to get everyone in a group actively thinking, contributing, and building on each other’s ideas, without the discussion getting stuck or dominated by a few voices? In this episode, we explore the bus stop technique, a simple tool for enablers of change that helps structure group work. See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

In this episode, we discuss why AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot can sound convincing even when they’re wrong, and what that means for us as enablers of change. See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

We explore how influencers, beyond the usual expert networks, can highlight new pathways for change, and why this matters for enablers of change. See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

Have you ever wondered how to do effective introductions in a group? In this episode we thought it was time to explore effective introductions.  See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

The learning design dilemma: should learning happen in real time (synchronous) or should people engage with it in their own time and space (asynchronous)? See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

We reflect on how far the conversation about GenAI has come, exploring a recent report from the McKinsey Global Institute and what that might mean for us. See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).

Why nagging and repeating advice rarely drives on-farm change and what we as enablers of change can do differently to turn insights into real action. See all the details and contribute to the discussion over at our blog  (https://www.enablersofchange.com.au/blog/).