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More useful skill-building resources for #network practitioners from Network Weaver. 3 decks covering: ▶️ Basic network leadership principles ▶️ Network skills & processes for effective work ▶️ Network mapping & member engagement bit.ly/3w9Dlpx h/t @juneholley.

Looking to build your skills as a network practitioner? @converge4impact has a terrific lineup of offerings: ➡️ Nov 10 & Dec 2: Intro to #Impact #Networks ➡️ On demand: Network Essentials Workshop ➡️ Spring 2022: Network #Leadership Series Details: bit.ly/3mt3E70

Meet your Basecamp Americas facilitator! Jennifer joins the #SchoolOfSystemChange from the @GarfieldFdn and has been leading Basecamp since 2018. Apply today for Basecamp Americas Spring 2022 starting in February: ow.ly/Gngc50GA2ou #systemchange #systemsthinking

Stability. Connectivity. Diversity. Power differentials. In this piece from the archives, our own @RURomin explores some of the principles needed to inform #collaborativenetwork practice for decision-making and coordinating action: bit.ly/33eFJyb #systemschange

Are you a #funder seeking to build capacity to navigate complex challenges, reduce risk, accelerate learning, & drive innovation? Check out @Forum4theFuture's 2022 INVESTORS IN CHANGE program. Learn more & express interest: bit.ly/3nDeMh7 #systemschange #philanthropy

Eager to learn how to use #systemsthinking to move from "impossible" to #impact on complex #sustainability challenges? Sign up for @AcumenAcademy's short course SYSTEMS PRACTICE launching in January to learn tools from Omidyar Group's complexity team: bit.ly/314NiJu

How is impact #evaluation shifting? Who's doing the evaluation & why? What data are we using? Don't miss TRANSFORMING IMPACT on Nov 10, a lively dialogue b/t trailblazers in #networks & #systemschange exploring these questions & more. Register here: bit.ly/3vYbt7G

We're thrilled to celebrate the arrival of IMPACT NETWORKS 🎉 - a must-read book for practitioners starting & leading #impactnetworks. Get your copy here: bit.ly/3Bjx4c0 CONGRATS, @davehrlichman, for your important contribution to the field! @converge4impact

The People's Report by @Catalyst_2030 is NOW OUT! Translated into 43 languages, it explores our reality during #COVID19—collecting voices from 17,000+ ppl around the world. Download today to find out what their stories tell us for policymaking 👇 bit.ly/3yIOSfS #SDGs

ON OUR RADAR 📣 Exchange 2021: The Systems Summit November 9-10 will convene North American practitioners, funders, and thought leaders committed to #equitable #systemschange. More information and registration available here: bit.ly/2Zxpw8G @SIExchange

Are you keen to build your capacity for navigating complex challenges, mapping #systems, and engaging #stakeholders in lasting #change processes? 💫 APPLY TODAY for @Forum4theFuture's Basecamp Americas Spring 2022 program. Deadline Dec 1. Info here: bit.ly/3nv1nY9

OVERHEARD at this week's Network Leaders Learning Community gathering, where network leaders in our wider ecosystem come together to build connections, share stories, reflect on our collective work & learn together about #systems & #network practices. A simple, profound insight.

We're enjoying a full week with the launch @Forum4theFuture's SPARK program, co-facilitated by our own Jen Berman, and our annual Network Leaders Learning Community gathering, co-facilitated by our own @jaconrad! Below, a scene from day one. Reflection and insights to come.

You want the world to change, but what you’re doing isn’t working. What can be done? On Oct 21, 7-8:30 ET, join our own Jen Berman, Melissa Gavin of @Reamp, & Matt Ludmer of @thealignedcntr to explore #systems understanding for intentional #change. bit.ly/3vowyrK

Thx to @RURomin @JonathanMunro10 @motazattalla @malik @SumiD1 (@josdeblok through TED) - for sharing your cases of health #systemschange - talking about self-organisation, bring the human in, community, connection, working across the systems, working w power #schoolofsystemchange

Curious about our latest grants, partnerships, and experiments with #philanthropy, #systemsthinking and #collaborativenetworks? Sign up to receive our newsletter here: bit.ly/3gjb33c

Join us this Friday 10/1 for next webinar - exploring the synergies among Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking & #BlueMarbleEval with @josepmcoll3, @MQuinnP and Jordi del Bas Avellaneda. bluemarbleeval.org/latest/buddhis… #transformation #Evaluation

ON OUR RADAR 📣 @WeAreCoCreative announces Championing Systems Change, a workshop to be held in Nov for #funders and senior leaders. Join to develop your unique role as a champion of #systemschange initiatives. Details & registration here: bit.ly/3ABBIT4 #philanthropy

Terrific upcoming events from our partners Food Systems Leadership Network & @WallaceCenter: ➡️ Oct 20: How to sustain engagement in #systemschange #networks? ➡️ Nov 17: How to communicate the value of networks? Details here: bit.ly/39CdOuU h/t @FoodSolutionsNE

From noticing patterns to surfacing power dynamics, and from working with trauma to finding wisdom, #facilitation for #systemschange is like a dance. Our partner @AnnasQuestions offers insightful reflection on the domains of the practice here. #WhatWereReading