Members Workshop Three: Pathways to change: understanding power and policy – Asia

7th July 2026 12:00pm – 1.30pm CST / 9:30am – 11am IST

Knowing who makes decisions, how they make them, and how to reach them

Before you can influence a decision, you need to understand how decisions are made in your country. Formal processes rarely tell the whole story. This workshop, co-facilitated with EDF regional team members, helps you map the real decision-making landscape in your local sector: who holds power, who advises them, where research enters the process, and how you can build visibility with the right people.

You will come away with…

• A partially completed stakeholder and decision-pathway map for your own national context
• A clearer understanding of the policy cycle and where your research can have most impact
• Practical strategies for reaching decision-makers, including through the RESET and EDF networks
• One specific, realistic next step towards communicating with a key stakeholder

This workshop is one of seven in RESET’s Communications for Influence programme, running May–October 2026. We intend to repeat these courses in 2027. The programme was developed from research with MCET members identifying the skills that matter most for building research influence.

Each session is practical and immediately applicable. You will work with your own research and leave with something you can act on. After each workshop, participants join a shared peer community for ongoing feedback and collaboration. Complete any four workshops, including the capstone, to earn a RESET Communications Certificate. The workshops are free to all RESET members.