Episodes

Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Thursday Jul 10, 2025
More information on Lydia Guthrie can be found on her website 'Change Point':https://changepointlearning.com/Imogen runs a social research consultancy Imogen Blood & Associates:https://www.imogenblood.co.uk/She also provides MSC training:https://www.seralliance.org/Discussed in the podcast:Motivational Interviewing: https://motivationalinterviewing.org/understanding-motivational-interviewingShadd Maruna on Desistance from Crime and Narrative Identity: https://britsoccrim.org/volume2/003.pdf Our book: Blood, I. & Guthrie, L. (2018) Supporting Older People Using Attachment-Informed and Strengths-Based Approaches, Jessica Kingsley PublishersPat Crittenden Dynamic Maturation Model of Attachment and Adaptation: https://www.iasa-dmm.org/images/uploads/Attachment-theory-psychopaathology%20andpsychotherapyThedmm-approach.pdf Dr Chip Chimera: https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/therapist/Chip-Chimera-iAic3AACChapters0:00 - Intro1:39 - Lydia’s career and background6:42 - How to help people change8:49 - Measuring our success13:48 - Working with denial 23:45 - What is attachment theory?27:30 - Attachment, parenting and gender31:10 - Changing our attachment patterns 40:36 - Why systemic (family) therapy?43:50 - The role of the family therapist48:06: - Not making things worse48:38 - Change takes time53:24 - Implications for service design

Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
Imogen runs a social research consultancy Imogen Blood & Associates:https://www.imogenblood.co.uk/She also provides MSC training:https://www.seralliance.org/Mark Robinson's consultancy Thinking Practice:https://www.thinkingpractice.co.uk/Discussed in the podcast:Rick Davies & Jess Dart's 2005 book 'The most significant change technique: A guide to its use':https://www.mande.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2005/MSCGuide.pdfCase Study on Ark: Stockton Arts Centre:https://arconline.co.uk/about-us/what-we-do/ MSC training with Future Arts Centres network:https://futureartscentres.org.uk Will Storr: 'The Science of Storytelling' :https://www.thescienceofstorytelling.com Failspace: How can the cultural sector better recognise and learn from failures?https://www.culturalvalue.org.uk/our-work/failspace/#intro Chapters0:00 - intro1:00 - Mark's background and career7:53 - What is Most Significant Change (MSC)?10:50 - Applying MSC in the cultural sector16:15 - Good tool for complex projects18:25 - MSC gives a structure for thinking about stories19:50 - Exploring cause and effect through stories20:06 - 'The science of storytelling' book22:49 - Particular fit between MSC and the cultural sector?24:10 - MSC countering evaluation fatigue28:17 - Limitations or considerations35:06 - Complementing MSC with 'FailSpace'38:10 - Deciding what is 'significant'41:16 - Impact of involving the board in MSC42:50 - MSC from using MSC48:45 - Writing MSC stories55:00 - A title for your story?

Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
Paul Connery: LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-connery-335708100/ Imogen runs a social research consultancy Imogen Blood & Associates:https://www.imogenblood.co.uk/She also provides MSC training:https://www.seralliance.org/Discussed in the podcast:Homeless Link: https://homeless.org.uk Lankelly Chase: 'Hard Edges' Arnold Mindell: https://www.aamindell.net/worldwork Greg & Myrna Lewis: https://www.lewisdeepdemocracy.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopEn-d_xqL6WVYFtXe-M03dpR-b7vm6oB9zwH0y9vKy_-be3LueChapters0:00 - intro 1:45 - Paul's background3:05 - Co-production with multiply disadvantaged groups8:42 - What is Deep Democracy?12:50 - Building better teams16:45 - Managers’ roles20:05 - 5 stages of Deep Democracy 29:50 - As an informal tool30:10 - Improving decision-making 30:56 - Role of the facilitator 38:52 - Purposeful inclusive meetings40:52 - Online v face-to-face43:55 - Change for groups47:00 - Potential in different settings48:45 - Personal change51:00 - The wisdom of the minority