diff --git a/notebooks/example/README.md b/notebooks/example/README.md
index e3af2b7b..2136834d 100644
--- a/notebooks/example/README.md
+++ b/notebooks/example/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ like to try ensure are:
 1. Each notebook should have a markdown file with the same name as the notebook
    (or README.md if it's a single notebook folder) that explains what the
    notebook does and how to use it.
-1. Add an "Open in Colab" badge to the top of the notebook.
+1. Add an "Open in Colab" badge to the top of the notebook (see the markdown
+   cell near the top of `example.ipynb` as an example you can adapt).
 1. Make it as easy as possible for someone to run the notebook in Google Colab
    or some other environment based on standard practices like providing a
    `requirements.txt` file or anything else needed to successfully run the
@@ -34,7 +35,10 @@ expected (for example `example.ipynb` will read some sample data from
 `data/data.csv`).
 
 If you are adding a notebook please try and add a similar cell to the top of the
-notebook so that it is easy for others to run the notebook in colab.
+notebook so that it is easy for others to run the notebook in colab. If your
+notebook does not have any dependencies beyond what already comes as standard in
+Google Colab then you do not need such a cell, just an "Open in Colab" badge
+will suffice.
 
 ## example.ipynb
 
diff --git a/notebooks/example/example.ipynb b/notebooks/example/example.ipynb
index c9b873aa..2c6b1e01 100644
--- a/notebooks/example/example.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/example/example.ipynb
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 {
  "cells": [
+  {
+   "attachments": {},
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# Example Notebook"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
@@ -19,14 +27,6 @@
     "# !pip install -r requirements.txt"
    ]
   },
-  {
-   "attachments": {},
-   "cell_type": "markdown",
-   "metadata": {},
-   "source": [
-    "# Example Notebook"
-   ]
-  },
   {
    "attachments": {},
    "cell_type": "markdown",