The Change Process

A practical way to think about the difference you make in the world

Change doesn't happen all by itself, it's a process.

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Introducing the Change Process

What do we mean by Change? We use Change as a term for the difference you make - you might think of it as your impact or the outcomes you're achieving. We don't want terminology to get in the way of the way of your ability to understand and communicate the change you make - so we've put together this guide to break down the different types of Change you can create as well as the ways you can measure and communicate it.

No matter what kind of difference your project is working towards, it will involve a process. Discover how you can chart yours.

ACTIVITIES

First of all you will do things, implement ideas; in other words, run one or more Activities on on or more occasions.

Examples of things you can track:

The number of sessions you run of each type

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PARTICIPATION

People will hopefully participate in your Activities; that's the Participation you can track.

Examples of things you can track:

Number of Attendees at each session
Age, Gender and demographic splits
Who attended specifically

And then as a result of of participating in your activities, the people you are hoping to change - whom we call your Participants - then begin to change.

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The Three Stages of Change: Think + Do + Have

Our clients find this easier to understand and more practically useful than terms like short, medium and long-term outcomes.

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CHANGE IN HOW PEOPLE THINK

Change always begins in the mind. You always start by changing what people know or understand.

E.g. You can track whether there has been a Change in:

Ability
Attitude
Knowledge
Beliefs
Capacity
Feelings

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CHANGE IN WHAT PEOPLE DO

And then it becomes something people do once or on an ongoing basis as a new habit.

E.g. You can track whether there has been a Change in:

What someone does
Uptake of a habit
Government policy
Company policy

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CHANGE IN WHAT PEOPLE HAVE

Until finally, as a result of doing new things, people have better health, more money, better relationships, safer streets, etc.

E.g. You can track whether there has been a Change in:

Wellbeing
Savings to the Economy

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Makerble gives you the tools to tell the full story of the difference you make

Every project on Makerble has its own Change Process that displays the progress of all your participants. You now have the power to truly quantify the difference you make.

But it doesn't stop there. Every project has its Timeline Of Stories packed full of pictures, videos, audio clips and anecdotes which beautifully bring to life the difference you make.