In the context of networks and partnerships, we must constantly make group decisions . Unfortunately, we often go into these meetings without any real clarity on HOW a decision will actually be made . We wrongly assume that a decision will simply emerge. In this video, productivity consultant Ed Muzio explains a basic model for group decision making that will help overcome these issues and make your meetings more effective…
08 Sep 2016 by Daniel Dow
Achieving dialogue and mutual understanding in any meeting is a challenge. When two or more languages — including sign language — are spoken, the facilitator’s task becomes even more difficult. Here are some practical suggestions for supporting all the participants in a multi-lingual situation.
02 Sep 2016 by Daniel Dow
In July 2016, visionSynergy and Mark Avery co-facilitated a global online learning conversation on the Synergy Commons. The burst group focused on exploring the key characteristics of organizational and network collaboration leaders and how organizations could best support and work with these leaders and their gifts. A Burst Group Summary was produced to collect the key ideas that were shared over the course of 14 days by participants from around the world.
19 Aug 2016 by Daniel Dow
In this Harvard Business Review article, the authors share their research about the four key things that great listeners (and leaders) do differently.
27 Jul 2016 by Daniel Dow
Ellen Livingood shares five lessons she learned / relearned as a founding member and leader of a diaspora outreach network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this article, she reflects on the networking challenges — common to many networks — that they encountered their first year of operation.
27 Jul 2016 by Daniel Dow
Phill Butler’s Well Connected vital importance of unity and collaboration in the church and provides an instruction guide for building effective Kingdom networks and partnerships .
21 Jul 2016 by Daniel Dow
India has about 4635 people groups. Many are yet to be reached with the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. One of the effective ways of reaching the unreached is through a People Group approach… In order to reach a particular People Group (like Marwaris, Sindhis, Lingayats) etc., a coordinated strategy to work together will be very useful. We call this working in partnership….
22 Jun 2016 by P. James
The one who reaps receives wages and gathers fruit for eternal life, in order that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together. For in this instance the saying is true, ‘It is one who sows and another who reaps ‘ …
22 Jun 2016 by Daniel Dow
I was recently on an early morning trip to the airport for a flight overseas. In my city, the road to the airport crosses a bridge over a large lake. After crossing the bridge, I heard an ambulance siren coming up behind the rear of my car. Along with other drivers I pulled over and said a prayer for whoever was inside the ambulance…
22 Jun 2016 by Daniel Dow
Turning shared values and vision into action requires organizations and networks to build deeper levels of partnership. This transition to mutual accountability is where networks often get stuck. Our presenter, Dee Moskoff , shares a process…
