Presenter: June Holley, Network Weaver Topic: Are You A Network Weaver? Date: Tuesday, August 23rd 11:00-12:00 Noon PDT (2:00-3:00PM EDT) This interactive session will introduce the term Network Weaver as a way of understanding how leadership is shifting in a networked world. You will have access to a simple checklist so that you can identify your strengths and challenges as a Network Weaver. June will explain four roles -- connector, facilitator, coach and network guardian — filled by Network Weavers and share activities that you can implement with your networks.

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Are you a Network
Weaver?
Leadership Learning Collaborative
August 2011

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June Holley
Who am I?
• Helped catalyze a food and entrepreneurship network in Appalachian
Ohio
• Studied 100s of different networks
• Consult on network approaches
• ALMOST completed a 400 page Network Weaver Handbook
• Love gardening – my yard is all flowers, fruit trees and veggies
• Read constantly

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Your questions
www.wordle.com

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20th Century Relationships
 People tell us what
to do
 Broadcast
Information:
Television &
Web 1.0

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Business has changed
Ipod Ecosystem Network map of departments
From Valdis Krebs www.orgnet.com

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We Still Have Big Problems
War Obesity

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Siloed Organizations
and Individuals

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Changing
Systems
Requires
Engagement:
People working
together in
new ways

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Number One job of
Network Weavers:
help more people
become Network
Weavers
…. unleashing the
potential in us all

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Network Weavers:
Appalachian Ohio
 1000 new or expanded
food and artisan
businesses
 Healthy food system
 New system elements:
 Kitchen Incubator
 Loan fund
 Farmers Mkts
 Community gardens
 CSAs
 Youth Food Entrepreneurs

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Network Weavers:
1. Connected entrepreneurs with each other
(joint purchasing, marketing, etc)
2. Got the community to join with
entrepreneurs to develop new services,
projects

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Results – RE-AMP Network
 125 funders & non-profits
working on climate
change
 30 coal fired plants
stopped
 States adopted many new
policies about energy
efficiency and alternative
energy

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RE-AMP network
 Wove network among activists in
5 states working on similar
issues
 Developed clusters
 Found $ to support innovative
collaborations
 Helped deep learning occur
See Monitor Institute report
http://www.monitorinstitute.com/reamp/

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Results: Oxfam Saving for Change
 Network weavers help
women create local
savings networks of 25
 500,000 women have
accessed $ for new
assets/ businesses

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Results: Oxfam Saving for Change
Women spread their networks
 Each savings group helped
others form NEW groups
 Network Weavers encouraged
the women to create new
projects
 They distributed hundreds of
thousands of malaria nets
 Creating huge ponds for dry
season
 New respect for women

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You are a Network
Weaver!
Take checklist
Network Weaver Roles: good when
identifying if all roles are filled in
your network

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 Whatdid you notice about
Reflection yourself as a Network
Weaver?
 What are your strengths?
 Whatwould you like to learn
more about?
 How can I share my checklist
with others in my network?

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4 Roles of Network Weavers
Connector Network Facilitator
Project Network Guardian
Coordinator/Coach

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4 Roles of Network Weavers
Connector
Reaching out to be more inclusive
Helping people find resources Connecting people with
common interests

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4 Roles of Network Weavers
Network Facilitator
Coordinate Working Groups
Help set up
structure
of the
network
Facilitate Meetings

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4 Roles of Network Weavers
Help people find others interested Help people work together on projects
in same things
Self-organized
Project Coordinator
Help people keep organized

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4 Roles of Network Weavers
Help set up good communications
systems & find resources Make sure time is set aside for reflection
Network Guardian
Set up training & support
for Network Weavers

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Instead of control,
offer support….
Creating a System of
Support so that
communications and
resources flow to all

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Speed Networking
1. Find someone you don’t know or don’t know well.
2. Introduce yourself and share about a question (you suggest) for 5 minutes
3. Debrief about “Who had a good listener?”
4. Do another round.

26. Green lines are current working relationships
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Orange are personally know relationships

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Strategically reach
out to others

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29. gifts

30. passions

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Close Triangles
Local organizer
You
Social media trainer
•Both interested in the same thing: care about community and interested in social media
•One can help the other out

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What can twosies do?
Research on other communities Find others interested in your issue
Try out new idea
Organize a meet-up

33. To learn more:
1. www.networkweaving.com
2. www.networkweaver.com
3. http://networkweaver.ning.com
4. Buy Network Weaver Handbook
5. Let us know you are interested in
+ becoming part of Network
Weaver learning community

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What are my questions?
 Breakthroughs  How to help people deal with
 How can we see difference “busyness” and do more
as source of much-needed reflection…
breakthroughs?
 How can we share deeply so
that we see the
breakthroughs we have  How can people better
made? … within and across understand the concept and
sectors, internationally…so
much to learn from rest of practice of self-organizing?
world

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June Holley
june@networkweaving.com