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Cathy Sharp. Action Researcher. Honorary Professor Robert Gordon University. Appreciative action research. Facilitation. Now @researchforreal.bsky.social
Edinburgh
Joined February 2012
#MeasuresthatMatter focuses on #Evaluation
#ActionResearch A #SystemChange methodology includes thinking differently about defining & measuring success, challenging systemic taken-for-granted mindsets & reporting practices #GrowAsWeGo All reports here: ..
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@WM2U_ Becoming Allies in Change, #Digest of key lessons so far. 4 accompanying reports address the 'how' of #SystemChange #Learning #EarlyHelp #Prevention #ActionResearch #CommunityLed @NestWellbeing @AnimateConsults @DouglasMcKelvie @Fabhonda
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RT @weeculture: Check out "Fostering Engagement and Innovation in Meetings using Appreciative Inquiry" @Eventbrite
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Likely to be lively and widely useful!
Is enhanced vibrancy and effectiveness at meetings one of your hopes for 2025? If so, you may be interested in our Engine of Meetings 1-day Workshop- using Appreciative Inquiry to enhance engagement and foster innovation in our chats around the table @belindajdewar
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And if anyone wants the #SystemDynamics background check out pages 31-37, especially Figure 6 in the report "Where should we look for system change?" August 2023 @DouglasMcKelvie @systemsbeing @JoAnimates #MeasuresThatMatter
How can we use data differently to improve outcomes for children and families? Kerstin Jorna shares her experiences of understanding data in Dundee to improve children's journeys through the system. #MeasuresThatMatter
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"It is slow work that transforms the consciousness & relationships of those involved. It ripples into, rather than wrecks, the old systems. It is slow, relational work that improves lives." @researchforreal.bsky.social #ActionResearch For a Trumpian Time
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Using Data Better to Achieve Improved Outcomes for Children and Families. Where: COSLA Conference Centre, 19 Haymarket Yards Edinburgh EH12 5BH When: Thursday, November 28 · 10am - 2:30pm Book your place here:
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After 'decades of research...' we seem stuck and yet, leaders are still waiting for #evidence. Yet, we also know that "It’s not about getting people to follow you to the future — it’s about getting them to cocreate it with you". @WM2U_ @AnimateConsults
Decades of research into successful large scale change shows that it’s not about getting people in organisations to follow their leaders to the future - it’s about getting people to co-create the future. However, a change approach that seeks to engage everyone in the organisation may demand a new level of collaboration that leaders & managers aren't accustomed to and haven't been prepared for in a larger culture that has emphasised hierarchy & silos. This article from @mitsmr describes an organisational development approach to build "strength based teams", creating the fuel for genuine engagement and inclusion & the conditions for continuous innovation & improvement:
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@ProfDonnaHall -claims there’s ’no evidence’ or that the people with ideas aren’t representative
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In my view, this why #actionresearch #coproduction and recognition of #complexity are so important - and - so difficult!
So much of our focus in trying to spread improvements is in "explicit" knowledge: toolkits, good practice databases, standardised pathways etc. Most of the content that AI repurposes from online resources is explicit knowledge. Yet the biggest opportunities are in "tacit" knowledge: the practical "know-how" rooted in people, their experiences, insights & judgements. Unlocking tacit knowledge is how organisations break past their internal barriers to innovate & improve. Thanks @tnvora for a striking new version of the explicit/tacit iceberg picture. Tanmay has also written an excellent blog on how to unlock tacit knowledge:
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Good refresher for old hands too!
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Dusted off this old guidance on using #stories #AppreciativeInquiry @MHLscotland @WM2U_ @AnimateConsults @RGUNMandP Now at:
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This will be well worth attending.
This sounds like a great event focused on relationships and relationality in Action Research. ⬇️ 📅Wednesday 12th June 🕙10am - 3pm To book a place, please email: 📬louise.hawxwell@ed.ac.uk
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And mindful that #systemchange includes engagement with & challenge to established perspectives about #evidence, we want to have a wider dialogue about system change, & the place of evidence within it. @AnimateConsults @DouglasMcKelvie
Over 5 years of working with children & their families, we've learnt a lot - today WM2U, an approach funded by @thunterf and @bbccin, is sharing that knowledge in our new paper - read more here:
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