What are learning weavers? Why does your network need them?I’ve often thought that we need to spend much more time and energy making sense of and learning from what we…
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Community Well-Being Warriors
The Well-Being and Equity Bridging (WEB) Network is spending the month compiling a list of Community Well-Being Warriors with the hope of amplifying their stories and fantastic work! Whether we…
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For the Sake of Change: Consider the Vastness Not Entered
Two pieces of art have been working me over lately. And I have been sharing them with others in different social justice spaces. One is a poem by Simon J. Ortiz, “Culture and the Universe,”…
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Hand Drawn Mapping
Many networks want to generate network maps but don’t have the resources and/or time to invest in computer software of web-based mapping platforms. A consultant to help you generate these…
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Microtrends To Amplify for Transformation
How does change happen? I saw a book in the airport about microtrends and how they give a glimpse of the possible future. Microtrends are new behaviors, actions or directions…
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How do we practice collective leadership when some parts of the leadership development practice feel individual?
Leadership Learning Community has spent a great deal of time and energy encouraging leadership funders and practitioners to expand and evolve their thinking on the very concept of leadership. To…
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Network Assessment Survey
This week’s free resource is a Network Assessment Survey that can enable you to see how well-developed your network is on several different dimensions:· How well it creates inclusiveness and relationship…
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MENDING THE COMMUNITY CUP
For years in conversations in organizations, within advocacy groups, and social change initiatives, I have heard variations of these themes:“We know we have to move beyond top-down approaches – how…
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SHIFTING A SYSTEM: The Reimagine Learning network and how to tackle persistent problems
Some problems are simply too big for any one organization. One solution: a network of like-minded leaders working toward a common goal. Reimagine Learning, taking on systemic education issues, offers…
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3 Level Networks
Networks of networks have huge potential. They encourage the kinds of aggregation and numbers that can result in successful campaigns and policy initiatives. They also can convene innovative projects from…
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