When we were developing the Voice framework (back in 2005!!!) we had conversations about the ways that people influence. I can't remember the whole list, but we identified things like influencing by whispering (in the ears of the right people), shouting (campaigning?), doing (proving what you can do then people pay attention and might fund or work with you).



I also recall a discussion more recently in which someone suggested influencing by shaming - showing up what an agency or… Continue

An interesting article regarding public health responsibilities transferring across to local authorities

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Sal, Sue and Jill kindly organised a networking event last July for facilitators using Voice and/or echo. Since then a number of facilitators in the South West (plus me!) have also been trained to use Duo, a hybrid of Voice and echo.

Given the usefulness of face-to-face networking for peer support, inspiration, reflection and more, I’ve suggested that a few of us using this online network work together (online) to put an event together and invite our fellow…

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Any ideas?

We are fiddling around the edges of the technological world and are well aware that some of our stuff - present and future needs to 'go electronic' if people - like you - are going to be able to get the most from it. So, as is our style,we want to do lots of homework and look at loads of online tools et al - useful things that practitioners find helpful so we can get ideas. I have just been looking at the Community Matters 'Your Value' information, for example:…

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