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The Tactics of Trust

Authors, David Sawyer and David Ehrlichman, discuss how to accelerate the trust building process that is essential to any ambitious collaboration effort — even among highly diverse groups of stakeholders…

Tool: Network Journey Map

The Network Journey map is a visual description of the three different stages (Exploration, Formation, Operation) that we typically see in the development of a network. The map shows the goals, steps, success factors, and potential pitfalls present in each stage…

What Collaboration Looks Like

Nate Vander Stelt shares the many ways he sees GACX members effectively modeling intentional collaboration. In this blog post, he shares several common themes he sees running across many different kinds of effective collaborations.
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Tool: Essential Guide to Effective Networks

The Essential Guide to Effective Networks (EG2EN) is visionSynergy’s network-focused update to the Pocket Guide to Partnerships. Like the Pocket Guide, it is a summary of the EFO process and contains the essential elements of effective networks…

The Need for Cross-Sector Collaboration

Addressing today’s most pressing challenges requires developing the capacity to lead collaboratively and to effectively work across sectors. This article dives into the critical need for cross-sector collaboration and leadership skills…

Transformational Networks – A Global Strategy

In this video from Resonate Global Mission, CRC missionaries share stories about the network facilitation approach they use in their work with churches, church and community leaders, and local ministries to see community transformation…

Readiness for Partnership – Russ Simons

In this Leadership Lesson video, Russ Simons discusses the importance of being ready to partner and not rushing the exploration stage. He discusses how the exploration stage can often feel like a waste of time, but that this phase is a critical part of preparing to partner…

3 Mantras + 3 Small Moves for Advancing Networks

Net work can be complex and messy. At the same time, there is something profoundly intuitive, grounding and humanizing about the web of relationships we work in. Here are a few mantras and small moves to help network leaders build new connections…

Get Off Your Island – Building Effective Kingdom Partnerships

Every island has its own climate, natural resources and culture, but there are few islands that can “survive” without associating with other islands. In the past, time, money and resources were spent to building up each individual work, but it’s time to stop working on our own and begin building healthy kingdom partnerships….

The Seven Keys to Creative Collaboration

It’s easy to think of creativity as a solitary endeavor. But some of the best creative work is collaborative. This video explores the seven keys to creative collaboration. While focused on “design teams”, it applies equally to a network’s working groups…

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