FROM COLLECTIVE ORGANIZING TO BUILDING BLACK FUTURESEvery second Thursday of the month, Network Weavers Yasmin Yonis, Kiara Nagel and Marie DeMange host a Community of Practice conversation on Zoom. The skill-building space is…
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Stipend for Posts by People of Color
We are offering a stipend of $250 for any relevant blog post or resource submitted by a Person of Color to help support hearing all voices on our blog. You can…
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Transformational Weaving In The New Year and Decade
2020 is not only a new year, but the beginning of a new decade.I’ve pulled together some questions you might want to use to guide a deep reflection in preparation for…
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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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Who Decides?
In January, Nevada became the first state in the US to have women in the majority in the state legislature. This article from The Washington Post highlights how issues and bills are being debated…
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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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3 Level Networks
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…
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The Transformative Power of Networks of Networks
Three Level Networks for TransformationI’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 needs…
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Weaving the Weavers : Efforts to co-create global learning and peer assist
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…
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Network Weaving
Network weaving plays a critical role in community development strategies of all kinds. In the Connected Community Approach, networks of residents, organizations and institutions are central to creating place-based systems…
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