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Top 10 Tips for Launching your PARTNER Survey
Sara Sprong
November 29, 2018
As the product manager of the PARTNER tool, I field a lot of questions about how to launch the surveys. From simple questions about how to find resources, to more…
Top Five Network Leadership Resources
Alex Derr
November 23, 2018
As more and more organizations partner together to share resources and increase their impact, we are witnessing the development of an entirely new field, which we like to call “Network…
3 Mantras + 3 Small Moves for Advancing Networks
Alex Derr
November 20, 2018
Last fall I was back home in Michigan to do a presentation and discussion with representatives from a number of inspiring networks focused on local food production, food access and…
Four Tips to Facilitate a Great Network Gathering
Paige Backlund
November 19, 2018
In September 2018, Visible Network Labs hosted its first ever two-day Network Leadership Workshop: How to Lead, Manage, and Problem Solve in Cross-Sector Community Network. As a spin off from…
Why We Trust Some Leaders: 5 Key Traits for Trust
Alex Derr
November 16, 2018
Like most forms of leadership, trust is the foundation of network leadership. In fact it’s particularly important for collaborative situations, where leaders usually cannot claim formal authority, and rely on…
How I learned that anything is possible, if you are willing to take the leap!
Danielle Varda
November 13, 2018
When I took my first leap off the academic high-rise and into the startup world’s bright but murky ecosystem, I really had no idea what to expect. Something was clear…
What is Network Leadership?
Alex Derr
November 9, 2018
Network leadership (or what I call network weaving) looks like a rhizome. If you have a patch of bamboo in your yard, you know how hard it is to get…
From Scientist to Start-up: Our Story
Alex Derr
November 5, 2018
With nearly two decades of combined team experience conducting network science research and evaluations, Visible Network Labs is the culmination of many years of hard work. Our team comes from…
Eight Tips for Designing a PARTNER Tool Survey
Sara Sprong
November 2, 2018
The PARTNER Tool is a survey and network analysis tool that helps measure and analyze the quality and structure of inter-organizational networks. Using PARTNER data, network managers can be more…
We want to let you in on a network science secret – better networking is less networking
Danielle Varda
October 25, 2018
NETWORKING – IT’S A THING – EVERYBODY IS DOING IT… The “network way of working” – that is, building diverse cross-sector relationships across people and organizations – prevails as the…
Visible Network Labs is a 2018 Fightback Foundation Fellow
Alex Derr
October 18, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver, CO (October 17, 2018) – Visible Network Labs is proud to share that we’ve been selected to be one of three Fightback Foundation Fellow for 2018.…
Visible Network Labs is a Proud Boomtown Accelerator Company
Alex Derr
May 19, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver, CO (May 18, 2018) – Visible Network Labs is a proud Boomtown company, following their 2018 Demo Day. Boulder’s Boomtown Accelerator celebrated its 10th Demo Day by unveiling…
Our Team was Recognized by the Innovators Society for PARTNERme
Alex Derr
November 15, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver, CO (May 18, 2018) – The team at the University of Colorado Center on Network Science, led by Dr. Danielle Varda, was recognized as one of…
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