As leaders working in networked ways, we have often found ourselves hungry for ingredients and recipes to serve our practice. As social justice practitioners and cooks, we know the wisdom is within us…
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Appreciating the Complexity of Human Ecosystems
Networks are made of individuals. Each person is a complex system where we can’t control nor truly predict their behavior, so combining them to form a network can make things…
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Can Systems Mapping Help Build Equitable Climate Resilience?
Water Foundation program officer Alex Paxton shares how LA leaders are using systems mapping to create a more resilient and just future for all residents. Last November, Los Angeles County…
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Storytelling to Enable Systems Thinking
For a long time I developed models and inflicted them on other people. Fortunately, due to the interaction with others, it became apparent that it made more sense to become…
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Scaffolding for System Shifting Networks
Networks come in all shapes and sizes. However, if you want to be a system shifting network you will need to put in place scaffolding so that transformation can emerge…
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Start At Yes : building resilient networks
In working with communities to build resilient networks, I’ve noticed a pattern. Those who “start at yes” – listening for the possibilities, helping others make sense of their ideas, shining…
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MENDING THE COMMUNITY CUP
For years in conversations in organizations, within advocacy groups, and social change initiatives, I have heard variations of these themes: “We know we have to move beyond top-down approaches –…
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SHIFTING A SYSTEM: The Reimagine Learning network and how to tackle persistent problems
Some problems are simply too big for any one organization. One solution: a network of like-minded leaders working toward a common goal. Reimagine Learning, taking on systemic education issues, offers…
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The Transformative Power of Networks of Networks
Three Level Networks for Transformation I’ve mentioned before that transformation or system shifting requires networks to be involved in networks of networks. This blog post will explain why every network…
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Collective Impact
People frequently ask “How do network approaches differ from Collective Impact? Actually, Collective Impact, with a few modifications, can be a system shifting network approach which can increase its long…
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