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Engaging policy makers for change
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8. Challenges that can be hard to overcome Ideology : despite accepting the need for action and the type of action required, policy-makers may refuse to act because they do not believe in government regulation, think that action is better taken by other actors (self-regulation) or at different levels (global, national or local). Timing : policy-makers can lack courage at critical moments because of electoral timetables. Conflict of priorities : Not ‘their’ issue, unwilling to spend their social or political capital, more urgent issues to resolve.
9. Connecting up the brain power At birth we have 100 billion brain cells (neurons), most of which are not yet connected in networks. Forming and reinforcing these connections are the key tasks of early brain development. As children grow, the experience the world around them and form attachments to parents, family members and other caregivers. In the first ten years of life, a child’s brain forms trillions of connections or synapses between the neurons. If they are not used repeatedly, or often enough, they are eliminated. In other words – use them or lose them. Changing behaviour means creating new connections in the brain, which needs consistent reinforcement to be maintained.
10. Change means learning to do things differently What can we learn from models of behaviour change ? - Repetition is needed (minimum 6 months) - Intention with focus and energy delivers results - Persistence, it may take several attempts - Attention to the physical, social and emotional ecology, a change can unbalance other issues or relationships
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Notas del editor
Understand the potential winners and losers of a change. Identify appropriate windows of opportunity for advocacy. Build coalitions and alliances to multiply the impact of messages. Develop arguments appropriate to target audiences.
Remember your first day at school or university – the sense of possibility, the feeling that people you meet will be your friends forever, be part of your world, the feeling of openness, that anything can happen.. .. a sensation of newness and freshness...This is a really positive and resourceful state mental state. Many options exist, new actions and results are possible.