In many ways, i'm actually talking about a return to the ways that humans have naturally connected with one another for as long as we've been around incommunity. And i'm calling for an unlearning of the top down and command control model that's been imposed on so much of the world by white colonizers. There there really are proven practices for bringing communities and organ ations together to address complex issues that don't have a clear beginning or end. It's really like planning for emergence, or structuring, structuring for emergence. We have to create containers and shared contextsnd, and bring the ricooper people together that that have that shared context.
Social networks aren’t new. Humans have always gathered together and forged communities. But deliberately organizing those networks around shared principles, shared context, and a shared purpose is a powerful way we can help address some of the world’s most complex problems. A system that brings individuals and organizations together for learning and collaborative action is what David Ehrlichman calls an “impact network,” a scaled-out (rather than scaled-up) approach to creating greater change. In fact, David wrote the book on the subject—Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change—which is why we invited him onto the podcast to talk about planning for emergence, unlearning command-and-control models, and the five activities all impact networks leverage to successfully co-create at scale.
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