Solving big challenges often requires putting a team of diverse people, skills and interests together. It takes a system to change a system. Yet, getting everyone rowing together for collective impact is never a slam dunk. And, when the people are from different organizations,effective collaborative action often feels just beyond our reach. When I’m having […]
The Life Cycle of a Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative Action Team
Filed Under: Frameworks for collaboration · Tagged: collaboration, facilitation, learning-organization, process design, project management, social innovation
Community Kitchens spur Connection, Ideas and Partnership
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 […]
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 […]
