Episode 6: Impact culture - how you can get involved in the book launch and community of practice

Fast Track Impact - A podcast by Mark Reed

My new book, Impact Culture, is released on 25th March, and this is your opportunity to join the launch team and get involved in the impact culture community of practice, which launches today!Get involved in the impact culture communityToday I'm launching a new website for anyone who wants to improve their research culture and put impact at the heart of what they do. It includes:A programme of free training events and discussion groups run by members of the impact community. The first event is on impact monitoring and evaluation on 28th February and already has over 300 people booked, so book now to avoid disappointment. Our second event is a more intimate reading group with Jonathan Grant on his new book, The New Power University, on 14th MarchSign up for a new JISCMail impact culture email discussion group to keep the discussion going between eventsFree content from the book - over 90% is available open access via the website, including an impact culture toolkit where I've collected together all the most practical and transformative ideas from the bookGo and have a look around: https://www.fasttrackimpact.com/impactcultureJoin the launch team and get a pre-publication copy of the bookI would also like to invite you to join the launch team for the new book, which includes a signed pre-launch copy of the book with free postage and packing anywhere in the world and a place at the launch event, which will run as an online Reading Group.Your responsibilities as a member of the launch team will be to:Attend the launch event having read as much of the book as possible, so you are ready to discuss it with others;Write a short review of the book on Amazon (whether you love it or hate it), to help others decide if they want to read it too. To do this, you will be asked to buy a free Kindle version of the book the week before launch, so your review is for a verified purchase; andHelp promote the book to your colleagues or networks (if you like it!).In return for this, you get:An exclusive signed copy of the book (this is the only way you will ever be able to get a signed copy)Get your copy up to a month before the book goes on sale to the rest of the worldFree postage and packing anywhere in the world (all other customers will have to pay this)An exclusive place at the launch event (everyone else will have to tune in via YouTube and won't be able to interact with the author or other participants)Free audio, PDF and Kindle version of the bookPlease only buy a ticket if you are able to join the launch event and can commit to writing a review. Places are limited to 100.Download a sample of Part 1 of the book before you commit to joining the launch team.Or listen to my podcast where I previewed the audiobook version of one chapter last week, and will be previewing three more chapters of the following weeks. If you like what you read/hear, then you can join the launch team here.