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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Trainings from Visible Network Labs
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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Three Workshops from New Directions Collaborative
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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Glossary of Network Terms
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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Network Toolkit for Network Weavers
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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Network Weaver Free Resources Package
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…
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Systems Thinking and Networks
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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Criteria For A Design Process Emerging From Network Values
Co-Design Series Part 3 First, 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…
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Why 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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Communication Ecosystem
A new downloadable free item is up on the Network Weaver Resources page. One of the most critical support structures for networks is a well-thought out communications ecosystem – a…
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Three Ways To Foster Education On Complexity Using Network Visualizations
There should be more focus on systems thinking in education, Roland Kupers argues convincingly in the Global Search for Education on the Huffington Post. As complexity always involves interconnectedness between…
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Why Networks?
Many people are asked “Why networks?” or “When does it make sense to use a network approach?” This handout explains all and makes it easy for you to email to…
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Building Communities Through Network Weaving
In 2004, Valdis Krebs and I collaborated on an article that described the stages of network development and introduced the term network weaver. In 2005 an edited version of this…
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A NETWORK OF NETWORKS
Editor’s note: I’ve become more and more convinced that networks are much more effective when they are also part of networks with other networks, where they can share information, learn,…
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