This post, written by Resonance Network’s Kassamira Carter-Howard and Yesenia Veamatahau, originally appeared on Education Reimagined’s blog here and The Reverb here. “A lattice is a repeating, interlaced structure that is…
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As actors engaged in peacebuilding and social change, we often find ourselves grappling with complex dynamics while facilitating the establishment of effective governance systems. Three recurring themes, or dilemmas, have…
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Every organization needs an effective strategy. Strategy can refer to an overarching strategic plan at the organizational level or a strategy towards achieving specific organizational needs and goals. A strategy…
Continue ReadingLiberatory Governance… and belonging
How do we organize ourselves… in a world where everyone belongs? Of the many barriers to living into a world where everyone belongs, this question feels fundamental: how do we…
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Reflections from the WeGovern Learning Community How do we build ways of being that uplift the collective dignity, wholeness, and thriving of one another and the lands we inhabit? How…
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Collective Mind hosts regular Community Conversations with our global learning community. These sessions create space for network professionals to connect, share experiences, and cultivate solutions to common problems experienced by networks. In…
Continue ReadingThe Angel’s Mafia: elements to be addressed in peacebuilding governance
Our Better Angels need to get their act together. I find myself looking back at five years working in peacebuilding and conflict transformation. Almost as long as I spent working…
Continue ReadingGovernance is how we choose to be together
An illustrated story of liberatory governance practice Storytelling — like governance — can take many forms. When choosing new ways of being together, we begin with ourselves — in our…
Continue ReadingExperimenting Towards Liberated Governance
Over a year ago, Vu Le published an article about the current models for nonprofit boards. The title “The default nonprofit board model is archaic and toxic; let’s try some new…
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