elsie member training v2 110112

Member Training

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• Leeds

• Community

• Enterprise

• Accelerator



• How does Elsie work?

• Helping knowledge

flow




People who know stuff

People who talk to them

People who want to know stuff



• Let’s have a go.


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Where it all began…


• Elsie Members – who, what,

why?

• What’s in it for ME?



• Elsie Advocates - professional

or amateur helpers

• Why the middleman?



• Who can use Elsie?


• 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



• Conflicts of interest



• Competence



• The Golden Rule

• Be

compassionate



• Be responsive

• Don’t second

guess



• What happens at a meeting?


• 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



• Follow up – is it working?

• Keeping it informal

• Formal evaluation




Your name here… • Capture and publicise

who is involved

• Build confidence

• Attract others

• Member Profiles



• 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?



• 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.


• So you want to be an

Advocate…



• Let’s have a go.


Member Training

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elsie member training v2 110112

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