Real Nation
Aidine Calvert is the Managing Director of Real Nation, a company that was founded in 2000 and now has nearly 50 staff working across government and private sectors. Apart from her current role, Aidine has also been involved in various other positions such as a saxophone & trombone player with The Would Be's, a member of the Compliance Committee at the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, and a lecturer in Event Planning at Dublin Business School. Her background in education includes being an Art & Design Teacher at Ballincollig Community School where she won awards for her progressive approaches, and serving as the Events Officer at LSAD Student Union. Aidine holds a Master of Education from UCC and an H.Dip in Fine Art - Teaching from Limerick School of Art & Design.
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Real Nation
OUR PHILOSOPHY It’s a fundamental truth that real, lasting change comes from within. To influence someone to change their behaviour, they must first internalise your message. To make a message powerful enough to be internalised, it must reach people on a number of different levels. And they have to become involved, personally. Making people feel personally involved requires mapping psychological principles and learning constructs … but it’s not just about understanding the theory itself, but the real-world application, and making sure people take it in. At Real Nation, we understand that delivering a good message is a start, but the context in which a message is delivered and received, is just as important. If change is desired, it requires a programme of control and thoughtful implementation to make a real difference. Our programmes are evidence-informed, apply real insights and are designed to go deeper. We involve people on many different levels, in a number of ways, at just the right times. Real, lasting change, comes from within. We don’t change people. They change themselves. We are simply their guides on that journey. Change begins here.