It is my belief that if we stare solely at the technology, we lose track of the true

magicmagic that exists around us. --Danah Boyd

Boyd, Danah. 2007. "Incantations for Muggles: The Role of Ubiquitous Web 2.0 Technologies in Everyday Life." O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, San Diego, CA. March 28. Photo from Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons, by Doctor Paradox, titled, analoglovin.

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Unique

“These representatives share a common foundation of tools for thinking in new ways ... and they hold an intention to learn from each other on the behalf of prevention systems everywhere.”

--S. Nestlerode

Local prevention specialistsRegional offices

State LevelCity level

County levelSPF SIG players

Representation

RepresentationState levelCounty levelCity levelRegional offices Local prevention specialistsSPF SIG players

CO/KS Prevention Networks

When separate efforts connect with each other… we get a network

Even with tech . . .

We often remain in silo’s

CO/KS Learning Partnership

Opportunity for networks to strengthen into Communities of Practice …

CoPs serve to:• Bridge content and context• Capture knowledge• Share (discover) and

leverage best practices • Seed/Guide innovation• Enable professional

development• Reduce costs• Deliver real results [1]

[1] iCohere’s Community of Practice

F2F Events

Online Events

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Becoming Systems of Influence

Wheatley, Frieze (2006). Using Emergence to Take Social Innovations to Scale

A new system emerges at a much larger scale

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