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  • Smarter Networking Virtual Learning Series

    Hate networking? You’re not alone. Many of us shudder to think about walking into a room of people we don’t know and swapping business cards. Luckily, this kind of networking, designed for extroverts and sales people, represents only the tip of the iceberg. There are many more ways to build and sustain the connections you need—ways that suit your style ... Read more »

    $397

  • Networking for Introverts

    Bust the Myths, Avoid the Awkwardness, and Weave Valuable Connections Some of us will never enjoy walking into a room of strangers and making connections. Does that mean we're doomed professionally? Not at all! In this webinar, we learn about the science behind networking and how that science can help engineers, technologists, and introverts make connections successfully and strategically. We draw ... Read more »

  • [FREE WEBINAR] Stuck in the 20th Century? The Shifts You & Your Company Need to Make in order to Thrive in the 21st Century

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      Today, the world is a much different place than it was twenty years ago. Yet, we still rely on approaches to strategy that were developed in the 20th century (and a few that were developed over 2000 years ago). We need to move beyond the old methods to what works in our digital, global, rapidly changing world. In this ... Read more »

  • Smarter Networking 101

    Bust the Myths, Avoid the Awkwardness, and Weave Valuable Connections Have you ever wondered why networking feels so difficult? Why you struggle to get the results you want? The answer is easy: what we know as networking was designed for extroverts and salespeople. Luckily, it's not the only way. The New Networking draws on the science of networks to uncover ... Read more »

  • Is Your Strategy Stuck in the 20th Century?

    The Shifts You and Your Company Need to Make in Order to Thrive in the 21st Century Presented by Maya Townsend and Martha Miser Today, the world is a much different place than it was twenty years ago. Yet, we still rely on approaches to strategy that were developed in the 20th century (and a few that were developed over 2000 years ... Read more »

  • Is Your Strategy Stuck in the 20th Century?: Rethinking Our Assumptions about What Makes Organizations Thrive

    Webinar; details to be sent to participants

    Today, the world is a much different place than it was twenty years ago. Yet, in OD and the organizational world, we still rely on strategies that were developed in the 20th century (and a few that were developed over 2000 years ago). We need to move beyond old methods to what works in our connected, global, rapidly changing world. ... Read more »

  • Influencers: The Key to Organization Change

    Online at Maven7

    ~~ Spotlight session at the inaugural Maven7 users' conference.~~ Organization change success remains elusive. After years of research and practice, organizations still struggle to achieve their change goals. In this session, we will discuss six ways of creating change and delve into most neglected resource for change success: influencers. Found in every organization or network, they have disproportionate impact on ... Read more »

  • Applying Organization Network Analysis in Organizations

    Online , United States

    How can organizations use Organization Network Analysis (ONA) to support culture change, leadership development, talent management, and collaboration across silos? In this private session for Northwestern University graduate students in the School of Education and Public Policy, Partnering Resources' founder Maya Townsend shares practical case studies showing how organizations have applied ONA and achieved results.  

  • Social System Mapping On-Ramp Session Featuring the Wimberley Valley Map

    Online , United States

    These sessions are designed for people who are: Curious about what Social System Mapping is all about - or what it even is. Wondering how to get started. Somewhere in the process and full of questions (be they visioning, technical or sense-making) Wanting to connect with others who are exploring Social System Mapping In this session,Stephanie Nestlerode will share the ... Read more »

  • Networking for Introverts: Creating a Sustainable Practice that Works for You

    Women In Technology (WITI) Webinar This event will be held online through VOIP.

    If you ask ten people about their worst experiences with networking, you’ll probably hear about feelings of awkwardness, embarrassment, inadequacy, and ineffectiveness. But networking doesn’t have to be like this. In fact, networking can be radically different. In this webinar, Maya Townsend will share how to get back in touch with the core purpose of networking. Participants will learn how ... Read more »

    $50

  • The Collaborative Edge: How Can Organizations Assess and Improve Collaboration?

    Organizations know that collaboration is important. However, they often struggle to find ways to evaluate collaboration, provide concrete evidence of its positive impacts, and improve interactions. In this webinar, Maya Townsend, MSOD, founder of Partnering Resources, LLC, presents two case studies describing how a quasi-governmental organization and a nonprofit publishing company used network analysis to assess and improve collaboration. She ... Read more »

  • Applying Organization Network Analysis in Organizations

    Online , United States

    How can organizations use Organization Network Analysis (ONA) to support culture change, leadership development, talent management, and collaboration across silos? In this private session for Northwestern University graduate students in the School of Education and Public Policy, Partnering Resources' founder Maya Townsend shares practical case studies showing how organizations have applied ONA and achieved results.

  • Our Organizations are Networks: Why Don’t We Use Them for Communication and Leadership?

    Online , United States

    Now an online event! Almost every organization now relies on communication networks to share information and mobilize collective action. Yet leaders rarely take a thoughtful, planful approach to leveraging networks. In this workshop, we will learn how to use networks to support effective communication and change. This workshop covers three topics: The Networked Organization. A healthy networked organization has certain ... Read more »

  • A New View into Change Leadership: Leveraging the Power of Networks

    Online , United States

    More information coming soon! Leaders intuitively know that informal influencers can help make or break a change effort. However, the change management profession doesn't yet have a clearly articulated, well-practiced methodology for identifying influencers or using network strategies to support change. In this technology-powered workshop, we build network intelligence while learning a simple tool for mapping and analyzing organizational networks ... Read more »

  • Stop Fighting Fires, Start Shifting Patterns: Using Network Knowledge to Shape Change

    Online at Maven7

    The ONA Summit is a unique opportunity to learn from international thought leaders about how networks of trust and data-driven insights can help you accelerate transformation across your organization. This pandemic has significantly challenged your organization, teams, work culture, and workflows. Trust plays a key role in how your organization adapts to the “new normal” and how the crisis will ... Read more »

    Free

  • Deep Democracy: First Aid for Conflict

    Online , United States

    Disagreements often are avoided or swept under the rug in organizations. Occasionally, disagreements become conflicts so large that they threaten to divide a team, create a toxic working environment, or undermine a project. Conflict doesn’t have to be destructive. It is both common and inevitable. With skill and awareness, we can use conflict to develop deeper understandings, uncover unexamined assumptions, ... Read more »

    $45

  • Deep Democracy CoResolve Online Workshop – FULL

    Online , United States

    This workshop is full. To receive information about upcoming workshops, contact us.  The Lewis Method of Deep Democracy was developed by Myrna and Greg Lewis, psychologists who were asked to help a large South African company work through the legacy of apartheid. They developed the method, which they taught to over one thousand people in three years. Today, Myrna continues to teach, practice ... Read more »

    $650 – $850

  • ASP 2021 Badge

    Need Resilience? Look to Your Networks

    Online , United States

    One constant throughout tumultuous 2020 has been change. Organizations have been faced with unprecedented challenges that have forced them to rethink, retrench, rejigger, and revitalize. One more “re” word has been necessary: resilience. The traumas of the past year have wounded individuals and organizations and made even more evident the need for resiliency. In this session, we will focus on ... Read more »

  • Deep Democracy CoResolve – 2021-10

    Online , United States

    UPDATE: Course filled! Click here to join the waitlist.  The Lewis Method of Deep Democracy was developed by Myrna and Greg Lewis, psychologists who were asked to help a large South African company work through the legacy of apartheid. They developed the method, which they taught to over one thousand people in three years. Today, Myrna continues to teach, practice, and ... Read more »

    $650 – $850

  • From Commitment and Action: Uncovering and Addressing Hidden Resistance

    Online , United States

    Too often, employees learn that the politically sound choice is to agree—even if they don’t. Concerns go under the surface and important viewpoints aren't discussed. Occasionally, concerns become conflicts so large that they threaten to divide a team or undermine a project. In this online, on-demand session, participants will learn about the Resistance Line, which helps diagnose and address hidden ... Read more »

    $425 – $700

  • Connected Leadership Masterclass: Leading Complex Organizations in a Networked World

    Online , United States

    Date change! April 14 (Day 1) and May 12 (Day 2), 2022 As a leader, how do you encourage performance and loyalty in a hybrid work model? How do you build long-lasting trust among employees, as well as with clients and partners, when a deep transformation of your organization is in play? When people are working remotely and struggling with ... Read more »

    €300 – €600

  • An Introduction to Deep Democracy: A New View into Resistance and Conflict

    Online , United States

    As facilitators, our job is to help diverse groups come together, negotiate differences, and craft solutions that stick. Too often, however, group members nod their heads, but don’t really agree. Their concerns go under the surface. Occasionally, these concerns become conflicts so large that they threaten to divide a team or undermine a project. In order to achieve real commitment—and ... Read more »

  • Deep Democracy Foundations (CoResolve): June 2022

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    Online , United States

    Deep Democracy, developed in post-apartheid South Africa, offers a robust methodology and tools for helping address tension and conflict practically and effectively. The hands-on, practice-based 2.5-day online course teaches techniques that can be applied immediately to work with groups and individuals. The Lewis Method of Deep Democracy was developed by Myrna and Greg Lewis, psychologists who were asked to help a ... Read more »

    $850 – $1350

  • Deep Democracy and Organization Development: A New Approach to Resistance and Collaboration

    Webinar; details to be sent to participants

    The idea that every consulting project will go smoothly, without a bit of conflict, is a lovely dream. But it's just that: a dream. Whenever people come together to share expertise, design something, or implement a plan, we encounter differences, yet people at work are not adept at creating healthy spaces to explore opposing points of view. Frequently, one point ... Read more »

  • Deep Democracy Foundations (CoResolve): November 16-18, 2022

    Online , United States

    Deep Democracy, developed in post-apartheid South Africa, offers a robust methodology and tools for helping address tension and conflict practically and effectively. The hands-on, practice-based 2.5-day online course teaches techniques that can be applied immediately to work with groups and individuals. The Lewis Method of Deep Democracy was developed by Myrna and Greg Lewis, psychologists who were asked to help a ... Read more »

    $850 – $1350

  • Racial Justice Community of Practice: The Deep Democracy Approach

    Online , United States

    Conversations about racial justice often involve hearing viewpoints that differ from your own, and have the potential to evoke deep emotions. One approach to facilitating such conversations is called Deep Democracy, a method developed in South Africa during the transition from apartheid to democracy. We’ll hear from two Deep Democracy practitioners, Maya Townsend & İpek Ütün, and discuss how the method’s basic ... Read more »

  • The Human-Centered Organization: OD’s Role in Bringing Radical Humanity to the Workplace

    Online , United States

    Presented by: Maya Townsend In November 2022, an international group of business leaders and thinkers asked: “What are organizations centered around?” The answers were telling: Leaders. Operations. Profit. Customers. Managers. Money. Notably missing from the list were purpose, human well-being, learning, and growth. Many of today's organizations replicate the Taylorist model, which believes employees are tools to be used, not ... Read more »

    $45

  • Working with Resistance: A Deep Democracy Approach

    Online , United States

    As facilitators, our job is to help diverse groups come together, engage in dialogues that encourage positive collaboration across differences, enable groups to overcome resistance, access more of the wisdom inherent in the system, and craft solutions that stick. Resistance is a dynamic that slows down or sometimes even blocks the system from moving toward a decision.  In this session, ... Read more »

    Free – $35