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How to Integrate Network Weaving Into Your Daily Job?A Conversation with Beth Kanter
NNF COP: Feb 9, 2011Creative Commons Share-Alike 3.0
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Pre-Convening Exercise
Whose are these? How does your map compare?
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Today’s Conversation
Checking-in: How are you weaving networks?
Understanding your daily work
Strategies for weaving networks
Bridging the gap
Mapping your professional networks
Why is this hard?
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Common Foundation Activities
What’s missing?
Staying Informed in the FieldDeveloping Program Strategy
Exploring Potential OpportunitiesConducting Due Diligence
Managing Grantee RelationshipsAssessing Impact
Grant ManagementMarketing & Communications
Knowledge ManagementIT
Financial Management….
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How do I Weave Networks?Here are some starters:
What else?
Convene
Act transparently & model a
network mindset
Close Triangles
Posequestions to
individuals/crowd
Seek feedback from
individuals/crowd
Share learning
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Closing the Gap: Strategies for Weaving NetworksHow might you use some of these strategies in your daily work? Why would it be worth taking the time?
Convene
Act transparently & model a
network mindset
Close Triangles
Posequestions to
individuals/crowd
Seek feedback from
individuals/crowd
Share learning
Staying Informed in the FieldDeveloping Program Strategy
Exploring Potential OpportunitiesConducting Due Diligence
Managing Grantee RelationshipsAssessing Impact
Grant ManagementMarketing & Communications
Knowledge ManagementIT
Financial Management….
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Staying Informed in the FieldDeveloping Program Strategy
Exploring Potential OpportunitiesConducting Due Diligence
Managing Grantee RelationshipsAssessing Impact
Grant ManagementMarketing & Communications
Knowledge ManagementIT
Financial Management….
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Closing the Gap: ExamplesThe Peery Foundation used Twitter to gather input on their strategy
Develop Program Strategy
Convene
Act transparently & model a
network mindset
Close Triangles
Posequestions to
individuals/crowd
Seek feedback from
individuals/crowd
Share learning
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Your Professional Network
Reflecting on the visual of your LinkedIn network…
• What patterns do you see?
• What surprises you?
• What might you do differently with you network?
• How might you use the map and these insights in your work?
A few examples:
Beth K. Diana S. Jessica G.
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Making the Leap: Why is this hard?
• Information overload
• Time consuming
• Steep learning curve
• Few incentives for making the investment
• Others?
How to overcome these challenges?