Gratitude has profound value and considerably impacts the quality of your experience of life. Science has proven that people who center on gratitude are happier, perform better, and have a sweeter day-to-day existence. I have discovered that when I take the time to think about what I am grateful for, I can feel a physiological […]
It’s hard to innovate when you have a good thing going. Today’s fast-moving market requires that you create new value for your customers before anyone else does. When looking for sore spots, ask yourself “what It would be like to be the next best that you could be.” Disrupt yourself. Don’t stop doing what Is
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I had the pleasure of co-hosting a salon and dinner with Stefano Bertuzzi, CEO of the American Society for Microbiology. We gathered ten association CEOs and a few consultants to discuss the hard work required to move large initiatives forward. The learning environment was like a graduate level class in association leadership. One of the
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Today I want to talk to you about backbone support, the fifth and final condition of collective impact. Backbone support refers to the organization that is responsible for the leadership, strategy, coordination, and communication; the home of the initiative.
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Today I want to talk to you about continuous communication as it relates to the collective impact model. Last week I talked about mutually reinforcing activities as a precondition for Collective Impact. Remember collective impact is an excellent tool for large impact initiatives and should be employed any time you need to unite different players working under different masters for
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Today I want to talk to you about the need for mutually reinforcing activities where you’re using the collective impact model. Last week I talked about shared measurement as a precondition for Collective Impact, a model that helps bring multiple organizations and players together to work on a common agenda. Collective Impact is extraordinarily useful
Today I want to talk to you about the second condition required for the success of a collective impact model: Shared Measurement. Last week I talked about the common agenda as a precondition for success. Both conditions are imperative to a successful Collective Impact, the name of a model for any initiative that harnesses the
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Today I will explore the lynchpin that holds everything together: The Common Agenda. Last week, I shared a video summarizing the 5 Conditions for a Collective Impact Initiative. Collective Impact is a model that harnesses the power of multiple organizations and activists toward a single cause. Collective Impact is particularly helpful for modern day systemic
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Collective impact is a powerful approach arisen out of the social action arena where it is widely believed that a single organization is incapable of bringing about systemic change. Multiple organizations and activists who represent multiple points of view should work collectively toward change. For this to happen five conditions must be met: 1. Common
Mandating change is no longer sufficient. Today, much change is generated from social movements that create real impact. Based on research by social activist and Tufts University professor, Christina Economos, I’ve created a plan that facilitates change. Whether you’re trying to create change within your organization, your community, or your country, these 10 elements will be
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