Innovating Together: 2012 Communities Collaborating Institute
Community Innovation is about nurturing new approaches to address the social challenges that exist within communities by working together.
Puzzling the pieces of collective impact
We get seduced by the how because we are afraid of really digging deep to get to the what - the community change outcome.
Puzzling the pieces of collective impact
We get seduced by the how because we are afraid of really digging deep to get to the what - the community change outcome.
Lessons Learned from Evaluating Community Impact Vancouver
The winds of change are blowing. Can you keep up?
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Getting to the product through process
Moving from messy to results oriented.
In every community there are partners that could support our collective impact and collaborative efforts. A university or college campus includes administrative staff, faculty, decision-makers, individual students and student groups that could provide strength to your initiatives.
In every community there are partners that could support our collective impact and collaborative efforts. Volunteer Centres are one of the those partners. Discover more about the role Volunteer Centres could have in your communities.
Reflections on Champions for Change 2015
One of the biggest lessons I’ve walked away with this week is about perspective. A bird’s eye view—the kind that shows us the big picture, keeps our priorities straight, and identifies new opportunities—is critical when you’re working in collaborative strategies and the health system.
Getting over ourselves and out of our way
Sometimes we just have to acknowledge our egos, get out the way and focus on the community change we seek.
Humble Inquiry challenges us to ask questions in a different way
Asking others for their opinions can change conversations.
Speaking to an over-200-person audience at MaRS Discovery District on November 24, Stephen Huddart, President and CEO of the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, challenged the growing contemporary narrative that our future is bleak and looming ahead with daunting uncertainty.
A few of the things I am reflecting on and also links to some of the lyrics and little stories I shared the the first four days of the Summit.
If you're going to commit, you need to consider these elements.
Before diving into a collective impact endeavor, consider the impact on your personal and organizational leadership. There are lots of potential rewards, but equally there is risk. Effective partners have to be both passionate about the cause and committed to the common agenda.
The Collaborative Magic of Playing in a Band
I was a small boy living in New York when my mother began to teach me how to sing. Her instruction was not about mastering my voice or becoming a prodigy. I realize now she wasn’t teaching me about music as much as she was introducing me to joy.
