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Tool – Network Communication EcoSystem

Communication ecosystem

One of the most critical support structures for networks is a well-thought-out communications ecosystem – a set of tools and platforms that enable everyone in the network to connect and collaborate directly with anyone else in the network. This communications ecosystem model helps networks evaluate and improve their communications…  

Power and Narrative in Groups and Meetings

power dynamics

Managing power within a group is often assumed to be something that happens as part of a collaborative process. But it is often ignored or not directly spoken about. One of the more subtle ways that power and influence can be exerted– especially in oral cultures — is through story and who tells the first story…  

Creative vs. Transactional Collaboration

Running network

The nonprofit sector uses the word “collaboration” often, and in worshipful tones, but what happens in practice is usually more transactional than transformational. Understanding the differences between a transactional or cooperative network and a transformational or collaborative network is important. This article helps clarify these differences…