CACUSS Communities Orientation May 23, 2015

AGENDA  Welcome and Introductions: Laurie and Corinna  CACUSS Vision for Communities: David  Communities Orientation – Framing our Day: Patty  Roll up our Sleeves – Designing your Community: Everyone!  Leveraging Tools for Community Success: Laura, Laurie, Corinna, Jennifer

AGENDA  Welcome and Introductions: Laurie and Corinna  CACUSS Vision for Communities: David  Communities Orientation – Framing our Day: Patty  Roll up our Sleeves – Designing your Community: Everyone!  Leveraging Tools for Community Success: Laura, Laurie, Corinna, Jennifer

Framing Our Day  Results from the Leaders’ Survey  Goals and Agenda

What is exciting about the new Community Model within CACUSS?  Ability for members to belong to more than one Community and connect across interest areas (whether related to their job function or not); recognizes diversity of our work  Ability for those with shared interests and roles to come together for networking, sharing, building scholarship and sharing best practices  Opportunity to identify and address Canadian issues; bring together Canadian expertise  More structure, support and resources from CACUSS  Opportunity for new Communities to come together (that were not previously represented through Divisions)  Opportunities for collaboration/networking across Communities  Potential to attract new members  More opportunities for involvement within the organization

What have been your challenges to date in forming your Community?  No way of communicating with members (for getting input, connecting before the conference)  No goals/deliverables articulated for Community  Lack of awareness of our Community/how to involve or recruit members  Very Ontario/regionally focused  Organizational structure and leadership model for Community  Funding, concerns about budget approval process  Some members not also members of CACUSS: how can they participate? What barriers exist for joining CACUSS (e.g., $$) and how can these be bridged?  Not able to know who is in the Community (membership list)  Desire to network with other organizations or define relationships with existing organizations  Logistical: e.g., time to organize meetings, communication  Naming process/rules

What are your goals for the Leadership and Orientation? 1. Learn about the tools developed by CACUSS to support communities of practice in advancing our work 2. Learn about CACUSS organizational structures and the new Community model, including the Assembly of CACUSS Communities, funding available, any deadlines associated with that work, and address other technical/housekeeping business 3. Plan for the ongoing development of our community with my co-leaders 4. Identify barriers to success and strategies for overcoming these barriers 5. Network with other Community leaders and learn from my peers in terms of strategies and approaches for developing a Community

Agenda and Goals Welcome and Introductions: Laurie and Corinna CACUSS Vision for Communities: David  Communities Orientation – Framing our Day: Patty  Roll up our Sleeves – Designing your Community: Everyone!  Plan for the ongoing development of our community with my co-leaders  Identify barriers to success and strategies for overcoming these barriers  Network with other Community leaders and learn from my peers in terms of strategies and approaches for developing a Community  Leveraging Tools for Community Success: Laura, Laurie, Corinna, Jennifer  Learn about the tools developed by CACUSS to support communities of practice in advancing our work  Learn about CACUSS organizational structures and the new Community model, including the Assembly of CACUSS Communities, funding available, any deadlines associated with that work, and address other technical/housekeeping business

Roll Up Your Sleeves  Communities: A Quick Primer  Communities of Practice and Networks  Reflection on article  Toolkit Overview  Planning your Community Launch and Next Steps

Learning as acquisition

Learning as participation

Learning as co-creation

Community of Practice or Network? Knowledge Creation Participation

Network or Community of Practice? NetworkEmerging Community of Practice Mature Community of Practice Community Development Activities Knowledge Creation Activities

Community of Practice or Network?  Toolkit: short article and definitions  ‘Homework article’: Communities of practice: linking knowledge, policy and practice  Discuss at your table:  How do the CACUSS definitions resonate with you?  At this time, do you consider your Community to be a Network or Community of Practice? Why?  What was a key take-away from the ‘homework’ article?

Roll Up Your Sleeves: Toolkit Tool or ResourceNetworks Communities of Practice CACUSS Communities: History and ContextXX How is a community of practice different from an informal network…? XX CACUSS Communities: DefinitionsXX Could it be a Community?XX Launching a Community and CACUSS 2015 AgendaXX Quiz: In What Phase is my Community of Practice? X Leadership of a Community X Technical Management Tip SheetXX Community of Practice Charter Template X Template for Developing a Community Charter (alternate version)XX Sample Community Charter (Organizational Change Community of Practice: Charter) X Additional ResourcesXX

Roll Up your Sleeves: Where to Start Could it be a Community? Launching a Community Quiz: In What Phase is my Community of Practice? (CoPs) Use the resources in the room!

Leveraging Tools for Community Success  Considerations & What’s possible: Laura  What’s available now: Jennifer  Identifying Needs: Corinna and Laurie

Wrap Up: Identifying Next Steps  Board Updates  Assembly of Communities  Resources  ETC…