Aligning with Nature: Creating a Network Culture Network Leadership Webinar Aligning with Nature: Creating a Network Culture October 28, 2015

PRESENTER & PANELISTS 2 Presenter: June Holley Network Weaver Provides consulting, training and coaching to organizations around the world   Moderator: Avery Cleary Consultant, Children & Nature Network and Co-founder of the Bay Area Children in Nature Collaborative Panel: Mary Roscoe Coordinator, Bay Area Children in Nature Collaborative Janet Ady Chief, Division of Education Outreach National Conservation Training Center   Support: Amy Pertschuk (C&NN) 2

Comparison Organization Network Useful when problems are simple Leaders tell people what to do Focus on planning and goals People work alone or on teams or committees People need to agree Useful when you don’t know how to solve problem Leaders encourage others to act and take initiative Focus on innovation, experimentation, and learning People work on many different small projects with many different people People don’t need to agree

What do we mean by networks? Networks are sets of relationships and the patterns they create There are several definitions of networks, but the key to understanding new ways of relating is to understand this definition” networks are sets of relationships AND the patterns they create… These patterns influence the quality of communication and the likelihood of collaboration and innovation

Promotes innovation & collaboration Smart network Promotes innovation & collaboration Diverse core Large periphery

Promotes innovation & collaboration Smart network Promotes innovation & collaboration Diverse core Large periphery Intentional Network Periphery for New Ideas Formal Network

Patterns of Network Growth New hubs develop as collaborative projects form. These projects develop new leadership! Scattered clusters Hub-and-Spoke Multi-hub Core Periphery Time Where most network-building begins Self-sustaining network Handbook: Appendix 1 Source of network maps: Valdis Krebs

Clustering & Self-organizing

FACT: Our networks are too homogeneous

4 Aspects of Networks Connecting People Creating Quality Connections Convening Intentional Networks with a focus Helping people initiate and act with others Self-organizing Supporting the network

Network Mindset Transparency  (share information openly)  Diversity (value different backgrounds and perspectives) Inclusion (include people from different backgrounds and perspectives in activities)   Playfulness (make work fun) Peerness (treat all others as equals) Engagement  (get people involved and interacting) Opportunity-seeking (look for new opportunities) Mindfulness/ Awareness Trust (always working to build trust) Complex reciprocity (giving without expectation of direct return) Appreciative Able to let go of control Comfortable with uncertainty

ThursdaySep/19/13 June Holley Email: june@networkweaving.com Web: www.networkweaver.com (SPECIAL2 for $20 off)

Other Resources 15 June Holley’s ScoopIt: http://www.scoop.it/t/networks-and-network-weaving Network Weaving Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/339757846085496/ Connecting to Change the World by Peter Plastrik, Madeleine Taylor and John Cleveland http://www.amazon.com/Connecting-Change-World-Harnessing-Networks/dp/1610915321 15

16 Children & Nature Network 2016 International Conference and Cities & Nature Summit May 24th – 27th, 2016 Saint Paul RiverCentre Saint Paul, MN http://www.childrenandnature.org/connect/cnn-conference/ 16