Author Archive
April 18, 2012 by Patti
New ONA Resources
This past week brought a few nodes in the interconnected map of resources (articles, papers, blogs) related to organizational network analysis (ONA). Maya Townsend (@mayapar), Partnering Resources, has begun to blog on Change, Talent, Strategy, and Collaboration. Two of her first posts reveal how intimately she combines her expertise in ONA with her organizational development [...]
April 4, 2012 by Patti
Network Tensions
I was reminded recently during a meeting with a client about the importance of both distinguishing and acknowledging the tensions inherent in intentional networks. The case in point: a very high-powered network of senior leaders in the nonprofit arena who had been carefully selected to be part of a facilitated network. The funder of this [...]
January 23, 2012 by Patti
Learning Opportunities for ONA
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve teamed with the Cai Kjaer and Laurie Lock Lee at Optimice and Marc Smith of Connected Action to offer an Online ONA Practitioner Course. The course includes: Access to my self-paced ONA learning module Three 2-hour interactive virtual sessions with fellow learners. These sessions cover Scoping and Designing Your Project [...]
September 25, 2011 by Patti
Roles for Net Work
It’s always a rich pleasure to hear June Holley talk about network weaving. A few weeks ago, she talked about Network Weaving in the Leadership Learning Community’s ongoing seminar series. In her talk, she outlined four key roles for network weavers and the primary activities for each. Connector Reach out to be more inclusive [...]
July 7, 2011 by Patti
