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Leadership
Vision & Action
What is vision?
A Vision . . .
• Grabs• Focuses• Arouses passion• Pulls people
toward it• Transforms
purpose into action• Says, “That’s what
we’ll be!”
Jessica Hagy, Indexed http://thisisindexed.com/
Mental Maps, Peter Gould, Rodney White
Sidney Harris, www.sciencecartoonsplus.com
Your visionshould reflectclear and
simple logic.
“Knowing who you are and what you stand for is so simple, yet also so profound and sophisticated. It’s difficult to pull off, but without it there’s no chance to institutionalize the vision and make it long-term and lasting.”
- Bob Boylan
30 seconds . . . What do you stand for/believe in?
What will change as the result of what you are doing?
A good organizing issue is . . .
CONCRETE You know when you succeed.
ATTAINABLE We believe we can succeed.
IMMEDIATE We know from 1:1 conversations that people will act on this.
CREATES COMMUNITY It brings people together and adds new people
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1964-1990 1994
Some people have power, others don’t
Some people are leaders,
others are not
COMMUNICATION TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERS
Discover how can people be involved in their own time.
Reassure people that their work will make a difference and their time will not be wasted.
Emphasize the tangible difference their participation will make.
Jessica Hagy, Indexed http://thisisindexed.com/
“What are you good at?” (assets)
“What are you most concerned or passionate about?” “We need you.”
FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS
DRIVING FORCES RESTRAINING FORCES
State Desired Change Here
(EQUILIBRIUM OR CURRENT STATUS)Forces resisting the change Forces favoring the change
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Frustration=
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Adapted from Knoster, T. (1991) Presentation at TASH Conference, Washington DC(Adapted by Knoster from Enterprise Group Ltd.)
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You cannot mitigate all risk.
If you don’t learn to embrace risk you cannot lead.
Risk does not make leadership difficult. Risk makes leading worthwhile.
The Most Important Words- Author unknown
The six most important words: "I admit I made a mistake.“
The five most important words: "You did a good job.“
The four most important words: "What is your opinion?“
The three most important words: "If you please.“
The two most important words: "Thank you,“
The one most important word: "We“
The least most important word: "I"
LEADERSHIP IS AN ACTION
NOT A POSITION
Leveraging Technology for Leadership
Community Building
Charitable Volunteerism
Community & Economic
Development
Socially Responsible
Daily Behavior
Protests & Demonstrations
Voting & Formal Political
Activities
Community Organizing
Community-Based
Participatory Research
Social Entrepreneurship
Advocacy
Social Change
Groups Networks
Defined by sameness Defined by diversity
Require coherence Require autonomy
Require privacy or segregation Require openness
Require focus of voice Require interaction
Require coordination and to be managed Require autonomy and mutual exchange of value
Group technology appeals to the mass: television, radio, newspapers, books
Network technology includes: talking, telephoning, writing letters, personal email
Internet technology includes: all-staff email, corporate website, portal
Internet technology: facebook, twitter, blogs, wikis
Source: Stephen Downes, Groups vs Networks: The Class Struggle Continues
Why Networks?
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“Social media is a universe not a set of tools”
John Haydon, http://inboundzombie.johnhaydon.com
"Forest fires aren't spread by influential trees.”
- Duncan Watts, Principal researcher, Yahoo! Research
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Social Mediaintegrates technology,social interactionand content,transforming peoplefrom content consumersinto content producers.
Isn’t this alsothe goal ofcivic engagement?
2/3 of the global population visit social networking sites
2 billion YouTube videos are viewed a day
50 million tweets a day
Social Media
37% of the U.S Population!
Is it Web enabled?
Who has a mobile phone?
Who texts more than they talk?
Maps, phones & mashups
Number of people using social network sites on mobile devices:
July 2008: 6.4 million
July 2009: 18.3 million
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/global-mobile-strategies-for-growth/
mash-up a Web page or application that integrates complementary elements from two or more sources.
Image: http://thehalfpat.com
http://mashable.com/2009/01/08/google-maps-mashups-tools/
http://gmapsmania.googlepages.com/100thingstodowithgooglemapsmashups
http://www.programmableweb.com/api/google-maps/mashups
http://www.programmableweb.com/howto
http://www.mapbuilder.net/
http://prezi.com/89hwl4yjqjmf/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJIMioKRozQ
http://www.seeclickfix.com/
www.trendsspotting.com
One in every five Internet users are now on twitter.
15 Innovative Uses for twitter(That You Probably Haven’t Thought Of)By Kalena Jordan © 2008 http://www.sitepronews.com
http://101besttwitterapps.com/
INDIA471 million
http://techcrunchies.com
Africa Mobile Fact Book 2008http://www.publicsectormarketing.ca/ftp/Africa%20Mobile%20Fact%20Book%202008.pdf
CHINA703 million
People's Daily Online
A global network of people using mobile technology for social impact
Tele-Doc (India)
Nacer (Peru)
CardioNet (Mexico)
StanBird
Geo-Historian Project, Kent State Universityhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsPRpQfHYOY
QR
http://layar.com
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Alerts
Stuff
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Read
MORE?
VIDEO & ACTION•Mobilize
•Witness & Record
•Investigate & Expose
•Visualize your message
•Amplify personal stories
•Add humor
•Picture complex data
A flash mob (or flashmob) is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse. The term flash mob is generally applied only to gatherings organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails.
Jan./Feb. 2010
Improv Everywhere: Best Buyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utkkXCF8ZVc
CarrotMob: San FranciscoBuycotting socially responsible businesses
www.trendsspotting.com
One in every five Internet users are now on twitter.
15 Innovative Uses for twitter(That You Probably Haven’t Thought Of)By Kalena Jordan © 2008 http://www.sitepronews.com
http://101besttwitterapps.com/
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John [email protected]: www.mncampuscompact.orgBlogs: http://mncompact.wordpress.com
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