Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
amazon.com
Saved by Manu and
Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
With each dynamic tension, two perspectives that seem to contradict each other are both true and valuable. For instance, both trust and action are important,
David Ehrlichman • Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
There are many ways to create connections: one-on-one, through group calls, through online communication platforms, and more. However,
David Ehrlichman • Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
Resilience is a measure of how well a system can absorb shocks and use disturbances to spur renewal and innovation.
David Ehrlichman • Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
the dynamic tension of self-interest and shared interest.
David Ehrlichman • Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
- Organize an Initial Convening, and Begin Cycling through the Five Cs
David Ehrlichman • Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
boundaries. We need collaborative structures that are flexible enough to shift on a moment’s notice, that are resilient enough to withstand turbulence and disruption, and that bring people together as equals to share leadership and decision-making.
David Ehrlichman • Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
Before members could agree on their collective purpose, they first needed to clarify what was meant by “stewardship.” Defining key terms is a common early task for a new network—only by agreeing on what stewardship meant could participants begin to make it actionable. They also needed to develop a shared understanding of the system: the historical
... See moreDavid Ehrlichman • Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
-agree on key terms like ' stewardship'-get shared context and understanding of the system: history, key trends and forces via scenario planning, hopes, dreams, concerns etc
Networks are webs of relationships connecting people or things. When they seek to address social and environmental issues, they are called impact networks.
David Ehrlichman • Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
Convening is the art of gathering people together simultaneously, whether in person or online, to experience the whole system. Successful convenings create a generative space where people interact, think, talk, and collaborate together in new ways.