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Why Most Network Maps Miss the Point
Network maps are becoming more popular than ever, and it’s not surprising at all. People are realizing more than ever how much social connections matter and influence outcomes. Network maps…
Three Tips for Better Network Facilitation
Network Stuck? Get Unstuck with a Facilitator! One of the most important, yet overlooked roles in a network is that of a facilitator. A facilitator is a person that makes…
Using Network Analysis to Tell Your Network’s Story
Using data to enhance a network’s story highlights the impact of collaboration amongst community members sharing a common goal. Networks can use data to demonstrate to partners, stakeholders, and funders…
Meet our New Research Analyst: Kyle Brees!
This month we welcomed two new staffers to our Projects Team! This week we spoke with the second of our two new team members, Kyle Brees, our new Research Analyst! …
Meet our new Network Scientist: Dr. Amanda Beacom!
This month we welcomed two new staffers to our Projects Team! This week we spoke with the first of our two new team members, Dr. Amanda Beacom, Senior Network Scientist,…
Defusing and De-escalating Conflict in a Network
If you’re part of a network of organizations working towards a common goal, you know that conflict and discord is inevitable. While we often agree on a great deal, no…
How to Leverage Value in your network
People collaborate for a simple reason: We find value from building networks with other individuals and organizations. We can do more together than we can alone. However we often view…
How to Survive Change: Trust is the Key
My wife and I have a tradition of watching the sunrise together every year on our anniversary. The first time was on the day we got married. Like most couples,…
The First Follower: What Ducklings Taught Me About Building a Network
What can a freeway, seven ducklings and a construction worker teach you about Network Leadership? To my surprise, last year they all taught me quite a bit! Last year, my…
How to Nurture a Culture of Exchange
Almost a decade ago, Dutch blogger Joitske Hulsebosch used a phrase in her blog that has stuck with me. The phrase has proved to be quite useful, and as relevant…
Understanding Perceptions of Relationships Makes Your Network Stronger
To Work Together Authentically, We Have To Be Comfortable With Knowing Perceptions Of Each Other A community partner on a project recently declared in a data meeting that “You cannot…
PARTNER Report Builder: How-to Guide
Once you have collected data for your project, you are ready to begin building a report. The PARTNER Report Builder allows you to quickly and easily create a report about…
Weaving a Sector: Building Relationships to Transform a System
In his article A Nation of Weavers, published in the New York Times on February 18, 2019, David Brooks articulates a precious opportunity: “If you can change the culture, you…
What is Community-Led Innovation?
Writing from a desk at a company that identifies as a Social Enterprise & Technology Start-Up, it might sound counterintuitive to say that we at Visible Network Labs do not…
Inclusive Entrepreneurship: The Future of Social Impact
Last week I had the pleasure to speak at the Forward Cities National Conference – a national gathering of people committed to building the ecosystem to support inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship. While…
Building Cultures that Help us Collaborate
You wake up in the morning and turn off your alarm. You get dressed in your jeans and button up shirt. You balance your cup of coffee in your hand…
Collective Impact is Hard, But We’re Not In the Dark: Advice for Policy Change
Collective impact is hard. If you’ve ever done it, you know it beyond a doubt. If you’ve never done it, just read about the five conditions of collective impact and…
The Value Non-Profits Bring to Cross-Sector Collaborations
While collaboration across organizations has always existed in one form or another, the need for organizations to engage with others for the pursuit of broad-reaching outcomes in the face of…
How Limited Bandwidth Can be Liberating
On a cold, snowy January morning, I laid on the couch with my foot elevated, two weeks post-op from surgery to repair torn cartilage and ligaments in my right foot.…
Thirty Best Network Quotes
Who doesn’t love a good quote? Through our workshops, webinars, forum and social media, we’ve collected quite a few of our favorite network quotes over the years. We decided to…
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