elsie member training v2 110112

Member Training

THANK YOU

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• Leeds

• Community

• Enterprise

• Accelerator

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• How does Elsie work?

• Helping knowledge

flow

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People who know stuff

People who talk to them

People who want to know stuff

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• Let’s have a go.

michael.chitty@ntlworld.com

07788 747954

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Where it all began…

• Elsie Members – who, what,

why?

• What’s in it for ME?

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• Elsie Advocates - professional

or amateur helpers

• Why the middleman?

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• Who can use Elsie?

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• Anyone with a project who is puzzled

• Pre-start, start-up, established business

• Living, working or playing in Leeds

• Campaigners, activists

• Enterprising people pursuing ‘good

work’

• Confidentiality

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• Conflicts of interest

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• Competence

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• The Golden Rule

• Be

compassionate

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• Be responsive

• Don’t second

guess

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• What happens at a meeting?

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• 2 hours of work!

• 4 cases, 30 minutes each

• 5-7 mins of backstory

• Creative brainstorming

• Notes taken - names, suggestions etc.

• Capturing the ideas

• A volunteer for each case

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• Follow up – is it working?

• Keeping it informal

• Formal evaluation

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Your name here… • Capture and publicise

who is involved

• Build confidence

• Attract others

• Member Profiles

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• Find more Members

• Who should be in the room?

• Attend meetings

• Find sponsors

• Find venues

• Be an Advocate

• Be a client

• #Elsie

• Want to do more?

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• So you want to be an

Advocate…

• 5-7 minutes to tell your client’s story

• It can be anonymous – if necessary

• You MUST have the client’s permission to work

with ELSIE

• Avoid discussion and debate – accept

suggestions and move on. Prompt for more.

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• So you want to be an

Advocate…

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• Let’s have a go.

Member Training

Any questions?