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Visible Network Labs is Proud to Be A Best For Colorado Company
As a social enterprise, we exist primarily to make a difference in the world – not a profit. This distinction matters to us a great deal, and drives our decision-making…
Networks of Networks: A New PARTNER Add-On for Complex Ecosystem Tracking
When we first built PARTNER, networked (collaborative) approaches to solving problems was still pretty novel. Fast forward a decade, and the “network way of working” is the new norm. Nonprofits,…
Network Leadership Values | Our 7 Principles to Follow
As more and more change agents build, manage and evaluate networks to reach their goals, we’ve worked to provide tools training to help the community advance their work. Over time,…
Tools for Partners to Collaborate Online | Our 9 Favorites
In this age of social distancing, it’s harder and harder to work with partners in our networks to reach common goals. We’ve found great success from a number of tools…
Benefits of Using a CPRM to Manage Your Network of Partnerships
The Many Benefits of Using a CPRM… A Community Partner Relationship Management System allows you to track, manage & leverage your interconnected network of partnerships. Whether you’re a University managing…
From Scattered Fragments to the Spokes and Hub in a Wheel
Many churches value local connections and partnerships, but, too often, churches and similar faith-based organizations look to make an impact only among their congregations and immediate constituents. My experience is…
How to Evaluate a Network with PARTNER
Today it’s common to use a network approach to build and leverage cross-sector partners for collaborative impact. However, very few organizations are evaluating these tactics and strategies to demonstrate their…
Ecosystem Strategies Need CPRMs
The Era of the Ecosystem Strategy This is the era of the ecosystem strategy (citation), the latest intervention to build an adaptive workforce, tackle wicked social problems, and solve the…
I’m a Natural Network Weaver. But Am I a Good Network Leader?
I’m not going to lie: I’m a pretty amazing visionary. I’m great at getting people excited about something, moving them to acton, getting them to join me in a cause…
New Announcements for the 2020 Network Leadership Training Academy
If you’ve attended the NLTA before, you might be amazed at how different the event will be this year! We’ve taken a digital approach to the program this year in…
Lessons Learned from the Network Innovation Summit
It’s been over a week since we gathered 250 network thinkers and leaders to explore the future of networks. We’re still processing all the amazing conversations, questions and solutions that…
Contact Tracing Software: 5 Reasons PARTNER is so Powerful
Contact tracing isn’t easy – as our public health officials work to train an army of contact tracers, they need the right tools to do the job efficiently and effectively.…
Visible Network Labs is TIE Denver’s April Spotlight Company
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver, CO (April 18, 2020) – Visible Network Labs has been selected as TIE Denver’s April Company Spotlight for our innovative work using network science and data…
Relationship Budgeting: Building Networks with Intent
A bigger network is a better network… right? That’s what most of us learn our entire lives. More friends, partners and network members provide more ideas, more opportunities, and more…
Comparing Public and Private Sector Networks
Two years ago, I decided to apply to CU Denver’s MPA program at the very last minute, many months after having submitted applications to MBA programs. Still, I’m often drawn…
Network Science and COVID-19: What’s the Connection?
As the news from recent weeks about the worldwide spread of Covid-19 has hit us here at home, I continue to see the important role that network science plays in this pandemic.…
May Network Leadership Events: COVID-19 Update
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Visible Network Labs is making a few changes to our spring Network Leadership events. You can view our Frequently Asked Question section here. Still…
Activating a Network in Emergencies & Disasters
Whether due to weather, disease or errors by man, emergencies create huge obstacles for any community to handle. Having to deal with something carrying unknown and uncertain consequences, such as…
An Intro to PARTNER’s Validated Measures
One of the things that makes PARTNER such a special tool for organizational network analysis are the metrics it uses to measure collaboration. Through a two-year process of interviews, surveys…
2019 State of Networks Survey
This past December, we tried something new here at VNL. We reached out to our community of partners, clients and supporters to gather data on the state of network practice…
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