Imogen Blood Podcast - Change Talk
Change Talk explores the complex dynamics of social change through insightful conversations with experts, practitioners, and thought leaders. Hosted by Imogen Blood, a social research consultant and MSC training specialist, this podcast delves into practical approaches for creating meaningful change in society. Imogen runs a social research company: https://www.imogenblood.co.uk/
Episodes
In this episode, we hear from Mark John-Williams who has over 40 years experience in the care and support sector about the Circles of Support model and how it can mobilise family, friends, neighbours and acquaintances to provide support for an individual.
Mark John-Williams: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-john-williams-99519289/
His short video on Circles of Support: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2ybw3DFVEQ
Imogen run...
Imogen revisits Most Significant Change - this time with Nick Andrews to explore the methodology in depth, discussing story collection, editing, and the transformative power of narrative evaluation in social care and beyond.
Further resources from DEEP on MSC:
A Storytelling Framework for Social Care in Wales: https://insightcollective.socialcare.wales/a-storytelling-framework-for-social-care-in-wales
MSC blog: https://insightcol...
Nicholas Pleace joins Imogen to discuss Housing First strategies, the European context, and how this approach is transforming homelessness services across the UK and beyond.
Nicholas and I first worked together on the Housing First Feasibility Study for the Liverpool City Region (Crisis, 2017): full report; summary version.
Housing First Guide Europe (2016), Nicholas Pleace for FEANTSA https://www.feantsa.org/download/hfg_full_di...
Lydia Guthrie shares insights on supporting personal change, attachment theory, and how to help people transform their lives through evidence-based approaches.
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:
Imogen and Mark Robinson explore how storytelling and narrative approaches can transform our understanding of social change, drawing from their extensive experience with Most Significant Change methodology and beyond.
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':
Paul Connery joins Imogen to discuss community development approaches, participatory methods, and how grassroots initiatives can create sustainable social change.
Paul Connery: LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-connery-335708100/
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.lewisdeep...
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