Sunday, August 1, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
This is a fantastic blog post about how old paradigms kill off innovation and success
Click here for a fantastic blog post by Steve Denning called Why Great Knowledge Management Programs Fail.
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Engagement Governance
Click here for an article about Engagement Governance for System-Wide Decision Making
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Vital Voices Lessons Learned from Board Members of Color
This report from BoardSource has some important information about Culturally Competency and Governance.
Click here to download this report.
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
A Cocoon Movement for the Nonprofit Sector: Can We “Brimley” Longer Serving Nonprofits (June 25, 2010) | Opinion Blog | Stanford Social Innovation Review
Thursday, June 17, 2010
June 17 2010 event on Norms of Collaboration
I'm going to be presenting at the YNPN Pheonix event tonight June 17, 2010 from 6-8 pm.
Info on this event is available by clicking here.
I'll be using this information, and offering a way for people to collaborate.
7 Norms of Collaboration
Pausing to allow time for thought
• Pause after asking questions.
• Pause after others speak to reflect before responding.
• Pause before asking questions to allow time for artful construction.
Paraphrasing within a pattern of pause - paraphrase - question to ensure deep listening
• Listen and paraphrase to acknowledge and clarify.
• Listen and paraphrase to summarize and organize.
• Listen and paraphrase to shift levels of abstraction.
Putting inquiry at the center to reveal and extend thinking
• Inquire to explore perceptions, assumptions and interpretations.
• Invite others to inquire into our perceptions, assumptions and interpretations.
• Inquire before we advocate.
Probing to clarify
• Seek understanding of the meaning of words.
• Seek understanding of data, explanations, ideas, anecdotes and generalizations.
• Seek understanding of assumptions, perceptions and interpretations.
Placing ideas on the table and pulling them off / placing data and perceptions before the group
• State the intentions of our communications.
• Provide relevant facts, ideas, opinions and inferences.
• Remove or announce modification of ideas, opinions and points of view.
Paying attention to self and others to monitor our ways of working
• Balance participation and open opportunities for each other to contribute and respond.
• Restrain our impulses to react, respond or rebut at inappropriate times or in ineffective ways.
• Maintain awareness of the group’s task, processes and development.
Presuming positive intentions to support a non-judgmental atmosphere
• Communicate respectfully whether we agree or disagree.
• Embed positive presuppositions in our paraphrases, summaries and comments.
• Embed positive presuppositions when we inquire or probe for specificity
For more information on the 7 norms of collaboration go to www.adaptiveschools.com
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