Network Carlos Lopes – São Paulo – Jun/08 And Local Development The Social

A system capable of gathering and organizing people and institutions in an equal and democratic way, in order to build new commitments around common interests and to strengthen social players for: Defense their causes Implementation their projects Promotion their communities Concept of Social Network

A system capable of gathering and organizing people and institutions in an equal and democratic way, in order to build new commitments around common interests and to strengthen social players for:

Defense their causes

Implementation their projects

Promotion their communities

Social Network Features The Social Network always work an determined place (or local) Quarter Group of cities (region) City

Social Network Features Any information needs a filter or permission Open System Diversity Democratic Horizontal Level Free Information Each member is free to start or stop participation any time No formalaty (forms, subscription, etc) Highly required (cause, size, resource, ideias, objetives,etc) Diversity is more sustainble than equality No hierarchy Each menber is the same level (take into acount competencies and abilities) Full participation Regards for diversity

Any information needs a filter or permission

Each member is free to start or stop participation any time

No formalaty (forms, subscription, etc)

Highly required (cause, size, resource, ideias, objetives,etc)

Diversity is more sustainble than equality

No hierarchy

Each menber is the same level (take into acount competencies and abilities)

Full participation

Regards for diversity

A moment of group meeting in order to deal with common issues and deliberate about actions Who they are? What they do and looking for? What are their strengths and weaknesses, their worries and needs ? The moment to propose actions Make partnership and commitment The formalization of composition. Planing. Found raising. The realization of new commitment. Time to do. Social Network Metodology Meeting Identification Proposals Composition New Commitment Action

Mediation Animate the group for work together Take care all participants have the same oportunities in debats and projects Take care this principle will be follow Do not allow vertical relationship Join ideias, iniciatives and projects Take care group pay attention on their objectives A member of Social Network is the mediator Stimulation Participation Attention to group goal Horizontality Conexion

Animate the group for work together

Take care all participants have the same oportunities in debats and projects

Take care this principle will be follow

Do not allow vertical relationship

Join ideias, iniciatives and projects

Take care group pay attention on their objectives

Main Challenges The expectation of receiving benefits Most people act vertically, expecting directions to follow Participants tend to point to the weaknesses of their communities People has not experience in democratic proceses Culture of Assistance Emphasis on deficit Small democratic experience “ Pyramidal” Culture

The expectation of receiving benefits

Most people act vertically, expecting directions to follow

Participants tend to point to the weaknesses of their communities

People has not experience in democratic proceses

Strength the Bonds Strategy of Investiment in Social Capital Promote Local development Processes Why to Promote Social Network?

Growth Development Social Human Environment (respect for) Economic Political Growth Development # Economic Growth Increase of GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

34 Social Networks 100 projects in 2007 and a strong feeling

34 Social Networks

100 projects in 2007

and a strong feeling

“ Now we know: It is possible to develop our comunities without politics and economic power. We are our own power. We are not alone” (from many people)

Carlos Alberto Lopes [email_address] Social Network Manager Senac São Paulo (55) 11 3236.2255 (55) 11 9776.4408 www.sp.senac.br/redesocial www.carloslopes1.blogspot.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/carloslopes1