Last week I led a session at PeopleFocus, an HR conference, focused on collaboration, for credit union professionals. One of the keynote speakers was Tonya Surman, CEO of the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), Canada’s premier co-working space for social entrepreneurs. Her mention of the CSI ‘Salad Club’, and its role in building a culture of collaboration, and […]
Community Kitchens spur Connection, Ideas and Partnership
Filed Under: Communication & Relationship Skills, Frameworks for collaboration · Tagged: community, facilitation, food security, innovation, process design, relationships, social innovation
Discover and Story Your Community via YouTube: An example from Uruguay
My mind churned after a fascinating article in Saturday’s Globe and Mail newspaper. A story from Uruguay; on putting a face on the nation, via YouTube; Tiranos Temblad. Hola, YouTube – the new way of learning more; about your place, people, community, brand. And, telling a story. Tiranos Temblad Two artists are documenting the […]
Camp: The Professional Development Format of The Future
When I was kid, many summers would find me at camp. Invariably camp was fun, challenging (new things, new people, different rules…), and always a learning experience. What if today’s “professional development” experience was like camp? MuseumCamp 2014 Nina Simon is Executive Director of the Santa Cruz (California) Museum of Art & History. […]
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Motivate others by creating and sharing your stories of collaboration
We are our stories. Stories motivate us, for better or worse. Creating the story of your organization or community begs the question… what will you include in your story? And, how will you connect the dots, the discrete events in your organization or community’s life into some sort of collaborative whole? The challenge doubles […]
Community Facilitators: Want to help someone? Shut up and listen!
The title said, “Want to help someone? Shut up and listen!”. The title got my attention. It comes from a recent TEDx presentation delivered by Ernesto Sirolli, in New Zealand. The title drew me in. The content kept me. Sirolli has worked for 40 years in the field of economic and community development. His orientation […]
Filed Under: Frameworks for collaboration · Tagged: collaboration, community, facilitation, process design, social innovation
