Creating Change Through Influence

Seeing the children washing their hands was a perfect example on the importance of influence when trying to change behavior. I think this video helped to show this concept in an easy to understand and simple way. Many of the children did not begin washing their hands until 4 of the sources of influence were being used. Once multiple sources were used more of the children were influenced to wash their hands. This concept will be the same as to what I will be asking those around me to do.

Throughout my timeline for implementing my innovation plan I will be using the 6 sources of influence to create change in those around me. It will be most important for me and my team to combine at least four different sources of influence in order for our influence to be effective, only one or two will not be effective. In the last group, the "peer influence" source created a significant difference. The use of this specific source could be useful to my influencer plan because as students and teachers and other staff begin developing and using their e-portfolios more people will want to join in and begin creating their own as well. As I have been developing my own e-portfolio I have been able to see the benefits and the magnitude of potential that there is for e-portfolios in education. Using the 6 sources of influence I will spark interest and inspire others to use e-portfolios and continue making change with me.