Presentation made at the CCSR2011 conference in Ottawa. The purpose of this presentation was to get participants thinking about new ways of looking at large complex social problems.
This general concept brief is for a Nonprofit Hybrid Model I'm working on. If this at all drives a bit of curiosity, please take a peak. Any feedback is much appreciated and be as critical as you would like!
A presentation (PowerPoint) on nonprofit capital campaigns for arts organizations, given at a November 2008 workshop offered jointly by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Nonprofit Finance Fund.
Communication 2.0 tools were explored in this workshop. These tools challenged school board members and superintendents to think about how they could engage in dialogue with their communities.
Cegos is heavily involved in philanthropic activities around the world, centred around education and learning. Using our resources and expertise, rather than just cash donation adds significant value. This paper explores some of the new trends, including the rise of small and medium sized organisations contributions in this area. At a time when parts of the world need help the most, it is good see so many organisations doing there bit....
This general concept brief is for a Nonprofit Hybrid Model I'm working on. If this at all drives a bit of curiosity, please take a peak. Any feedback is much appreciated and be as critical as you would like!
A presentation (PowerPoint) on nonprofit capital campaigns for arts organizations, given at a November 2008 workshop offered jointly by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Nonprofit Finance Fund.
Communication 2.0 tools were explored in this workshop. These tools challenged school board members and superintendents to think about how they could engage in dialogue with their communities.
Cegos is heavily involved in philanthropic activities around the world, centred around education and learning. Using our resources and expertise, rather than just cash donation adds significant value. This paper explores some of the new trends, including the rise of small and medium sized organisations contributions in this area. At a time when parts of the world need help the most, it is good see so many organisations doing there bit....
Julia Unwin, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, shares insights from the Foundation's 'climate change and social justice' programme and reflects on the role voluntary and community organisations can play to ensure reponses to climate change are effective and fair. This keynote presentation was delivered at the concluding workshop of NCVO's 'vulnerable people and climate change' project on 19 February 2013: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/vulnerable-people-climate-change
You can listen to an audio-recording of this presentation online (starting on slide 5): http://archive.org/details/WhyWeNeedASociallyJustResponseToClimateChange
A special briefing by 3 Pillars Network Research looking the burgeoning field of social investment in Australia. We spoke to leaders in the field to assess where we are and how we face the challenge of striking the right balance between social, environmental and financial goals.
Groundswell - The Transmodernist is a global Essay Documentary that will launch a supporting validated Broadcast news and Transmedia campaign and broadcast forum series - all in advanced development.
A Presentation on "Right Way To Disaster Preparedness " Presented by Mr. Vive...CDRN
A Presentation on "Right Way To Disaster Preparedness " Presented by Mr. Vivek Prakash- Jubilant Bhartiya Foundation at Workshop on Preparedness & Response for Emergencies and Times of Natural Disaster, Patna, Bihar - India, Organised By :-Corporate Disaster Resource Network, For Report please go to :-http://www.cdrn.org.in"
Julia Unwin, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, shares insights from the Foundation's 'climate change and social justice' programme and reflects on the role voluntary and community organisations can play to ensure reponses to climate change are effective and fair. This keynote presentation was delivered at the concluding workshop of NCVO's 'vulnerable people and climate change' project on 19 February 2013: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/vulnerable-people-climate-change
You can listen to an audio-recording of this presentation online (starting on slide 5): http://archive.org/details/WhyWeNeedASociallyJustResponseToClimateChange
A special briefing by 3 Pillars Network Research looking the burgeoning field of social investment in Australia. We spoke to leaders in the field to assess where we are and how we face the challenge of striking the right balance between social, environmental and financial goals.
Groundswell - The Transmodernist is a global Essay Documentary that will launch a supporting validated Broadcast news and Transmedia campaign and broadcast forum series - all in advanced development.
A Presentation on "Right Way To Disaster Preparedness " Presented by Mr. Vive...CDRN
A Presentation on "Right Way To Disaster Preparedness " Presented by Mr. Vivek Prakash- Jubilant Bhartiya Foundation at Workshop on Preparedness & Response for Emergencies and Times of Natural Disaster, Patna, Bihar - India, Organised By :-Corporate Disaster Resource Network, For Report please go to :-http://www.cdrn.org.in"
Introduction to Transform Nutrition Research Programme Consortium juliagapowell
Transform Nutrition is a consortium of international research partners. Led by the International Food Policy Research Institute, other members include: Institute of Development Studies; Institute of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh; Public Health Foundation of India; Save the Children; and University of Nairobi.
Over five years, from 2012 to 2017, Transform Nutrition will contribute nutrition-relevant evidence to accelerate reduction in undernutrition. The focus of the research will be the highest burden regions of South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Bangladesh, India, Ethiopia, and Kenya. At the centre of the research is the window of opportunity- a child’s first 1000 days from conception to 24 months- when interventions can have the greatest impact.
The Obama Administration recognizes that the interconnected challenges in high-poverty neighborhoods require interconnected solutions. The Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative is a community-based approach to help neighborhoods in distress transform themselves into neighborhoods of opportunity.
Presentation by Richard J. Crespin at the 2014 Office Depot Foundation Weekend in Boca Civil Society Leadership Symposium
The objective of this interactive learning experience is to empower participants with easy-to-use tools that will help them quickly define their value, tell their story, and enroll partners, funders, and volunteers in accomplishing their respective missions. Outcomes will include the ability to bring leaders together for a different conversation than they've ever had before - one that recruits the right people capable of and motivated to take action - and ultimately leads to accelerated collaboration and innovation.
Uniting Individual Action Through Social Media for Global Change caitfader
Globally we are becoming aware of how the individual choices we make affect the collective wellbeing of the 7 billion who coexist on the planet. Individuals want their decisions to act positively towards the end of inequality and are ready to work with those that help them achieve this. Organizations in both the nonprofit and for profit industries are beginning to capitalize on this desire for meaningful action. Social media is a tool for change, creating upheaval in industries from music to marketing and recently, the way individuals are involved in global change. Used in conjunction, social media and gamification could give individuals a platform to connect all of their actions for change and partner with organizations that are giving them social options for action towards global human rights goals.
February 2011 Vol. 32 no. 1 www.learningforward.org JsD 57ChereCheek752
February 2011 | Vol. 32 no. 1 www.learningforward.org | JsD 57
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eoffrey Canada said in a recent
presentation, “Education is the
only business I know of where
you can change anything you want, as
long as you change nothing” (2010).
After so much debate and so many
policies, why is our education system
still failing so many of our children?
What are we either missing or
pretending not to know?
Reforms only work when people
who implement them are on board,
engaged, and valued. What gets talked
about from the boardroom to the
classroom, how it gets talked about, and
who is invited to join the conversation
determines what will happen or won’t.
Are the driving conversations
dividing or connecting stakeholders?
Are they catalysts for change and
accountability, or are they further
entrenching people in fear and blame?
Is mandating accountability preventing
us from hearing and seeing the
competing truths that exist about our
students, classrooms, and schools?
Amid the spinning wheels of
education reform, an essential
component seems to be missing:
conversations that speak directly to the
heart of the issue, engage people’s
curiosity to uncover the truth, galvanize
people, and create collective
responsibility.
Leadership that attempts to create
accountability with top-down
mandates, rather than by engaging and
connecting people, leads to or
exacerbates a culture of blame and
excuses. Mandating accountability,
while it may sound effective, simply
doesn’t work. Why? Because most often
in practice this approach is fueled by
the same thing victimhood is fueled by
— blame. And as long as that’s the case,
there’s no time, energy, or vision left to
create real solutions.
A NeW VIeW OF AccOuNTABILITY
The long-term benefits of
accountability have enormous
implications for the quality of our lives
and of our education system. There is a
direct correlation between any
organization’s health and the degree of
accountability displayed by its
employees, top to bottom.
Accountability is an attitude, a
personal, private, and nonnegotiable
choice about how to live one’s life. It’s a
desire to take responsibility for results,
and for that reason, it cannot be
mandated. It requires a personal bias
toward solutions, toward action.
Rather than hold people
accountable, hold them
“able.” Rather than equate
the word accountability
with culpability, begin with
yourself and model the kind
of accountability that is
empowering. Accountability
has to come from within.
Model it and show people how
accountability benefits them. When it’s
clear how accountability benefits
someone, accountability becomes an
internal drive.
While we don’t always have a choice
about the situation in which we find
ourselves, we do have a choice about
how we view or judge it. Consider
shifting your perspective from ‘Since
this is a tough situation, I can’t do it,
I’m not willing to muster the courage,
will, skill, energy, focus, needed to do
or say what needs doing,’ to taking the
stance that ...
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Basavarajeeyam is an important text for ayurvedic physician belonging to andhra pradehs. It is a popular compendium in various parts of our country as well as in andhra pradesh. The content of the text was presented in sanskrit and telugu language (Bilingual). One of the most famous book in ayurvedic pharmaceutics and therapeutics. This book contains 25 chapters called as prakaranas. Many rasaoushadis were explained, pioneer of dhatu druti, nadi pareeksha, mutra pareeksha etc. Belongs to the period of 15-16 century. New diseases like upadamsha, phiranga rogas are explained.
Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
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Basavarajeeyam is a Sreshta Sangraha grantha (Compiled book ), written by Neelkanta kotturu Basavaraja Virachita. It contains 25 Prakaranas, First 24 Chapters related to Rogas& 25th to Rasadravyas.
Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
6. LIVE Collective Action
1. Social Issue Exploration
2. Break in to Groups
3. Finding Unity in Objection (30 min)
4. Share Solution (5 min presentation)
5. Exploration of real world execution (coaches vote)
6. Live Voting
7. Poverty
Looking for solutions that engage
people across multi-dimensional platforms
8. Poverty Facts
At a Glance
1. Qualifying income for family of four: $21,643
2. 10% of Canadians live in poverty; 20% of those are children;
2/3 are “working poor”
3. Too complex for one entity to tackle
4. Opportunity to marshal forces of public, private and NGO sectors
9. The Many
Sides of Poverty
• Housing
• Food and Fitness
• Education
• Working Life
14. Current State
Subsidy
Of Play Contributions that
help break the cycle
Affordability
Availability of financial tools
Social Housing Enterprise
New market models
19. Food and
Current State Fitness Programs
Of Play Program Partnerships
and Sponsorship
Credits and Rewards
Programs
Welfare Reform
Grass Root
Community Planning and
Development
Petitioning and Farming Advocacy
24. Current State
Of Play Scholarships
Provide scholarships for
performance
Mentorship
Partners for success
Social Education
Enterprise
New market models
29. Current State
Of Play
Government
Policies, Community, and
Employment Standards
Grass Roots
Community Action
Corporate Sector
New market models
30. LIVE Collective Action
1. Social Issue Exploration
2. Break in to Groups
3. Finding Unity in Objection (30 min)
4. Share Solution (5 min presentation)
5. Exploration of real world execution (coaches vote)
6. Live Voting
Gena say welcome with a nod to the team (Steph to help if we need to create energy in room) Gena to give a brief of what is about to happen, Each of us say why we are here and how we going to help the processGena: Welcome to today’s interactive workshop. Over the next 90 minutes we are going to explore the complex space of poverty and come up with realistic solutions that will drive social change using market-based strategies. The iGenTribe website had a blog post about the new economy as being an Idea Economy. Our goal is to have you formulate ideas that can be put into this new economic model.Guiding you through this process are Pamela Divinsky, Stephanie Michele and myself. Before we get started, just a few housekeeping notes:Washrooms are located…We will be breaking you up into working groups and we have this room, and <state where the other spaces are to work>The conference has a blog site. We encourage you to post your thoughts on the blog and lets keep the dialogue and solution building growing
Each of us say why we are here and how we going to help the processGena: I am Gena Rotstein the CEO of Dexterity Ventures and Place2Give.com. My company is the e-Harmony of the charitbale sector; we profile donors and charities and find the best fit between the two. My company is a for-profit social venture that is built upon 15 years experience managing non-profit organizations across North America. Stephanie: I am Stephanie Michele. I am the CEO of SocialBling. We essentially teach business social skills and develop and manage strategy for long term success based on the long term relationships. I am advocate of relationship value. I am here today to challenge you to think about how personal and business behaviors effect successful collaberation. The best laid plans can fail without considering the “who.” I am also here as visible reminder of the variable of time. Less than 24 hours ago I thought I would be in the room with you today. Things can change quickly and sometimes all you can do is examine the variables quickly and move on with easiest solution for all…this practice will be key in today’s exercise of collaboration. Who I am? The company? And why I am here?
Pamela to talk about current state…how ineffective and slow development is when it is not collaborative (examples) Ask who is in the room?
Pamela to talk about current state…how ineffective and slow development is when it is not collaborative (examples)
So here is what is going to happen today…some of best collaborative efforts happen in response to current event. Look at how quickly non-profit, government and for profit business come together in crisis. In a moment we are going to give you an overview of current social issue that we have divided into four areas. We will also be dividing you into four groups, giving each group one area of focus. Your challenge will be coming up with an approach and solution that motivated individuals from different sectors of business, government and cause related communities to work together. You will have 30 minutes to do so. The goal is creating a solution that is cross platform and multi-dimensionial. We will be asking you to present your solution. We want to hear how it works and why it work. We also want to hear how you considered the behavior of individuals in decision making positions across these diverse sectors. What motivated people to lead their organizations to get involved? What motivates people who are not leaders to try to effect change? The individuals in your groups will represent real experience and knowledge from different sectors, we have all of the ingredients in this room today to impact real change and that is exactly what we plan to do.Now Gena is going to share with you what social issue we picked for today’s exercise. As you are listening to the components of today’s social issue…think about how different organizations and sectors of business would respond to create change.
Gena: Poverty is a very complex problem that has tentacles in many facets of our lives. It is for this very reason that we have chosen this topic as our case study for social change.If you think about the poverty issue – we have images of people sleeping on streets, flies on eyes marketing, stereotypes of drug addictions and alcoholism and many others. What we don’t necessarily focus on is the business side of poverty. The implications on the housing marketing, the implications on the education system, the implications on the healthcare system and the overall impact in the job market.We know that there is not one silver-bullet solution to such complexity. However by addressing multiple layers of the problem in concert with each other we can start to see meaningful change. Examples of how this is playing out in some Canadian cities are the various plans to end homelessness; or the food scarcity research that has lead to policy development and perhaps even an overall national food strategy.So let’s get started…
Pamela to cover
Gena:We have broken this presentation into 4 segments addressing what causes poverty, what effects poverty have in the marketplace, and the current solutions in the market. As Stephanie mentioned, in your working groups you will have the opportunity to look at the current market solutions and come up with new ways to tackle the problem, or other ways to reinforce some of the solutions that are currently at play.The four themes that keep re-appearing in the poverty conversation are:HousingFood & Fitness (which also includes health and wellness)EducationWorking LifeWithin these four categories are several sub categories that we will touch on. This is only a very high level picture and by no means comprehensive. I encourage to explore some of the things we missed and see where others may overlap.
Pamela
Pamela
Pamela
Pamela
Often when we think of poverty the first thing that comes to mind is people starving. In terms of food, lack of quantity and poor quality both are directly related to people experiencing poverty.Food is energy. Job opportunities do not come to people with no energy. Attention, Focus and problem solving all difficult when hunger is factor. Poor, high calorie, low nutritional foods are in inexpensive and might be the only options for some people yet these options comes at a high price of social and health challenges. There is a lack of access to healthy, affordable food in poor neighbourhoods these are the same neighbors that usually do not have safe public outdoor areas for fitness and sports. With no food or food with poor nutritional value it No energy, no job no solution you
Healthy solutions come from healthy collaborations. Large grocery chains like Whole Foods allocate a charitable budget per store and ask that each store support the needs of their local communities. Many food literacy programs start in school through education on healthy food groups and lunch option reform yet there is major opportunity to extend these programs to parent and adults. If a parent only has $40 a week to feed a family of four what should they buy and how should they prepare it? Businesses who employ a large portion of a community have benefited by sponsoring public parks and community centers where healthy activities are encouraged. Community organizers devote time to planning events that encourage family to get out and exercise together. Food subsidy programs have been around for years and are slowing evolving to look at rewards systems for healthy food choices and perhaps fitness program options. As more and more Community Supported Agriculture projects grow they have expanded into poor neighbors bring healthy produce to the areas. Perhaps the CSA’s of the future could be a viable and respectful “will work for food” program. In terms of food and fitness even the smallest focus creates an impactful solution. An Angus Reid poll commissioned by Quaker Canada surveyed 1000 teachers who said about 68% of their student come to school hungry. Over 70% of these children have memory and problem solving issues. The Breakfast Club of Canada knows how impactful a healthy breakfast can be for a child and so that is what they focus on. There is your food for thought on food for fitness.
stephanie
Pamela
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Gena: The disappearing middle class is going to have huge implications on how our job market defines itself.
Gena: Because 2/3 of those who live in poverty are considered the working poor we have created a system that ensures an ongoing cycle of poverty. Our welfare system prevents people from taking meaningful steps out of poverty because the cut-off for income benefits is set at such a level that if you get a minimum wage job you are cut off, but that same minimum wage does not allow for saving or moving up. So we are forcing people to choose whether to take multiple low-paying jobs or stay on government supports. Other employment policy challenges are being driven by the companies themselves. This is most noticeable in the hiring of new Canadians or ex-Cons. Typically these types of people are put in low earning positions that do not allow for advancement, if they are hired at all.
Gena: The effect of this decision means that individuals can not develop careers, they can only go from job to job. It also means that family life suffers. This in turn feeds back into other social dysfunctions.
Gena:Breaking the poverty cycle in the employment space requires industry and government to work together. Rewards for employers who pay living wages for their low-end jobs and hiring those who are higher risk might be something to consider. But more importantly, penalizing individuals who are taking the steps to move out of poverty seems absurd, but when you look at what happens when a single mother chooses to move off of gov’t assistance, her children no longer have access to the free counseling and food resources that were available to her when she was on gov’t support. But of course, her meager wage does not cover costs associated with providing for her family. So what is her choice, really?
Gena: Currently there are grassroots organizations that have partnered with credit unions to provide savings and loan support to individuals who are starting new companies, going back to school for job re-training and search firms that specialize in connecting businesses with new Canadians and other non-mainstream individuals. Governments on a provincial and municipal level are looking at how their employment policies are feeding into the poverty cycle in an effort to make access to resources more streamlined and effective.Companies are looking at their hiring practices and developing policies that look at the community as their network as opposed to just those individuals with certain skill sets. Examples of this can be seen in the client roster of The Higher Firm… Need to get the exact name of this company in Toronto that specializes in placing high-risk people in jobs.
STEPH REMINDER OF Exercise: We know that individuals can effect changes and that is why we want you to focus the most on the individuals in your group. Here are a couple of tips to working quickly with your teams that will help you see the cross section of behavior, motivation and viable shared actions. In a two word introduction - each person share which sector you know the most about and give ONE word to what motivates you personally. Example: Mine would be For Profit Business and People.Do a resource round of introductions where each person state up to three types of resources they have that would help take your idea to reality. Example: Mine would be large network of Tech, Media, and Marketing professionals. I am asking you to consider this before you even start brainstorming your solution because working with known resources might just be the solution. Listen to how people communicate..Are they focused on the emotion behind the cause? Are they motivated by timely action? Are they concerned about costs and fundraising? Address each concern as they come up as quickly as possible. The more variables you consider, the more solid your solution will be. Gena and Pamela are there to help you. I can act as your “phone a friend” if you need me to research something on line I am here to do so for you.