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It focuses on building storytelling habits to talk about early childhood development.
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You are NOT your audience.
It's easy to fall into the trap of overestimating how much other people think like we do, so it's important that we do the explanatory work to help people understand what we mean and why it matters.
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What does it mean to start a #WorkShift?
Understanding the assumptions that people rely on to think about work and labor can illustrate how existing thinking must undergo a paradigm shift in order to create lasting, structural change.
Learn more: bit.ly/3UEbnAk
If we want to build public support for policy change, we can’t just describe the problems we’re facing.
We need to explain what works, what doesn’t, and how we can fix it together.
#OnFrameFridays
Child sexual abuse is preventable and the way we talk about prevention can make a difference.
Take a look at these new resources to learn more about how our framing choices can help us build a better narrative: buff.ly/3QKRzsA
Great new resource from the team at Innovation Network, including important guidance for disrupting injustice through our communications.
It's useful for folks across various fields aiming to center equity in their work!
Check it out: bit.ly/3Uu5K6t
Our systems are designed...and they can be redesigned.
When we explain access disparities and highlight the structural factors at play, we demonstrate that our systems are designed and they can be redesigned for the better.
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Update from the Culture Change Project:
From the role of AI to thinking about government and individual leaders, the way Americans are thinking about the future has implications for those working toward systems change.
READ THE FULL BLOG POST: bit.ly/3wkcyvh
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The folks at @YouthRepro are hosting a webinar tomorrow to launch their new report supporting evidence-based policies on sexual and reproductive health for adolescents of all ages, their families, and their communities. There's still time to register now!
The way Americans think about work shapes the reality of our labor systems.
Take a look at these new resources from the WorkShift project to learn more about public mindsets and how they can help us create change: bit.ly/4a0nxb8#WorkShift#CultureChange
It's important to frame with solutions, but it can be tricky in practice.
The four C's can help:
1) Credible
2) Causal
3) Conceivable
4) Contextual
When the solutions we're talking about have these features, we help our audiences see that change is possible.
#OnFrameFridays
It’s time to #Reframe the conversation about work and labor. These insights from the new #WorkShift project at the @FrameWorksInst illustrate the ways that existing thinking must undergo a paradigm shift in order to create lasting, structural change. frameworksinstitute.org/work…
From just compensation to work-life balance, building a better labor system starts with understanding how people are thinking about work and worker power.
Check out these new resources to learn more about how, together, we can create a #WorkShift: bit.ly/4becX12
Data doesn’t talk.
When we let data stand alone, people often fill in the gaps with existing biases.
But when we accompany it with clear explanation and interpretation, we can help our audiences better understand what it means and why it matters.
#OnFrameFridays
It’s #CareWorkersRecognitionMonth and it’s time to talk about how we talk about care.
From describing working conditions to explaining systemic racism in the care sectors, the framing we use can help build support for the care workforce.
Learn more: bit.ly/4b6Ydkx
The stories we tell about adversity, trauma, and resilience make a difference.
Our latest brief offers strategies to help build broad support for trauma-informed approaches in policies, programs, and public agencies.
Learn more: bit.ly/49T2tTY