Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

One of the tools for better understanding networks are visual diagnostics and mapping techniques. Mental Models: These visuals describe how people (individuals, groups) think the world works, such as theories of change, power structures, and cause-effect models in general. This another area of Steve's interest and expertise.

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Map System Profit Guatemala 86

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

One of the tools for better understanding networks are visual diagnostics and mapping techniques. But the connections might be so be numerous, or the formal org charts might be so misleading, that you can’t “see” what is happening easily. The internet is structured around sites that have unique URL addresses.

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Analysis Social Network Network South Africa 71

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Some indicators that a card sort test is a good activity for a design project include: A website that is structured according to the org chart so that each department has their own section. A navigation structure that requires 3+ clicks to get to any substantial content. What’s Next.

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Design Process Web Test 36

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The tools and techniques that worked for us when we were seven people in a room don't work for twenty. The reality is that growth has meant more structure. There's an org chart. I resisted building better structures. Now, our staff is three times the size it was five years ago. These things help us do our work.

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Collaboration Tools Build Organization 20