Network Processes Archives

Consent-based Governance is a Great Choice for Collaborative Networks. Here’s why.

25JunJune 25, 2019 By Michelle Smith

Part 1: Equity and Consent in Collaborative Networks In every area of public concern, we are seeing organizations from all sectors of society — non-profit, business, government and community —…

Identifying Leverage Points to Focus Action

14JunJune 14, 2019 By June Holley

The idea behind the identification of leverage points is the assumption that working in some areas can be more productive than others. A leverage point is a place where, if…

3 Level Networks

03MayMay 3, 2019 By June Holley

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…

Weaving the Weavers : Efforts to co-create global learning and peer assist

15MarMarch 20, 2019 By Adrian Röbke

Let´s be honest Network Weaving is super fascinating. There are so many activities that we, network weavers, can contribute to to make communities vibrant and effective. Surely, you have your…

Closing Triangles

07FebFebruary 8, 2019 By June Holley

Today’s free resource is a diagram showing how to close triangles that you can print out and share with your network so they learn this basic network weaving skill. One…

Peer Assist Process

24JanJanuary 24, 2019 By June Holley

This peer assist process is great as a stand alone session or can be part of a community of practice. It is useful when a group or project has a…

The Power of Networks

26DecJanuary 22, 2019 By Lisa Watson

If you’re like most nonprofit leaders, you’re devoting significant effort to your networks. But what return are you seeing on that investment? I recently spoke with 500+ nonprofit leaders at…

A Network Connector Story

03DecDecember 18, 2018 By June Holley

First, An Introduction For a long time, we’ve trained our eyes to see things with edges and boundaries: organizations, countries, selves. Things with edges and boundaries feel manageable and solid. …

Communities of Practice for Network Weavers

19NovFebruary 1, 2019 By June Holley

The most effective way for people to build their skills as Network Weavers is to set up a Community of Practice –a group of people who share an interest in…

Trust: Foundation of Effective Networks

02NovFebruary 1, 2019 By June Holley

This article is a chapter from the Network Weaver Handbook with several worksheets you can use with your networks, projects and organizations. They go together nicely with the blog posts Trust…

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