Introduction
This mini-series is presented as six bite-sized, interactive tutorials on understanding and delivering community engagement and behaviour change in Places for Everyone projects.
This includes a practical guide to behaviour change strategies and interventions, as well as insight into community engagement, co-production, and the types of community sector organisations. Please note that you can find the references and relevant resources at the bottom of this page.
This mini-series is currently a work in progress. Your feedback will help shape future sessions.
Developing a Behaviour Change Plan
In this session, we cover:
- Why behaviour change plans are important;
- What behaviour change plans should include;
- Community engagement vs behaviour change;
- Involving seldom-heard groups;
- Selecting interventions; and
- Key points to remember.
Putting Theory into Practice
The session above, “Developing a Behaviour Change Plan”, mentions that one of the most effective mechanisms for boosting active travel is a mix of measures that complement each other. Infrastructure is just one measure we can use. In this session, we take a practical look at how to put together an effective programme that will result in a greater diversity of people using the infrastructure.
Introduction to Behaviour Change
In this session, we cover:
- What is behaviour change?
- ISM and Shifting Normal models
- COM-B and the Behaviour Change Wheel
- Tying it all together using a real life example
- Making things happen
Introduction to Community Sector Organisations
In this session we’re going to look at community organisations in a bit more depth. We cover:
- Explanation of the terms Community Sector, Third sector and Voluntary sector
- Types of community organisation
- Legal structures
- Social enterprises and BIDs
Community Engagement and Co-production
Coming soon!
References and relevant resources
- ISM User Guide
- Shifting Normal Guide
- Behaviour Change Wheel
- Intervention Information Sheets
- Components of a Behaviour Change Plan (coming soon)
- Exemplary Behaviour Change plans (coming soon)
- Intervention examples spreadsheed (coming soon)