Shaping effective practice change means going beyond rules, incentives, or awareness campaigns. It requires understanding the deeper motivations, barriers, and social contexts that influence behaviour, and drawing on a mix of models and strategies to design change that lasts. Human
A rubric is an easily applicable form of assessment. They are most commonly used in education, and offer a process for defining and describing the important components of work being assessed. They can help us plan and assess complex tasks
The Learning for Sustainability site is 14 years old this year, and has just received a major revision and upgrade! It brings links to a wide range of on-line resources together in one easy to access place. Learning for Sustainability
Virtual teams have become common in recent years. Remote work allows businesses and startups to compete in an increasingly globalized society, and provides new freedoms for employees, freelancers and consultants to work with clients and colleagues – less constrained by
NOTE: This posting has been redeveloped and reposted (27 February 2021) to provide a more useful framing. The new posting has the same inline slideset, but also links to a downloadable PDF of the presentation – and provides more descriptive
Often agencies and policy makers become reliant on a handful of approaches that they use to influence behaviour. This post introduces the 6 E’s framework as a a framework for agencies wanting to utilise a broader suite of policy approaches
Another year has passed, and this provides a good opportunity to reflect on what content resonated most with visitors on the Learning for Sustainability (LfS) site in 2017. So – based on the site statistics* – here
Social learning is an approach for tackling complex environmental problems. These challenges often involve high uncertainty, many stakeholders, and disagreements about causes, effects, and desired outcomes. There is no single definition of social learning, but most descriptions of it highlight
This post introduces After Action Reviews (AARs), and indicates how theories of change and AARs can be used in tandem to create both the space and guidance for strategic learning, and subsequent adaptation and innovation. The importance of reflecting on what
This site curates annotated links to tools and frameworks for people working in complex, multi-actor settings. It also shows how different dimensions of practice fit together across real-world contexts.
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