Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 17 EBP 2419 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Fifteen to Twenty Percent
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The idea
The theory holds that roughly 15 to 20 percent must adopt — innovators, early adopters and early majority — before an innovative change really takes hold.
In practice
Adoption creeping, then accelerating once a fifth of the group is in.
Where people slip
Unit 09 asserted a critical mass without a number. This is the number the theory gives, as a proportion rather than a headcount.
Your place on the trail
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