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The term we use to describe networks of this type is intentional networks. June Holley, author of The Network Weavers Handbook and long-time practitioner of all things networks, describes an intentional network as:
...a network of people and organizations that are working on the same issue or vision, together with structures that have been created to mobilize the energy of the organizations.
Whether you're thinking of launching a new network or you're neck-deep tending to an existing one, here are a few tips to guide the development of your intentional network:
- Align around shared purpose and values
- Know the stage of your network
- Act intentionally to strengthen your network
- Hold each other accountable to working like a network
- Wait to add structure until you need it
- Don't underestimate the challenge
This week we're covering the first three tips. Check back next week for the final three!