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SIX PRACTICES FOR CO-CREATING COMMUNITIES THAT WORK

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Thomas, Age 2

Matthias, Age 4

The Boys Ages 10 & 8

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1.  Superheroes do work that matters.

2.   Superheroes test limits.

3.   Superheroes make a discernible difference – quickly.

4.   Superheroes (generally) are honorable.

“We love superheroes because they refuse to give up on us.”

World Economic Forum 2012: The Great Transformation

Revolutions:

1.  More

2.   Mobility

3.   Mentality

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519+ Workforce Leaders

Vinz Koller Kristin Wolff

1 Wide-Angle

View

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Boston meets Honolulu (& Seattle & Raleigh…)

2 (Hyper)

Networks

Meetings §  Invitation §  Agenda §  Pre-meeting

packets §  Refreshments §  Minutes

Key Questions §  Purpose? §  On or offline? §  Who must be present? §  Range of activities

participants will be engaged in?

§  Nature of space/accommodations necessary?

§  Required documentation?

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3 Radical

Openness

“If we want to maximize the benefits and minimize the harms of connection, we have to take responsibility for shaping the tools we use to encounter the world.” Ethan Zuckerman, Rewire

4 Relentless

Experimentation

5 Unique Value

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1.  Started 2004; Completed 2006

2.  Number of steel plates required: 168

3.  Size: 33x66x42

4.  Weight: 110 tons

Cloudgate

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6 Regeneration

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“Building leaders is not just a possibility or opportunity, it is something you should make your goal to achieve.”

WIDE ANGLE

VIEW

HYPER

NETWORKS

RELENTLESS EXPERIMENTATION

UNIQUE VALUE

RE- GENERATION

RADICAL OPENNESS

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Thanks!

Kristin Wolff (& Vinz Koller, Director, TAT) kwolff@thinkers-and-doers.com Vinz_Koller@spra.com @kristinwolff @Social_Policy @Weadership

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ADOPT A WIDE ANGLE VIEW

6 WEadership Superpowers

BUILD DIVERSE

NETWORKS

EMBRACE OPENNESS

ENCOURAGE EXPERIMENTA-

TION

ADD UNIQUE VALUE

CULTIVATE NEXT

GENERATION LEADERS

Description Resources Cited

Leaders look for new ways to apply their resources and expertise. They focus on solving important community problems.

-  CodeforAmerica.org on repurposing solutions -  GitHub.com for sharing solutions

Leaders collaborate with partners creatively, using informal networks alongside traditional hierarchies.

-  http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com/network for mapping networks

-  Monitor Institute’s Gather guide: http://www.monitorinstitute.com/downloads/what-we-think/gather/GATHER_The_Art_and_Science_of_Effective_Convening.pdf

Leaders share the role of leadership with staff, partners, and the public. They use social technologies to listen, inform, and collaborate.

-  Kiva.org for small business lending -  P2PU.org for un-school example -  Quora.com for knowledge sharing platform -  http://meshing.it/companies for shareconomy

companies Leaders know their industry needs new ideas, and new ideas need testing.

Leaders find ways their unique contributions can make a real difference in their communities. Those who add value remain relevant.

Leaders build skills and share knowledge in order to develop new leaders in their fields and in their communities.

-  AmericanSamoaRenewal.org for video -  Prototyping Framework (NESTA)

http://www.nesta.org.uk/news_and_features/assets/features/prototyping_framework

-  Cloudgate http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_park_-artarchitecture.html#cloud

-  Embrace multigenerational workplace and boardroom

-  Not everyone under 30 is “techie,” but young people have much to offer