The Art of Influence

Submitted by Jo Pearce on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 11:57
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In partnership with IVAR, staff at the Community Development Foundation (CDF) have recently completed a pilot action research project with two groups of frontline community development workers in the public sector to help them more effectively exert internal influence. IVAR provided supervision and guidance to CDF staff, helping them to think through the different stages and dynamics of the action research process.

In a report entitled The art of influence, CDF staff draw out the learning from both projects, and identify ways in which community development workers can realise tangible change within their organisations.
 
An accompanying paper, Conducting your own action research, offers practical guidance for community development workers who wish to address their own local challenges using action research.
 
Read The art of Influence
Read Conducting your own action research