One of the biggest myths in change-making and innovation is that of the heroic innovator or change-maker. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Real change comes from having support from others. It may not be all the support we want or in the way we want it, but no one has succeeded widely without support from someone. We are not islands. And yet, we can create islands of support within our lives and communities. In this episode we look at the role of support and why it matters for innovators and change-making. 

Show notes: 

If you want to see what it means to create Innovation Hubs or districts this series of reports from the Brookings Institution provides some insight into how they can be created and what they do once they are up. 

There is an abundance of research on the ways social support manifests itself into individual-level behaviour change. A 2017 article looked at not just one behaviour, but multiple behaviours. 

Thanks for listening. This podcast is a production of Cense Ltd. Cense is a firm that supports people -- organizations, leaders, managers -- in making change happen. For more details and opportunities to learn about change-making and innovation, visit us at Censemaking.com