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Mastering The Art Of Idea Generation And Sharing

Bloomerang

Every change, every burst of creativity, begins with the identification of a problem or opportunity that somebody finds meaningful. Even if your team has experience with brainstorming, make sure everyone understands the ground rules for this current session : Brainstorming is about generating ideas, not solving problems or making decisions.

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Great reads from around the web on May 3rd

Amy Sample Ward

Keep doing the offline stuff for the offline people! " E L S U A ~ A KM Blog Thinking Outside The Inbox by Luis … – "The truth is that everyone is, indeed, a community facilitator / manager nowadays, as you saw in a recent blog entry where I referenced Gautam’s comments along these very same lines.

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Working Wikily: Bridging Online/Offline Learning and Content Creation/Community Building

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In past posts, I've talked about: The Secret Life of a Wiki Gardener : Using a gardening metaphor, I drill down into the fine art of wiki facilitation. Here's what lies ahead -- a division and then a bridge between online/offline learning and community/content. The problem is how to accomplish that without it being too confusing.

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Can Collective Community Action Lead To Fundraising Success?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, with resources like “ Like Minded &# that facilitate the fast sharing of best practices, we’re bound to see more. Improve the quality of life for our most vulnerable residents in a cost-efficient manner through a platform that provides everyone a voice and the opportunity to identify problems and offer solutions.

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What are your most useful synchronous online facilitation practices?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface.

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Get Results When You Put Yourself in Your Donors’ Shoes

Connection Cafe

Apply analytics to all your channels and uncover problems to be mapped. Third Step: Facilitate an in-person or virtual mapping session. Bring them together online or offline to problem solve and improve constituent journeys. For example, a fall in renewal rates or average gift size. Second step: Create personas to map.

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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The instructional design included different delivery methods: interactive lecture with slides and whiteboard, facilitation with sticky notes, small group exercises, posters, group discussion, self-directed activities, and self-directed online activities. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual). Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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