When I graduated from Columbia University, I was informed in a professional development workshop at a national conference that my hair should not distract from my excellent credentials. I did…
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Join us for an interactive workshop with Michael Linton about circular systems for circular economies. There is more talk of the circular economy than there is action, and will be…
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Many people today are deeply engaged in the “network way of working”, driven by a conviction that working together will make a greater impact than going about any one project…
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About ten years ago, I was working with a non-profit organization in the field of sustainability and social change, and was invited by a funder to a conversation with about…
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All the network jargon got your head spinning? This two page handout has dozens of words commonly used in network circles and their definitions. Download and pass on to everyone…
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Want to know how start with network building? This free toolkit offers a set of activities you can incorporate into your next gathering to set you on a path to…
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Each week, we add a new free item to our store. This week we are offering: Network Weaver FREE RESOURCES PACKAGE.ALL of the free resources currently available at the Network Weaver Resource Page in one complete downloadable file.
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Last fall, I heard about an online educational portal called Plus Acumen, which advertises itself as the “world’s school for social change” and offers several free classes. Many of their…
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Co-Design Series Part 3First, we wanted to make sure our definition of co-design fit our list of network values.1) The co-design process needs to create an alternative to the inevitable unequal…
Continue ReadingWhy Dismantling Racism and White Supremacy Culture Unleashes the Benefits of Networks
Before we go any further down the road of this blog, we need to point out that network approaches cannot become transformative unless the network explicitly works on dismantling white…
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