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Communities of Practice Communities of Practice (CPs):(CPs):

An essential component of An essential component of highly highly effectiveeffective large system change large system change

Steve Waddell – PhD, MBAGlobal Action Networks Net(617) [email protected]

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Community of Practice (CP)Community of Practice (CP)

A group of people who share a A group of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and deepen their knowledge and expertise by interacting on an on-expertise by interacting on an on-going basisgoing basis

A Task CPA Task CP

……is a CP that is focusing upon is a CP that is focusing upon achieving a specific taskachieving a specific task

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A Community of PracticeA Community of Practice

Support

CommunityThe “Who”

Sponsorship

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Support

DomainThe “What”


Sponsorship

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Support

PracticeThe “How”



Sponsorship

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The WhoThe Who

In pairs, interview the other person to In pairs, interview the other person to learn about who they are: (20 learn about who they are: (20 minutes)minutes)

1)1) Who are you?Who are you? Where are you from?Where are you from? How did you get involved in YES?How did you get involved in YES? What are your passions…what What are your passions…what

motivates you…attracts you…gets you motivates you…attracts you…gets you energized?energized?

Etc…Etc…

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The WhoThe Who

Introduce to your table the person Introduce to your table the person who you interviewed. (20 minutes who you interviewed. (20 minutes altogether)altogether)

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The WhoThe Who

Identify who at your table has their Identify who at your table has their birthday closest to today.birthday closest to today.

Introduced that person to the room.Introduced that person to the room.

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The WhatThe What

At each table discuss, write and draw At each table discuss, write and draw as a group responses to: (25 as a group responses to: (25 minutes)minutes)

What are your aspirations for this What are your aspirations for this meeting of YES?meeting of YES?

- the workshop- the workshop

- next week’s meeting- next week’s meeting

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The WhatThe What

All but one person move to another table. All but one person move to another table. Mix groups so you are not with the same Mix groups so you are not with the same people as before.people as before.

The person who remains at the table should The person who remains at the table should describe what people said earlier. Then describe what people said earlier. Then people should further discuss and draw: people should further discuss and draw:

What are your aspirations for this meeting of What are your aspirations for this meeting of YES?YES?- the workshop- the workshop- next week’s meeting- next week’s meeting

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Mainstreaming Youth EmploymentMainstreaming Youth Employment

1)1) Meet stakeholdersMeet stakeholders2)2) Mobilize resourcesMobilize resources3)3) Understand YES as a Understand YES as a

networknetwork4)4) Plan our futurePlan our future5)5) Self-assess, evaluationSelf-assess, evaluation6)6) Learn and build capacity, Learn and build capacity,

technical support and technical support and guidanceguidance

Best practices withinBest practices within

7)7) Identify how to work with Identify how to work with mediamedia

8)8) Build sustainabilityBuild sustainability9)9) Strategy for UN & bilateral Strategy for UN & bilateral

agencies, private sectoragencies, private sector10)10) Strategy to stop Strategy to stop

competitioncompetition11)11) Beauty pageantBeauty pageant12)12) Spanish-English equity…Spanish-English equity…

cultural diversity…web cultural diversity…web page, etc.page, etc.

13)13) Strengthen the human Strengthen the human side, motivation issuesside, motivation issues

14)14) Be “glocal”Be “glocal”

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The WhatThe What

At each table discuss, write and draw At each table discuss, write and draw as a group responses to: (25 as a group responses to: (25 minutes)minutes)

““What is youth employment?”What is youth employment?”

““How does it affect your community?”How does it affect your community?”

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The WhatThe What

All but one person move to another All but one person move to another table. Mix groups so you are not with table. Mix groups so you are not with the same people as before.the same people as before.

The person who remains at the table The person who remains at the table should describe what people said should describe what people said earlier. Then people should further earlier. Then people should further discuss and draw: discuss and draw:

““What is an example of an action that What is an example of an action that has addressed youth employment?”has addressed youth employment?”

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The WhatThe What

Would the recorder at each table Would the recorder at each table please stand and describe what they please stand and describe what they heard and what was drawn?heard and what was drawn?

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The What The What Millennium Development GoalsMillennium Development Goals

In groups of three, discuss how youth In groups of three, discuss how youth employment fits within the MDGs. employment fits within the MDGs. (30 minutes)(30 minutes)

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As a whole table discuss which MDGs As a whole table discuss which MDGs are most important in terms of their are most important in terms of their relevance to youth employment. (25 relevance to youth employment. (25 minutes)minutes)

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On the flip charts, put one star by the On the flip charts, put one star by the three MDGs that you think are the three MDGs that you think are the most important.most important.

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Welcome to Day 2…Building the Welcome to Day 2…Building the YES Network!YES Network!

Please sit according to the Millennium Please sit according to the Millennium Development Goal you would like to Development Goal you would like to work on:work on:

Pink Paper – PovertyPink Paper – Poverty

Green Paper – EnvironmentGreen Paper – Environment

Red Paper – Gender and womenRed Paper – Gender and women

White Paper – Primary educationWhite Paper – Primary education

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1.1. Eradicate extreme poverty & hunger.Eradicate extreme poverty & hunger. 38 382.2. Achieve universal primary education. Achieve universal primary education. 21213.3. Promote gender equality and empower Promote gender equality and empower

women. women. 17174.4. Reduce child mortality. Reduce child mortality. 445.5. Improve maternal health. Improve maternal health. 556.6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other

diseases. diseases. 15157.7. Ensure environmental sustainability. Ensure environmental sustainability. 23238.8. Develop a global partnership for Develop a global partnership for

development. development. 1414

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Reflection on Day 1Reflection on Day 1

Discuss at your table: Discuss at your table: What was most meaningful for me What was most meaningful for me

yesterday? yesterday? What insight did I have?What insight did I have? What concern arose?What concern arose?

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MDGsMDGs

With five minutes of silence, write With five minutes of silence, write down a response to:down a response to:

What action are you undertaking or What action are you undertaking or are you thinking of undertaking to are you thinking of undertaking to address the MDG of your table?address the MDG of your table?• Describe the problem/opportunity.Describe the problem/opportunity.• Describe what might be done about it.Describe what might be done about it.

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MDGsMDGs

In groups of three:In groups of three: Discuss the MDG action you wrote Discuss the MDG action you wrote

about. (40 minutes)about. (40 minutes)• Help each other think through the Help each other think through the

problem/opportunity and what might be problem/opportunity and what might be done. done.

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Support



Sponsorship

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Support

PracticeThe “How”



Sponsorship

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From the “Government World”From the “Government World”

NationalGovernments

Big BusinessBig Labor

SocialContract

Negotiations

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To a “Governance World”To a “Governance World”

PoliticalSystem

Government

EconomicSystem

Business

SocialSystem

Community-BasedOrganizations

NaturalEnvironment

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From an Organization-Centric From an Organization-Centric WorldWorld

BusinessBusinessSuppliers Customers

Investors

Government

Pressure Groups

Communities

Competitors

Employees

Business Associations

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To an Issue/Opportunity-Centric To an Issue/Opportunity-Centric WorldWorld

Issue/Opportunity

NGO

NGO

NGO

Business

Business

Business

Gvt.

Gvt.

Gvt.

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The Practice: The Practice: Forming PartnershipsForming Partnerships

Think of you MDG initiative and write down Think of you MDG initiative and write down the issue stakeholders.the issue stakeholders.

Back in your groups of three, interview each Back in your groups of three, interview each other about the stakeholders.other about the stakeholders.

Is the list complete?Is the list complete? Which ones will be easiest to engage? Which ones will be easiest to engage?

Most difficult? Why?Most difficult? Why? What type of relationships currently exist What type of relationships currently exist

among the stakeholders?among the stakeholders?(30 minutes)(30 minutes)

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The Practice: The Practice: Forming Intersectoral CollaborationsForming Intersectoral Collaborations

PoliticalSystem

Government

EconomicSystem

Business

SocialSystem

Community-BasedOrganizations

NaturalEnvironment

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AttributeAttribute GobiernoGobierno NegociosNegocios Sociedad CivilSociedad Civil

Interés Interés PrimarioPrimario

System System politicopolitico

System System económicoeconómico

System socialSystem social

Forma de Forma de poderespoderes

Leyes & Leyes & policiaspolicias

DineroDinero Tradiciones & Tradiciones & valoresvalores

Metas Metas primariasprimarias

Orden socialOrden social Creacion de Creacion de riquezasriquezas

ValoresValores

Forma de Forma de organizacionorganizacion

GobiernoGobierno Con fines de Con fines de lucrolucro

Sin fines de Sin fines de lucrolucro

ParticipantesParticipantes VotantesVotantes DueñosDueños Comunidades & Comunidades & miembrosmiembros

Marco Marco temporaltemporal

Ciclos Ciclos electoraleselectorales

Ciclos de Ciclos de rentabilidadrentabilidad

Sustentabilidad, Sustentabilidad, regeneracionregeneracion

Marco de Marco de referenciareferencia

LegalidadLegalidad RentabilidadRentabilidad Justicia en Justicia en comunidadescomunidades

Key Sectoral Attributes

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AttributeAttribute GovernmentGovernment BusinessBusiness Civil SocietyCivil Society

Primary Primary ConcernConcern

Political Political systemssystems

Economic Economic systemssystems

Social systemsSocial systems

Power formPower form Laws, policeLaws, police MoneyMoney Tradition, Tradition, valuesvalues

Main goalMain goal Societal orderSocietal order Wealth Wealth creationcreation

Expression of Expression of valuesvalues

Dominant Dominant formform

GovernmentalGovernmental ForprofitForprofit NonprofitNonprofit

Control unitControl unit Voters/rulersVoters/rulers OwnersOwners MembersMembers

Temporal Temporal cyclecycle

ElectionElection Profit/Profit/report cyclereport cycle

Sustainability, Sustainability, regenerationregeneration

AssessmentAssessmentframeframe

LegalityLegality ProfitabilityProfitability Community Community justicejustice

Key Sectoral Attributes


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GovernmentGovernment BusinessBusiness Civil SocietyCivil SocietyRegulatory and Regulatory and taxation powerstaxation powers

Capital and Capital and financial assetsfinancial assets

Inspirational and Inspirational and volunteer assetsvolunteer assets

Enforcement Enforcement apparatusapparatus

Production Production networksnetworks

Community Community networksnetworks

Policy impact Policy impact knowledgeknowledge

Industry Industry knowledgeknowledge

Community/Community/

issue knowledgeissue knowledge

Government Government reputationreputation

Business Business reputationreputation

Community Community reputationreputation

Intermediate Intermediate temporal actiontemporal action

Short-term Short-term temporal actiontemporal action

Long-term Long-term temporal actiontemporal action

AdministeringAdministering ManagingManaging DevelopingDeveloping

Key Sectoral Resources and Strengths


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GovernmentGovernment BusinessBusiness Civil SocietyCivil Society

Inflexibility in rule Inflexibility in rule applicationapplication

Tendency to Tendency to monopolymonopoly

Restricted Restricted (interest) focus(interest) focus

Slow decision-Slow decision-makingmaking

Disregard for Disregard for externalitiesexternalities

Amateurism Amateurism (volunteers)(volunteers)

Complexity of Complexity of jurisdictions/levelsjurisdictions/levels

Integration of Integration of long-term long-term concernsconcerns

Material scarcityMaterial scarcity

Internal Internal coordinationcoordination

Inequality of Inequality of outcomesoutcomes

FragmentationFragmentation

Desire to control Desire to control other sectorsother sectors

Transactional Transactional parochialismparochialism

Ideological Ideological parochialism (PC)parochialism (PC)

Partisan-driven Partisan-driven posturingposturing

Ideological Ideological awarenessawareness

Scale & managing Scale & managing large resourceslarge resources

Comparative Sectoral Weaknesses


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The Practice:The Practice:Building Intersectoral CollaborationsBuilding Intersectoral Collaborations

In groups of 2 discuss:In groups of 2 discuss: Do these ideas make sense?Do these ideas make sense? How might they influence the way I How might they influence the way I

approach my MDG initiative?approach my MDG initiative?

(20 minutes)(20 minutes)

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The Practice:The Practice:Building Intersectoral CollaborationsBuilding Intersectoral Collaborations

At your tables discuss:At your tables discuss: What have you learned about how to What have you learned about how to

connect with diverse stakeholders?connect with diverse stakeholders? What lessons can you share about What lessons can you share about

collaboration strategies?collaboration strategies?


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The Practice:The Practice:Network LeadershipNetwork Leadership

Change to a new table.Change to a new table.Individually write down:Individually write down: What you have learned about being a What you have learned about being a

network leader that you think is network leader that you think is different from a traditional different from a traditional organization?organization?

What questions or issues arise for What questions or issues arise for you as a network leader?you as a network leader?


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The Practice:The Practice:Network LeadershipNetwork Leadership

Share your lessons and questions with Share your lessons and questions with your table. Give ideas in response to your table. Give ideas in response to the questions.the questions.


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The Practice: Next StepsThe Practice: Next Steps

Individually write down one or two Individually write down one or two ideas that you want to develop ideas that you want to develop further to address your YES goals.further to address your YES goals.


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Individually write down one or two Individually write down one or two ideas that you want to develop ideas that you want to develop further to address your YES goals.further to address your YES goals.

What is your goal?What is your goal? What questions do you have about What questions do you have about

how to achieve it?how to achieve it? How might others in YES support How might others in YES support

your ideas?your ideas?(5 minutes)(5 minutes)

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In groups of three help each other In groups of three help each other further develop the ideas.further develop the ideas.

Is the goal clear?Is the goal clear? What are your thoughts about the What are your thoughts about the

strategy?strategy?


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Visits

Listserv

Informalinteractions

Teleconferences

Face – to – face conferences

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