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New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits To Improve Resilience in 2021

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These rituals also help me set-up systems for consistent reflection and positive habit change throughout the new year. My journal is not only an annual planning and goal-setting tool but also supports daily reflection as the year progresses. In 2020, it was about adapting participatory processes to the virtual, remote environment.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals To Begin 2018 with Clarity

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I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. My colleague, Wendy Harman , was also inspired by Chris Brogan’s technique, but she takes it deeper and includes daily reflection questions.

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Trainer’s Tip: Your Room Set Up Can Make or Break the Learning Experience

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That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces. I had designed the leadership workshop on resilience to include a lot of solo and peer reflection time and small group work and some small amounts of presentation and context to do the exercises. What to do? Have you ever had to do a room hack?

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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

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Reflective Practice. Participatory Gatherings. There is no better resource than “ The Facilitator’s Guide To Participatory Decision-Making ” by Sam Kaner. (They also offer workshops ). The book is an extremely practical resource whether you are working on improving your skills or teaching others.

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

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For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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A Crash Course in Design Thinking for Network Leadership Skills

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This allowed us to experience the whole design process – design a new wallet – and reflect on it. How do we teach leaders to know when emergence is working? Which comes from the Participatory Facilitator’s Guide. Essentially, design thinking process teaches how to be iterative. This is always enlightening.

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Avoiding the Participatory Ghetto: Are Museums Evolving with their Innovative Web Strategies?

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I’d never attended before and was impressed by many very smart, international people doing radical projects to make museum collections and experiences accessible and participatory online. Are participatory activities happening on the web because that is the best place for them? I showed up at the IMA expecting innovation.