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Network Strategies For Your Network

08OctFebruary 1, 2019 By June Holley

The following video is about 20 minutes long and provides a short overview of network strategies. It was done for the Food Policy Network State Networks, who graciously agreed to…

Designing Meetings that Do More

03OctFebruary 1, 2019 By Beth Tener

Imagine leaving a meeting feeling naturally inspired, energized by new ideas, with enhanced goodwill toward your colleagues, and a shared sense of alignment and clarity for where to go next….

Trust In Networks

24SepFebruary 1, 2019 By June Holley

Trust in networks is different than trust in organizations or coalitions where it is essential to spend time building trust among everyone because the relationships are likely to be long-term….

How To Increase Participation Through Increased Engagement

14SepFebruary 1, 2019 By June Holley

A new free resource is available in the Resources section of Network Weaver. Many people ask me “How do I get people to participate more in our network?” This simple…

Freeing Up Your Time for Transformation

07SepFebruary 1, 2019 By June Holley

As was mentioned in Monday’s post, the sense of urgency is a major impediment keeping our networks from being transformative. I’d add busyness to that: having endless to do lists that…

Self-Organizing Toolkit

31AugFebruary 1, 2019 By June Holley

A new free resource is available in the Resources section of Network Weaver. The self-organizing toolkit includes a set of simple actions that you can take to jump start self-organizing…

Self-organizing is perhaps the most important and least understood aspect of System Shifting Networks. There are many scientific definitions of self-organizing but they are hard to wade through. After 20…

Foodshed team learns how to establish consent instead of consensus

08AugJanuary 31, 2019 By Tracy Kunkler

In Propositions for Organizing with Complexity: Learnings from the Appalachian Foodshed Project (AFP), Nikki D’Adamo-Damery described nine propositions that emerged from the work of the AFP. Proposition #2 was: “Establish Consent instead of Consensus.” The…

System Shifting Networks

06AugJanuary 31, 2019 By June Holley

Not all networks are the same! If you are interested in transforming systems so that they are good for everyone, then you are probably helping people co-create a System Shifting…

Starting a Self-Organizing Learning Group to Write a Book

19MarJanuary 30, 2019 By June Holley

It’s bothered me for a long time that very few folks in the non-profit sector produce practical materials that others can easily adopt or adapt. I’m a prime example of…