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Who is the Best Person to Take My Network Survey?
If you’ve ever designed a survey, you know that one of the most crucial steps is picking respondents. For a survey of members of an inter-organizational network, this step usually first involves identifying the organizations to which to distribute the survey. At Visible Network Labs,
2020 Network Leadership Event Updates
Resources Resources Get Updates on Resources The Network Innovation Summit May 18th | Denver, Colorado We are excited to announce the first annual Network Innovation Summit! This highly engaging, design sprint-style day brings together big thinkers, network enthusiasts, and innovative practitioners from around the world
Managing Turf in a Network: Keeping it Under Control
Resources Resources Get Updates on Resources This December, we surveyed more than 150 network leaders in our annual State of Networks Survey. The number of people mentioning “turf” as a daily problem in their collaborative work really struck me! Responses suggested that “turf” was associated
New to PARTNER: GIS Map Integration
Resources Resources Get Updates on Resources People have been asking us since we first created PARTNER for GIS mapping functionality. Today, we’re proud to share that you can map your networks geographically as a new feature of the Platform. Here’s how to access and try
Better Communication in Networks: Four Research-Informed Tips
Resources Resources Get Updates on Resources In our 2019 Annual Network Survey, we found that network leaders consistently reported communication as their biggest obstacle. Maintaining communication between network members isn’t easy. Rather, it’s easy to stumble into miscommunication and resulting conflict, which keeps you from
Twenty Quotes to Inspire Collaboration & Teamwork
Resources Resources Get Updates on Resources Collaboration isn’t easy – sometimes, a good quote can inspire us to keep working towards our common goals. Here are thirty quotes to inspire collaboration and teamwork that we’ve come across in our work. They’re perfect for your next
Getting to Know our New Learning Manager, Keri Smith!
Resources Resources Get Updates on Resources We are so pleased to welcome Keri Smith to our team as our Network Learning Manager! She is providing leadership to our Learning Lab programs, including our in-person trainings and conferences, online course and Webinar series. We asked her
Networks are Inclusive, Equitable and Diverse… Right?
Resources Resources Get Updates on Resources This is the first follow-up to the introductory blog “Networks are the Answer…Right?“ by VNL’s CEO, Dr. Danielle Varda, exploring the question of whether we have pushed the limits of collaborative networks, and how the risks might outweigh the
Create Bias-Free Surveys: Three Pitfalls to Avoid
Resources Resources Get Updates on Resources Bias is pernicious: it creeps into all kinds of research, including surveys and social network analysis! The more bias you introduce into your survey, the less reliable and accurate your data will be. This is why it’s important to
Networks are the Answer… Right?
Resources Resources Get Updates on Resources While most of us think networks are the answer, it’s not always true. It’s okay to get a little overwhelmed by how over-networked we have become: I certainly do. That might surprise you, given that I run an organization
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