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Latest mini-podcast with @ThembiWatt looks at the ridiculousness of thinking we can "download" skills without practice and repetition.
So if it's that ridiculous, why do we keep designing formal training that way?
With bonus references to The Matrix:
https://t.co/XhYvDExpsh
How do we enable behaviour change? These authors synthesised findings from 147 meta-analyses to identify which determinants of behaviour are most impactful & which should be targeted for change interventions. Many of the studies focus on large-scale, health-related, environmental or consumer behaviours but the conclusions are also worth reflecting on for organisational change.
What leaders of change should do:
1) Remove barriers & make desired behaviour easy: Focus on changing the environment & systems so that the desirable behaviour is simple, convenient, & supported; e.g, provide direct access to resources, streamline processes & foster social support.
2) Build social structure: Facilitate a culture where positive behaviours are the norm. Engage peers & create opportunities for team encouragement & collective participation.
3) Enable habits & provide ongoing support: Support repeated practice & help people make the new behaviour part of their routine. Reinforce changes with reminders, prompts, & positive reinforcement.
4) Prioritise practical changes over persuasion: Rather than trying to shift attitudes or beliefs, invest in changes that directly enable & reinforce the desired actions.
What leaders of change should NOT do:
1) Don’t rely solely on information or education: Simply telling people what to do, increasing knowledge or launching awareness campaigns has limited impact on actual behaviour.
2) Avoid focusing mainly on changing attitudes or beliefs: Programmes that target broad mindset change, general skills or even trustworthiness are less effective than those that address practical barriers.
3) Don’t overlook structural support: Failing to provide the physical, social, or material support needed for people to act makes adoption less likely, even if people know it’s important.
The article reinforces the importance of creating the conditions for change: making the “right thing to do” the easy, supported, default option, across multiple dimensions: https://t.co/D7HgPB9Dzn
Original manuscript version: https://t.co/g8qfgWtRa4. By Dolores Albarracin (@socialactionlab) & colleagues.
I accessed this article via @ReubenRusk who also created the graphic.
@zoe_grunewald Vienna: buy luxury groceries at Julius Meinl (Am Graben), sort of the local Fortnum and Mason 😊 At the Belvedere, ignore all the people taking selfies in front of The Kiss, and gaze at Judith and Holofernes instead
@Sam_Dumitriu@robfordmancs The area's 'historic heritage' (which I can see from our back window) includes an open-air bus garage, an electricity substation, a light industrial estate and an ugly link road with concrete walls.
A four-minute podcast on mentoring, mini-mentoring and how not to set the bar too high - from How To Learn, a new series from Thembi Watt and myself https://t.co/J1F0JElgqD