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Collaborating with the Enemy

In his book, Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell, argues that the successful adoption of new ideas – and the beginning of social movements – depends on three things: the quality of the message, the credibility of the messenger, and the timing of the message. 

In Collaborating with the Enemy: Working with People You Don’t Agree With, Like or Trust, author Adam Kahane may have fulfilled all three conditions for the countless people, organizations and networks working together to solve tough and complex challenges.

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Montréal: A Leader in Neighbourhood Innovation

Montréal is the second largest city in Canada. Throughout its 375-year history,

Montréal has experienced several transformations.  Multiple waves of immigration have contributed to making Montréal one of the most diverse Canadian cities and a model of bilingualism and tolerance. 
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Hidden Assets

The movie Hidden Figures tells the story of three African-American women who made a significant difference to the US space industry.  Their untold, until recently, story has many lessons for those engaged in community change.  How many times do we join a collaborative table thinking that our share efforts will transform the community only to get disappointed that we were not included or that our skills and expertise were not leveraged?  It took a crisis to bring forward the Hidden Figures but collaborative tables can uncover hidden assets early on with the Personal Asset Inventory Tool.

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Data is More Than Just a Four-Letter Word

I recently spoke with a very experienced, very frustrated community organizer. She had just come back from a meeting with a funder who repeatedly admonished her to provide measurable evidence that her project is making a difference. 

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Trust and Time

What if we had all the time in the world?  Would we use this time to build trust or would we fill the time with all the things that we do now, and still be no further ahead?

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Liz Weaver's 5 Good Ideas about Collective Impact

In preparation for Liz Weaver’s visit to St. John’s this month I geeked out all day Saturday by watching her video on the Tamarack site and creating this visual (you can click on it to see it larger)

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