All Conversations Tagged 'collective' - The Art of Hosting2024-03-28T18:00:53Zhttp://artofhosting.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=collective&feed=yes&xn_auth=noArticles on Collective Impact (and developmental evaluation)tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2014-04-23:4134568:Topic:922702014-04-23T12:01:36.968ZRia Baeckhttp://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RiaBaeck
<p>From the AoH emaillist, early Spring 2014:<br></br> <br></br> Greetings, <br></br> A friend just showed me this article on approaches to cross-sector coordination -- which reminds me (at first blush) of the teach on core teams that Tuesday and Tim just gave at the Beyond the Basics in Columbus. <br></br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/collective_impact">http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/collective_impact</a> <br></br> <br></br> "The social sector is filled with…</p>
<p>From the AoH emaillist, early Spring 2014:<br/> <br/> Greetings, <br/> A friend just showed me this article on approaches to cross-sector coordination -- which reminds me (at first blush) of the teach on core teams that Tuesday and Tim just gave at the Beyond the Basics in Columbus. <br/> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/collective_impact">http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/collective_impact</a> <br/> <br/> "The social sector is filled with examples of partnerships, networks, and other types of joint efforts. But collective impact initiatives are distinctly different. Unlike most collaborations, collective impact initiatives involve a centralized infrastructure, a dedicated staff, and a structured process that leads to a common agenda, shared measurement, continuous communication, and mutually reinforcing activities among all participants." <br/> <br/> There are companion pieces on "Backbone Organizations" that sound a bit like core teams, and "Embracing Emergence - How Collective Impact Addresses Complexity." <br/> <br/> Have you seen this? Has it been talked about on the AoH list? Curious about any AoH practitioners takes on this model and approach. I meet with her tomorrow and would appreciate any pointing to previous conversations! <br/> blessings <br/> Jeff Aitken <br/> San Francisco<br/> -------------------------<br/> Hello, Jeff. Thanks for bringing this possible connection between Collective Impact and the teachings at Beyond the Basics in Columbus. I was very fortunate to be able to attend that gathering, and thank Chris, Tim, Tuesday and Caitlin for their top-notch hosting! It was a very nourishing three days.</p>
<div>Back to Collective Impact. I have studied it and tried to use it, a bit. My overall impression is that, as with so many other things, it is easier to describe in a magazine article than it is to implement in real life! I don't think there have been many examples where all the necessary elements have been in place to fully test it as an approach. But it certainly deals with complexity and breadth, two of the themes we dealt with in Beyond the Basics.</div>
<div>Here is a more recent article that might interest you. It is by the same authors and attempts to address some of the questions that have arisen since the original article was first published. Embracing Emergence: How Collective Impact Addresses Complexity. <a href="http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/embracing_emergence_how_collective_impact_addresses_complexity?utm_source=Enews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ten_gifts">http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/embracing_emergence_how_collective_impact_addresses_complexity?utm_source=Enews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ten_gifts</a> </div>
<div>Best,</div>
<div>Laurie Norris</div>
<div>Baltimore, MD</div>
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<div>Thanks. Now reading "Channeling Change: making collective impact work" a pdf online. A short accessible piece. Don't have the url now tho.<div>Developmental evaluation is big in this model. But so is having 2-3 years of funding from an anchor funder, and a champion who can gather CEO level cross-sector leaders, as preconditions for starting. The third precondition is urgency for change.</div>
<div>It's less grassroots in orientation than a Transition initiative for sure...<br/><div>Jeff</div>
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<div><p><a href="http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/channeling_change_making_collective_impact_work">http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/channeling_change_making_collective_impact_work</a></p>
<p>The link that Jess was referring to.</p>
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<p>Best</p>
<p>Corina</p>
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<p>Jeff,</p>
<div>I've used this model with various communities across Minnesota and know others working across the US using the model successfully as well. In my work, I've used AoH methodologies when engaging staff in government agencies to build a new way of working together. Similarly we've used AoH teachings when engaging community members to shape the services they want from their government agencies. </div>
<div>In my experience I've had more success using the collective impact model when talking with leaders (both elected and appointed), about the structure of change and the change process. I then incorporate all the strategies of engagement and "being with one another" I learned through AoH.</div>
<div>Happy to talk more if its helpful.</div>
<div>Laura </div>
<div>Laura LaCroix-Dalluhn</div>
<div>St. Paul/Minneapolis</div>
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<div><div>Hi all,</div>
<div>I am consulting with several non-profits in my area around implementing Collective Impact. There is a ground swell of attention going to Collective Impact in the non-profit sectors. There is clear resonance in the non-profit circles that our current ways of creating impact in complex problems is not achieving the impact that is needed. CI proposes a framework on creating a multi-sector collaboration.</div>
<div>As a AOH practitioner, I am integrating the AOH practices into the DNA of the CI projects I am working with. The space where I feel that the work of AOH can have the greatest impact in Collective Impact and other collaboration models is in bringing the practice and tools of how we come together. </div>
<div>An analogy around baking a loaf of bread may be helpful here.</div>
<div>CI creates a well thought out structure of how to build a structure for collaboration. Akin to a recipe for collaboration. While there have been many recipes that have been created over time, CI is the one that is on the forefront of social change theory at this time.</div>
<div>To me, AoH is the yeast the creates the proper rising of co-creation principles, participatory practices and ways of being together that open up trust and relationships.</div>
<div>As we know with out yeast, even with the greatest recipe, all you will get is flat, bad bread. </div>
<div>The reality is that Collective Impact needs a strong foundation of trust and relationships to move into deeper levels and spirals of collaboration. Without this foundation many CI initiatives will lose steam, fracture or revert back to coordination level work.</div>
<div>I am excited to see the how the AoH and Collective Impact work can be aligned.</div>
Kevin Hiebert<br/><font color="#444444"><b>-----------------------</b></font></div>
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</div> XYBOOM Conference Harvesttag:artofhosting.ning.com,2013-10-19:4134568:Topic:861042013-10-19T22:33:02.962ZAmanda Fentonhttp://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/AmandaFenton
<p>On May 28, 2013 I was part of the conference design team for the second annual XYBOOM Conference held in Vancouver BC. The theme of the conference was "From Intergenerational Tension to Workplace Collaboration" and the intention was to facilitate intergenerational understanding and collaboration through dialogue, invite contributions from all generations in the workplace, and to create connectedness through a participatory, engaging experience.</p>
<p>The conference agenda included two…</p>
<p>On May 28, 2013 I was part of the conference design team for the second annual XYBOOM Conference held in Vancouver BC. The theme of the conference was "From Intergenerational Tension to Workplace Collaboration" and the intention was to facilitate intergenerational understanding and collaboration through dialogue, invite contributions from all generations in the workplace, and to create connectedness through a participatory, engaging experience.</p>
<p>The conference agenda included two panels, a Collective Story Harvest, a Wisdom cafe then a short idea generating activity to harvest and celebrate the ideas that emerged throughout the day.</p>
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<p>The conference team held the dream of producing a rich, multi-media harvest from what occurs throughout the conference day: note-taking, graphic recording, photography and videography to create the ultimate takeaway package that all participants will be able to apply to their own individual workplaces. We also wanted to include resources on some of the participatory processes we would be using so people can draw from them to host their own intergenerational conversations.</p>
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<p>So to help make it happen we created a whole harvest plan - the questions we used to create the harvest plan are in <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655754812?profile=original" target="_self">this document</a>. </p>
<p>The harvest plan included:</p>
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<li>A post-confernece PDF Takeaway</li>
<li>Website updates with sound bites, video, participant quotes, how-to guides for Live Case Studies and Wisdom Café processes (Live Case Studies was the advertised name for the Collective Story Harvest)</li>
<li>Graphic Recording</li>
<li>Videos including a time lapse, panel interviews and storyteller interviews</li>
<li>Photography</li>
<li>Social media (Twitter)</li>
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<p>You can see the detailed harvest plan <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655755039?profile=original" target="_self">here</a>. We had 5 general harvesters as 'theme catchers'. We had a welcome document (<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655755417?profile=original" target="_self">here is a draft</a>) to help prepare them for their role. </p>
<p>Fast forward and the end result is available <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/enlxbk7dbkalyuf/XYBOOM%20Interactive%20PDF_JULY2_V12_2.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> (too big of a file to load here due to the high print quality). </p>
<p>The Storify - a twitter harvest tool - of the day is here <a href="http://storify.com/amandafenton/xyboom-2013" target="_blank">XYBOOM 2013</a></p>
<p>A 1 minute timelapse of the day is <a href="http://www.xyboom.com/xyboom/2013-xyboom-conference-timelapse-video/" target="_blank">here</a> and photos are <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.575503349160970.1073741826.272683866109588&type=3" target="_blank">here</a></p>
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<p>Cheers!</p>
<p>AManda</p>
<p></p> Strategic Planning with Youthtag:artofhosting.ning.com,2013-03-25:4134568:Topic:761492013-03-25T04:51:23.965ZAmanda Fentonhttp://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/AmandaFenton
<p>From the email list March 2013...</p>
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<p><span>Hello mates and friends,</span></p>
<div>I'm peeking my head out to see what this amazing community has to contribute to this inquiry... I was wondering if any of you had information, videos, examples of AoH being utilized with youth to do some strategic planning on how to create a healthy community where all youth are thriving and growing up healthy? The efforts here are working to make sure this is youth-led (by youth they mean ages 12…</div>
<p>From the email list March 2013...</p>
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<p><span>Hello mates and friends,</span></p>
<div>I'm peeking my head out to see what this amazing community has to contribute to this inquiry... I was wondering if any of you had information, videos, examples of AoH being utilized with youth to do some strategic planning on how to create a healthy community where all youth are thriving and growing up healthy? The efforts here are working to make sure this is youth-led (by youth they mean ages 12 - 24). Thank-you for all the learning and sharing this email list provides! </div>
<div>Most Sincerely,</div>
<div>Katie</div>
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<div><span>Hello Katie,</span><div>We've used AoH a great deal in working with young people in Ontario, Canada. I don't have a video to share, and I'm not sure our materials will help, but would be happy to connect to share more information. We've used AoH to form and maintain a provincial collaborative - the Youth Social Infrastructure Collaborative (which Tim Merry had a great deal of involvement in) - this group recently held a core team retreat (fully using AoH design and facilitation) and used this to begin a Development Evaluation process; I've used AoH in work with Board and young people through my work at the Laidlaw Foundation; and most recently, we have used AoH combined with theory u on a youth change lab in Toronto, in partnership with the City and local United Way...with the aim of creating collective vision for healthy outcomes for all youth. This is an emerging initiative that is aiming to have collective impact across the city. The short comment on those experiences, is that AoH is very effective in work with young people - it's easy for them to plug into and creates a way for all voices to be heard, for young people to feel equal in their participation. Something we learned from all the beautiful AoH stewards, but have also made a regular practise - we always include young people as apprentices when designing and facilitating. </div>
<div>Very best,</div>
<div>Violetta</div>
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<div><span>Katie…what if you hosted a virtual collective story harvest with youth practitioners in your area. You could have Violetta and others join by Skype and have your group engage in the story process.</span><div>So much of what we are learning in this world is new knowledge and is not documented too well, but the stories are powerful. I think we could do well to offer ourselves out as storytellers to each other and the gift of collective harvesting means that a group of learners can make this knowledge visible and usable right away.</div>
<div>Chris</div>
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<div><span>I haven’t done much with youth, but let me put my hand up to be one of the harvesters. I’ve used Collective Story Harvesting over Skype and it worked well.</span><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br/><br/>Mary Alice</font></span></div>
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<div><p>Here in Tacoma Washington we did a few years of work building youth and adult partnerships to address Youth Violence. </p>
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<p>Here’s the link to the report on my website on the projects page: <a href="http://www.emergingwisdom.net/projects/" target="_blank">http://www.emergingwisdom.net/projects/</a> </p>
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<p>Lots of significant change including creating a youth philanthropy board to direct the funding in the city from the community foundation and the Gates Foundation. </p>
<p>Teresa</p>
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<p><span>To add to this thread, here is </span><a href="http://tennesonwoolf.com/Tenneson_Woolf/Blog/Entries/2012/3/9_Bullying_Prevention_at_Glendale_Community.html" target="_blank">harvest of some community work at a middle school</a><span> that I am continuing with this year in Utah with my friend Carla Kelly. Strengthening a core team to work with bullying prevention in the school and community.</span></p>
<div>Tenneson</div>
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