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The SCALE name and process graphic are registered to the Academy for Educational Development. This publication may be adapted, translated or used in any form without permission provided the materials are distributed free of charge and USAID and AED are acknowledged. ® Suggested citation: Booth, B. (2006). SCALE® (System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment) One-Week Training, United States Agency for International Development / AED, Washington, D.C. Any questions or comments before we begin? SCALE System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment Essential Interpersonal Communication Skills 1. 2. 3. 4. Ask better questions Listen more carefully and responsively Give effective feedback Recognize agreement and explore the causes of differences 5. Communicate your message effectively 6. Make requests (instead of complain and criticize!) 7. Express appreciation, gratitude, and encouragement. We are all communicators… From the day we are born! We can all be better communicators ….. Try something Listen Plan If we use the communication process. We can all be better communicators ….. Use Effective Communication Planning Questions: Objective? Audience? Message? Tools? Delivery Systems / Channels? Impact? We can all be better communicators ….. If we listen F I R S T Ask questions and listen As simple as conversations As complex as social science research – communicate with large numbers of people. Communicate Effectively Practice How many of you are married? How many of you are in love? Communicate Effectively Practice Handout: Communicate your Message Effectively pages 22 - 24 Interpersonal Communication section Worksheet: Communicate Your Message Effectively page 25 Communicate Effectively Practice Work individually or in pairs Develop an effective message asking your partner to marry you 25 minutes SCALE System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment MAP THE CONTEXT Identify stakeholders and leverage points for action Apply multiple social change methodologies Positive Impact: Environment, Livelihoods, Civil Society Participation & Governance Negotiate collaborative, sustainable solutions ACT CATALYZE COALITIONS Commit to a common goal CREATE SOLUTIONS Act 1. Strengthen communication among stakeholders 2. Combine multiple communication methodologies to achieve maximum engagement and impact. 3. Develop effective communication, strategies, materials, and messages. 4. Work successfully with the mass media Combining social change methodologies is a key to impact! SCALE Principle Combine multiple communication methodologies including: advocacy social marketing education organization development mass communication participation and mobilization conflict resolution to reinforce each other, achieve maximum engagement and impact, and to reach all possible audiences. Review Methodologies 1. PowerPoint review: Definition Purpose Target audience / priority group Action the target audience should take Review Methodologies 1. Share experiences 2. Briefly review some of the principles for that methodology Review Methodologies Handout: Social Change Methodologies Summary (pages 4 – 11; Act section of your notebook) Social Marketing Target Audience Social Marketing Definition: A process for influencing human behavior on a large scale, using marketing principles for the purpose of societal benefit rather than for commercial profit. Social Marketing Use this methodology when your purpose is to change behaviours by increasing benefits and reducing barriers. Social Marketing Target Audience / Priority Group: A specific audience segment individuals who share common characteristics. Social Marketing Target Audience Segmentation: demographics behaviors desired benefits perceived barriers readiness to adopt the behavior Social Marketing Action the target audience should take: Adopt specific behaviors, technologies, services, products, ideas, and concepts. Social Marketing Experience? Why use this methodology? Results? Lessons learned? Social Marketing Principles It’s all about exchange! Understand what the target audience needs and wants in exchange for using a technology or service or adopting a best practice. Design a program that responds to these wants and needs by creating a mutually beneficial exchange. Social Marketing Principles Segment the target audience: Break the general audience into smaller subgroups that share a set of common characteristics Design the strategy specifically for this audience Social Marketing Principles This way the program can be more responsive to the characteristics, needs, and wants of this specific group of people! Social Marketing Principles Action? Benefits to promote? Barriers? Audiences? Use ongoing social science research to consult the target audience. Adjustments to our programs? Social marketing principles ...and put the audience in the driver’s seat for shaping the strategy! Social Marketing Principles - The “4 P’s PRODUCT Advantages/ Benefits PLACE Competitive Access PRICE Audience PROMOTION Persuasive, So it catches on! Maximum Value/ Minimum Cost Social Marketing Target Audience Advocacy Definition: Strategies aimed at influencing decision-making at the local regional, national, and international levels. Kruger National Park’s Executive Director Dr Bandile Mkhize signed a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the KNP with representatives from the Community Public Private Partnership Programme (CPPPP) and the Tourism Enterprise Programme (TEP). Advocacy Use this methodology when your purpose is to: Influence policymaking & decision making at the local, regional, national, and/or international levels. Advocacy Target Audience/ Priority Group: Specific person(s) who can make decision(s) about a desired change. Advocacy Action the target audience should take: Make a decision that will “positively” change a specific policy, program, or institution. Advocacy Experience? Why used this methodology? Results? Lessons learned? Advocacy Principles Influence a policy or decision making process by targeting the specific person(s) who can make decision(s) about the desired change. The process is complete when the decision maker(s) makes the decision. Advocacy Principles Develop a strategy appropriate for the type of decision making process. Decision-making Process Formal - the official procedure stated by law or organizational regulation. Informal - a decision making process not required by law but often occurring concurrently with the formal process. Alternative - a way to influence decision making that is completely outside of the official process. Mass Communication Mass Communication Definition: The use of multiple channels of communication to increase knowledge, positive attitudes, and best practices related to a given issue. PRODUCT Advantages/ Benefits PLACE Competitive Access PRICE Audience PROMOTION Persuasive, So it catches on! Maximum Value/ Minimum Cost Mass Communication Use this methodology when your purpose is to: Diffuse information in appropriate, attractive formats through multiple, yet integrated channels. Mass Communication Target Audience / Priority Group: Like social marketing - a specific audience segment. A group of individuals who share common characteristics. Mass Communication Action the target audience should take: Increase awareness, knowledge, positive attitudes, and best practices related to a given issue. Mass Communication Experience? Why used this methodology? Results? Lessons learned? Mass Communication Principles Reach & Frequency Reach: Number of people who will be exposed (hear or see the message). Frequency: Number of times the message is “broadcast.” Mass Communication Principles Reach & Frequency Create a media mix with sufficient reach and frequency to have an impact. Mass Communication Principles Select sources of information that are trusted by and appropriate to the specific target audience. Mass Communication Principles Develop relevant, attractive, and persuasive messages. Mass Communication Principles Benefits to promote? Action? Barriers? Audiences? Like social marketing, use audience research to guide decisionmaking... Adjustments to our programs? Mass Communication Principles and put the audience in the driver’s seat for shaping the strategy! Mass Communication Education Education Definition: A life-long learning process... ...that leads to an informed and involved citizenry... ...with the creative problem-solving skills, environmental literacy, and commitment to engage in responsible individual and cooperative actions... ...that help ensure an environmentally sound and economically prosperous future. Education Use this methodology when your purpose is to: Increase the values, knowledge, and skills and catalyze the action needed to protect and conserve the biological resources that economies of countries, and ultimately, human survival depend on. Education Target Audience/ Priority Group: Usually: Students in a classroom or institution Participants environmental education workshop. Education Action the target audience should take... Apply a learning process that develops environmental literacy which includes: Tuning in Finding out and understanding connections Determining appropriate action Education Experience? Why this methodology? Results? Lessons learned? Education Principles Integrate environmental literacy, including the concept of sustainability, as an integral component of all learning, at all levels. Education Principles Help learners address complex, interrelated problems such as environmental degradation and poverty in holistic, interdisciplinary ways. Education Principles Active learning processes: Learning about the environment Learning in the environment Taking action for the environment Education Civil Society Participation and Mobilization Civil Society Participation Definition: Process strengthens the ability of individuals and groups at all levels of society to manage their human and material resources... ...and increasing and strengthening self-reliance and making achievements sustainable. Civil Society Participation Use this methodology when your purpose is: Create collaborative processes for constructing a common vision, decision making, and action. Civil Society Participation Target Audience / Priority Group: “Communities” Shared needs or interests Connected by other common characteristics (profession, age, ethnic origin, or language) Often - but not always - live in a defined geographic area Civil Society Participation Action the target audience / priority group should take: Plan, carry out, and evaluate activities on a participatory and sustained basis to improve their situation. Influence and share control over development initiatives and the decisions and resources which affect them. Civil Society Participation Experience? Why this methodology? Results? Lessons learned? Participation Principles Respect local knowledge and capabilities Include diverse interests and stakeholders · Participation Principles: Assess levels of participation Type of Participation Relation with “Outsiders” Informed For Consultation For / with Cooperation With Co-learning and Partnerships With / By Collective Action and Empowerment By Civil Society Participation and Mobilization Conflict Resolution Conflict Resolution Definition: Processes to manage and resolve disputes and disagreements. Conflict Resolution Use this methodology when your purpose is to: Assist and empower parties that are in conflict to resolve their disputes. Conflict Resolution Target Audience / Priority Group: People who influence or who are affected by the specific conflict. Conflict Resolution Action the Target Audience should take: Mutually implement the conflict management strategy that is most appropriate and effective for the specific context. Conflict Resolution Experience? Why this methodology? Results? Lessons learned? Conflict Resolution Principles Ensure all sides have the opportunity to be heard Focus on the issue and not the individuals Analyze the type of conflict. Conflict Resolution Principles Generate creative options for mutual gain Develop objective criteria for assessing options and reaching agreement Conflict Resolution Organization Development (OD) Organization Development Definition: Interventions in the processes of human systems: formal and informal groups organizations communities societies Organization Development To increase their effectiveness and health using a variety of disciplines, principally applied behavioural sciences. Arnold Minors, Arnold Minors & & Associates, Toronto, Canada Organizational Development Use this methodology when your purpose is to: Increase the effectiveness and health of organizations and groups. Organization Development Target Audience / Priority Group: Traditionally - organization or an organizational unit, team or group More recently - expanded to include larger systems Organization Development Action that the target audience should take: Participate in values-based processes to bring about positive change in the social system (effectiveness and health) using a variety of disciplines. Organization Development Experience? Why this methodology? Results? Lessons learned? OD Principles Respect and inclusion – equitably value the perspective and opinions of everyone. Draw from multiple disciplines to inform decision-making. OD Principles Approach communities and organizations as open systems. OD Principles Change in one area of system always results in changes in other areas. Change in one area cannot be sustained without supporting changes in other areas of the system! Build collaborative relationships throughout the entire system. OD Principles Try something Listen Plan Use action research to continuously reexamine and reflect. Integrate discoveries into the process in order to achieve desired outcomes. Organization Development (OD) SCALE System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment GreenCOM Panama Goal Strengthening the sustainable management of the Panama Canal Watershed (PCW). Goal: Sustainable Management - PCW Objective: Increase PCW residents’ knowledge of the benefits of the Panama Canal and its watershed. Methodologies: mass communication and media advocacy. Increased awareness of the watershed benefits from 19 – 62%. Goal: Sustainable Management - PCW Objective: Increase demand for ecotourism in PCW parks. Methodologies: Nature interpretation - improved the parks’ “products” (attractive signage and interpretive materials and training of guides and park guards). Social marketing – increased demand for the product (the number of visitors to the park annually). Goal: Sustainable Management - PCW Objective: Reinforce a new NGO federation. Methodologies: organization development Strengthen capacity to provide technical assistance to municipalities in the watershed. Goal: Sustainable Management of the PCW Objective: Increase school children’s knowledge and practices concerning the PCW and its benefits. Methodologies: Social marketing and education. Watershed Guardians brought students together to accomplish their “mission,” a set of basic activities that increase local action to protect the watershed. Goal: Sustainable Management of the PCW Objective: Increase the capacity of municipalities within the PCW to manage their lands more sustainably. Methodologies: Community participation and mobilization to develop municipal environmental plans. Goal: Sustainable Management - PCW Objective: Increase cleaner industrial production within the watershed. Methodologies: Social marketing - promote cleaner solutions. Organization development - conduct assessments of potential solutions for sixteen key industries in the watershed. Industry leaders negotiate cleaner solutions. SCALE System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment How do we decide which methodology to select? What criteria should we use? Some Criteria for Selecting Social Change Methodologies Purpose – which most appropriate and effective for achieving the goal? Time frame Short-term: social marketing & mass communication Long-term: civil society participation and education Some Criteria for Selecting Social Change Methodologies Unit of action: Who needs to take action - individuals, families, organizations and groups, or communities? Some Criteria for Selecting Social Change Methodologies Individual action means one person can perform the action by him/herself and have an impact. Some objectives can only be achieved if everyone in the group, organization, or community contributes and plays a collaborative role. Some Criteria for Selecting Social Change Methodologies Unit of Action Social marketing - individual or family. Reduce farm water use. OD - group or institution. Strengthen an NGO or coalition. Civil Society Participation – community. Community-based forestry management. Some Criteria for Selecting Social Change Methodologies Financial and human resources to develop, implement, and evaluate the impact. Level of participation Some Criteria for Selecting Social Change Methodologies Type of Participation SCALE Social Change Methodology Informed Education Mass Communication None Mass Communication, Social Marketing, Advocacy, Education. Mass Communication, Social Marketing, Advocacy, Education. Participation and Mobilization, Organization Development Conflict Resolution Systems thinking Participation and Mobilization Organization Development Conflict Resolution Systems thinking Material Incentives Consultation Cooperation Co-Learning Collective Action / Empowerment Some Criteria for Selecting Social Change Methodologies Personal preference and skills: Partner with others who have expertise in other methodologies. Other Criteria? SCALE System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment Small Group Work Worksheet: Selecting Social Change Methodologies Using an Example pages 18 - 19 Act section. Resources: Handout: Social Change Methodologies Summary (pages 4 – 11). Handout: Some Criteria for Selecting Methodologies (pages 15 – 17). Small Group Work You are working in a program that has the goal of “sustainable management of forest resources.” The stakeholders have defined several objectives to achieve this goal – listed in the chart on page 19. Small Group Work What combination of social change methodologies would you use to achieve each objective and why? Small Group Work 1. Read the summary of the different social change methodologies and some ideas for criteria to select them. 2. Select the social change methodology(ies) that are most effective for achieving that will objective. 3. Which criteria did you use to make this decision? Write them in the appropriate space. Small Group Work Self-managed groups – change roles Will tape your results on the wall recorder write clearly! 20 minutes Debriefing questions Will the methodology help achieve the objective? What other methodologies might also be used to achieve this objective? Debriefing questions Similarities? Differences? SCALE System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment Small Group Work Could these methodologies help you achieve greater results/scaling up impact. How? Small Group Work 1. Use your issues map and the handouts on the social change methodologies. 2. Complete as much as possible the Worksheet: Selecting Social Change Methodologies for Your Project or Program page 20 – Act. Small Group Work 1. Develop a list of three-four objectives that will help achieve the common goal. 2. Use the Handouts: Social Change Methodologies and Some Ideas for Criteria to Select Methodologies as resources. 3. Select the social change methodology(ies) that are most effective for achieving each objective. 4. Which criteria did you use to make this decision? Write them in the appropriate space. Small Group Work Self-managed groups 30 minutes Small Group Presentation Share one objective Methodologies to achieve that objective. Criteria for selecting those methodologies. SCALE System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment Act 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Strengthen communication among stakeholders. Combine multiple communication methodologies to achieve maximum engagement and impact. Develop effective communication, strategies, materials, and messages. Work successfully with the mass media Know where to get more information on the SCALE CD. Effective Communication You were SO successful at communicating with your potential spouse…. That now it’s time to plan the wedding! Effective Communication How would this invitation be different if it were for: Your grandmother? Your best friend? Your former girlfriend/boyfriend? We are always communicating… From the day we are born! We can all be better communicators ….. Try something Listen Plan If we use the communication process… We can all be better communicators ….. And the Effective communication planning questions: Objective? Audience? Message? Tools? Delivery Systems / Channels? Impact? We can all be better communicators ….. If we listen….. F I R S T Ask questions and listen As simple as conversations As complex as social science research – Friday. We can all be better communicators ….. Effective Communication Planning questions: Objective? Audience? Message? Tools? Delivery Systems / Channels? Impact? What do you think? It’s important to define your communication objective: Upfront (before you begin to communicate) In terms of a behavior or action Define SMART- Plus Behavioral Objectives Specific Measurable Attainable Results-focused Timely Plus Define SMART-Plus Behavioral Objectives Specific: Describes an action, behavior, outcome or achievement that is observable. Concrete. Uses action verbs. Measurable: Numeric or descriptive quantity, quality, cost. Attainable: Feasible within scheduled time, budget, and conditions. Define SMART-Plus Behavioral Objectives Results-focused: Measures outputs or results - products and accomplishments (Not activities - number of trainings given or newsletters distributed! ) Timely: Identifies target date Plus: Behavior/action has a direct link to resolve the issue or achieve the goal Define SMART-Plus Behavioral Objectives Ten Volunteers SMART-Plus Objectives Practice Volunteer goes to the front of the room. Read the statement aloud and then hold it in front of you so that participants can see it. Participants decide if it is well-defined or not. If not, participants restate it so that it is. Volunteer move to left if SMART-Plus objective. To right, if not. Continue holding cards so participants can see them. Is this objective SMART-Plus? Specific Measurable Attainable Results-focused Timely Plus Volunteers may sit down… Thank you! Group Work Develop a communication material for your project. Effective Communication Planning Worksheet on page 27 Act section. 40 minutes including a working break New facilitator, reporter, recorder, and timekeeper. Four Groups Each Group Five minutes - present Five minutes - comments Timekeepers - please keep your group on schedule Is this communication effective? Were the objective, audience, message, format, and channels clear? Were the format and channels appropriate for the message? What impact do they think the communication would have? Why? SCALE System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment Reach and Frequency One Key to Impact The Communication Continuum Exposed Knowledge Trial Adoption What implications does this have in your work? Mass Communication Principles Reach & Frequency Reach: Number of people who will be exposed (hear or see the message) Frequency: Number of times the message is “broadcast” Mass Communication Principles Reach & Frequency Create a media mix with sufficient reach and frequency to have an impact. How will you achieve sufficient reach and frequency of your messages to have an impact? Whirlwind summary on important communication concepts! Strategic Communication Other Great Communication Resources! Pages 29 – 30 Act section SCALE System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment Act 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Strengthen communication among stakeholders. Combine multiple communication methodologies to achieve maximum engagement and impact. Develop effective communication, strategies, materials, and messages. Work effectively with the mass media. Know where to get more information on the SCALE CD. Work Effectively with the Mass Media How have you worked with the mass media? What lessons did you learn? What tips do you have for the rest of the participants? In your notebook: Ways to Work Effectively with the Mass Media Tips on Being A Good Resource for the Media Tips on Writing Press Releases Journalist Training, Building the Capacity to Improve Coverage In your notebooks Good Sources of Information on Working with the Mass Media Handout: The Media Conference Worksheet: Planning a Successful Media Conference Checklist for a Successful Media Conference Work Effectively with the Mass Media Focus on being interviewed by the media. Review the notebook tonight! Individually Handout: How to Seem and Sound Intelligent during an Interview with the Media pages 12 -16 Work Effectively with the Mass Media 15 minutes If finished...review the rest of the notebook Practice: Being interviewed the media Groups of three Effective communication planning questions - plan their interview Discuss with your small group: Topic you want to be interviewed on Who will interview you Specific newspaper or radio / television station the interviewer will represent Individually Worksheet: My My Media Interview pages 17-18 Work Effectively with the Mass Media. Write down at least four questions you will ask the person you are going to interview. 15 minutes Tonight Review: Work Effectively with the Mass Media In Summary….. Working effectively with the media is extremely important in any SCALE strategy. Spend some time this evening reviewing the materials in your notebook. SCALE System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment