1. Steve Waddell - PhD, MBA Principal - NetworkingAction swaddell@networkingaction.net Action Networks: Global to local structures for change Tom Bigda-Peyton - PhD Managing Partner – Secondcurve Systems tom@secondcurvesystems.com

2. swaddell@networkingaction.net The Situation  Challenges increasing require large scale systemic responses  Health  Pandemics  Climate Change  Cross-border emissions  Forestry  Global markets 2 Steve Waddell ©

3. swaddell@networkingaction.net 3 Meta Trend From an Inter-national World Steve Waddell © 3

4. swaddell@networkingaction.net To a Global World Steve Waddell © 4

5. swaddell@networkingaction.net 5 Several dozen GANs—and growing… Climate Group Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Fair Labor Association Forest Stewardship Council Global Compact Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Global Reporting Initiative Global Water Partnership Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict IUCN Marine Stewardship Council Microcredit Summit Campaign Principles for Responsible Investment Social Accountability International Sustainable Food Lab Transparency International The Access Initiative (TAI) Youth Environment and Sustainability (YES) Steve Waddell © 5

6. Development Process Overview GAN Individual Member Regional Network ? ? Issue Space Inter-GAN Regional Network Issue Space Stage 0 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 2.5 Stage 3 Stage 4

7. swaddell@networkingaction.net Seven Shared Characteristics 1.Systemic change Agents 2.Inter-organizational networks 3.Entrepreneurial action learning 4.Global and multi-level 5.Diversity-embracing boundary spanners 6.Voluntary leaders 7.Global public goods producers Steve Waddell © 7

8. A Network of Individuals? 8 Inter-Personal Legally Distinct Entities Many Organizing Structure Informal Organizing Logic Personal Operating Focus Relationships ParticipationOpen

9. An Organization? 9 Organization Legally Distinct Entities One Organizing Structure Hierarchical Organizing Logic Administering Managing Operating Focus Organization ParticipationClosed

10. An Inter-Organizational Partnership? 10 Inter-Org. Partnership Legally Distinct Entities Small to Modest Organizing Structure Spoke and wheel Organizing Logic Coordination Operating Focus Task ParticipationHighly controlled

11. An Inter-Organizational Network? 11 Inter-Org. Network Legally Distinct Entities Very large Organizing Structure Multi-hub Organizing Logic Coherence Operating Focus System ParticipationLoosely controlled

12. A System? 12 System Legally Distinct Entities All stakeholders Organizing Structure Diffuse Organizing Logic Diverse self- direction Operating Focus Definitional ParticipationExternal

13. Steve Waddell Summary of Network Types Inter- Personal OrganizationInter-Org. Partnership Inter-Org. Network System Legally Distinct Entities ManyOneSmall to Modest Very largeAll stakeholders Organizing Structure InformalHierarchicalSpoke and wheel Multi-hubComplex adaptive Organizing Logic PersonalAdministering Managing CoordinationCoherenceDiverse self- direction Operating Focus Relation- ships OrganizationTaskSystemDefinitional Partici- pation OpenClosedHighly controlled Loosely controlled External

14. swaddell@networkingaction.net Emerging Clusters PRI Global Compact GRI TI Emerging Economic GAN Arena? GAVI Global Fund Stop TB GAIN Emerging Health GAN Arena? GLTN Cttee on Food Security CGIAR ILC Emerging Food/Ag GAN Arena? GWP IUCN FSC Countdown 2010 Emerging Enviro GAN Arena? Finance? Steve Waddell © 14