Food for the Hungry conducted a comprehensive literature review of psychology and social & behavioral change theory & practice to propose a socially – and behaviorally – informed approach to Early Warning System (EWS) design, development, and implementation.
What’s in Your Pockets?
For the past several years, my husband has been telling our children a continuing story of the time he was two inches tall. The story, which still has not ended, unfolds in his childhood home, and it has taken him from the bathroom sink drain, to rides on a June bug,...
How to Evaluate a Training
Do you ever get emails asking you to spend a few minutes sharing your thoughts about evaluating a training? I do. And I'm always a little torn because I know whoever asks is eager for a few crisp tips. Instead, I grill them with questions! The rest of this short blog...
Impact Studies
[Note: this piece was originally published in 2003. We love it, and have asked Jane to update it for 2015 with her new thinking.] I love the change of seasons: from winter to spring, from spring to the hot days of summer, from summer to the crisp, blue-sky autumn....
An Action Package for Managers, Part I
Do you sometimes find that training doesn’t stick? Watch a four-minute case study with a creative approach to taking new skills out of the workshop and into the workplace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbeMNxFubvA&feature=youtu.be Keep an eye out for Part Two of...
Pick a Spot and Invite Some Truth Telling
There are countless helpful ways to engage learners during a workshop or meeting. I get great joy designing ways to ensure purposeful and productive uses of solo and group activity.
Bringing a Visual to Life
How do you turn a concept into a useful visual to teach and reinforce that concept over time?How do you take that visual off the page so that people can interact and learn from it? Here's a story to illustrate how you might do just that. We hope it inspires you with...