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Life is Networks by Curtis Ogden
Life is Networks by Curtis Ogden
Networks are life.
“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Stages of Truth
1. It is ridiculed.
2. It is violently opposed.
3. It is accepted as being self-
evident..
Interdependent Problems & Solutions
Collaborative Change Lens
Power Networks
Love
Network Structure
Network Leadership
Facilitation
Communications
Process Design
Convening
Coordination
Weaving
“A pattern that others made may prevail in the world, and following the wrong god home, we may miss our star.” - William Stafford
Trust makes networks work.
Clarity and Alignment What’s your story?
How many dollars is an expensive meal for two?
How many people make a crowd?
How many minutes make a meeting “late”?
Clarity and Alignment
Firing the imagination of a region
Trust in your network:
What did trust feel like?
What enabled trust?
What more can you do to support
trust, connection and alignment in
your network?
We have to talk.
Committing to Racial Equity
Protecting Food Sovereignty
I am the Senator.
Collaborative Change Lens
Power Networks
Love
“A pattern that others made may prevail in the world, and following the wrong god home, we may miss our star.” - William Stafford
Building Power
Power and privilege in your network:
How was it handled?
What was the result?
How would you handle it in the
future?
Love is Everything
Love liberates. It doesn’t bind.
Ripples through the Region
Love in your net work:
Where do you notice it?
Where is it in you and what you offer?
Big Democracy
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Networks are life.
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Story-telling builds trust.
