The document discusses a working session for Packard Foundation grantees about network effectiveness. It provides an overview of network structures and characteristics of healthy networks. The session goals are to understand network thinking, map networks, and discuss network effectiveness. Network structures can range from centralized to decentralized. Key characteristics of effective networks include clear purpose, member engagement, leadership, communication, and resource sharing. Challenges in networks include defining boundaries and building trust among participants.
1. Network Effectiveness: An Interactive Working Session September 2009 Ed Mazzarella Chad Nelsen (Adapted from the Monitor Institute*) *Network Effectiveness: An Interactive Working Session for Packard Foundation Grantees,Monitor Group. May 27, 2009. Heather Grant & Diana Scearce. On SlideShare: http://bit.ly/GvLJy
8. The Network Mindset Organization Orientation Network Orientation Mindset Strategy Behaviors Competition Grow the organization Compete for resources Protect knowledge Competitive advantage Hoard talent Collaboration Grow the network Share resources Open source IP Develop competitors Cultivate leadership Source: Forces for Good by Heather McLeod Grant and Leslie R. Crutchfield (2007)
10. … and new online spaces for building relationships There are New Technologies for Sharing Content…
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15. Network Strategy Integrates Different Tools, Approaches Collaborative Technologies Working Wikily Collaborative Processes Low High Group Process Skills Low High Technological Skills
26. You’ve diagnosed your network’s areas of strength and weakness. Now, what do you do? Answer: It depends…
27. Nine Competencies of ‘Working Wikily’ Systems Thinking Allocating Resources Inspiring Bridging Difference Connecting Coordinating Capacity Building Building Consensus Facilitating