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Kudos to NTEN for breaking the template on the typical type of events it has hosted. The Leading Change Summit was more intimate (several hundred people), participatory and interactive, intense, and stimulating. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Overnight Reflection.
I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. If time is available, also do a plus/delta exercise with participants as a close out to the session. Measure, evaluate, reflect, and improve.
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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a convening on “Data Informed Philanthropy” hosted by the Packard Foundation – not only was the content compelling (stay tuned for a post on that), but it was also a fantastic opportunity to observe one of the best facilitators I know, Allen Gunn from Aspiration.
It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. The exhibition is far from perfect, but it's a big step towards reflecting the "thriving, central gathering place" of our strategic vision. The Love Lounge I LOVE.
I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. I’ve added one more category to the mix called hosted.
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Maybe he share some reflections in the comments - like for example - about the making of the video which is quite good in terms of production values, although not glossy campaign video. Consumer-generated media (CGM) multi-media (CGM2): First-person commentary posted or shared across a host of expression venues.
However, I don’t always have that opportunity because many times nonprofit workshops are hosted at conferences at hotels. I had designed the leadership workshop on resilience to include a lot of solo and peer reflection time and small group work and some small amounts of presentation and context to do the exercises.
The question forced me to reflect on my experience last summer. WOW2 hosts immediately made the connection to micro blogging or micro media making. I just discovered a new site called " Great Nonprofits " another participatory philanthropy site.
So expect some live blogging, and reflections. deation conference hosted by Charles Lee. I'm always up for a conference that has been designed to be participatory and offers a creative format. Charles Lee It's conference season and I will be on the road at various conferences this week and next. The description: The !
The facilitation methods are participatory. Liberating Structures: My colleagues Nancy White and Kyla Shawyer introduced me to this participatory approach to facilitation. My colleagues, Heather McLeod Grant and Adene Sacks, have just published a new workbook called “ Leading Systems Change.”
I host dating games. In particular, we had a great group of 15 talking about participatory history experiences on Sunday. Participatory art and co-creation on the rise. We hosted a dinner party for diverse museum people, made pancakes, and reconnected at the end of long days. I found this idea really powerful.
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Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. The goals need to be front and center through the entire process, particularly when the measurement approach is more new or participatory and is designed to evolve over time.
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I still get fidgety listening to the podcast, but now I see it as an artifact of a supremely conducted participatory project rather the sole product of the process. And they made me appreciate them as superb facilitators as a particular kind of participatory experience: conversation with strangers. They really cared about me.
In reflecting on the sample, I’ve made some broad reflections on museum workers and visitors. Today, I wanted to think about participatory elements, something so essential to this blog. As you add more interactive or participatory elements to your space, I invite you to balance a variety of feelings.
Many years ago, NetSquared hosted challenges and conferences to highlight and bring together fledging social entrepreneurs. In January 2013, Dd also hosted a hackathon mainly comprised of local students and programmers, further cultivating ownership and sustainability in the process. Key Challenges in Working in Remote Areas.
The theme should clearly reflect the purpose of honoring and highlighting AAPI cultures. Raffles – Raffle donated prizes or host a silent auction for unique experiences, gift baskets, art, and other items. Be sure to recruit knowledgeable facilitators. Share stories that inspire giving.
The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (which she directs) teamed up with the San Francisco Planning Department and the Knight Foundation to host the Market Street Prototyping Festival. creative placemaking design participatory museum public space social bridging' Last week, I got to see Deborah''s vision in action.
Radical Craft Night and Poetry & Book Arts ) Allow time to pass for further individual reflection, for them to share their ideas with other members of their organization and for you to give it further thought. Confirm final details with them over phone, email or go to their location this time. Help them learn from the experience.
The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Each fall since 2008 MNN has hosted an annual conference and expo.
It really reflects what we're trying to do here to transform our institution into as relevant, dynamic, and successful an organization as possible. In mid-July, the museum will host "Experience Clay," weekend workshops for those interested in clay sculpture. Let me know what you think and what this brings up for you.
In contrast, organizations that feature staff or member walls celebrating people's diverse talents and interests reflect the idea that this is a community of people who care about each other. They model impersonal, businesslike relationships between the institution and the people who care about it the most.
In some ways, a design lab can be thought of as “participatory research and testing.”. The Brainerd Foundation would also host more formal dinners to both model and encourage the type of behavior it hopes to fund, learn from, and encourage in others. We finished with a group photo and fun co-creation reflection.
Personal learning and reflection on and about your instructional topic. An excellent first small step is to just identify the blogs that are hosting those conversations on the topics that interest you or inform your work. Your first blog could even document your learnings and reflections about Web.20! It's messy.
Institutions tying their online and onsite activities, as the Ontario Science Centre did when it hosted a YouTube meetup , or the Smithsonian American Art Museum did when they developed an alternate reality game. But enough of these experiences have convinced me that the participatory museum is not a fringe concept. There is funding.
It is made by many; it is open, participatory and peer-driven.” They are the reflection of a larger trend of individuals interested in fundraising, organizing, and engaging on their own terms. With only two digital staffers the campaign hosted the largest distributed political event in history with 2,700 kick-off parties in one night!
By understanding what individuals are highlighting about the Exploratorium experience, the museum can craft its own messaging--and programming--to reflect and enhance the elements seen as most valuable. Maybe you have members who are just waiting to host museum-related events in their homes.
This blog post includes some reflections about my first visit to Africa, the importance of face-to-face meetings and building relationships, and some thoughts about how some of the ideas in the Networked Nonprofit transcend boundaries. I favor a participatory approach with full room discussion. I don’t teach that way.
I've written before about the difference between participatory processes and products , but this question of frameworks and sensibility is more broadly applicable to community engagement strategies. Machine Project, on the other hand, recently hosted a dumpling party and offered parent-child workshops in hot-wiring cars.
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