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Cultivating Powerful Collaborations & Relationships

Part 4 of “Moving from Service to Solutions” Modeled from Solutions U

CULTIVATING POWERFUL COLLABORATIONS & RELATIONSHIPS

WORKSHOP GOALS

1.Understand the value of cultivating collaborative-driven perspectives for effective social change projects. 2.Understand how to use your personal networks to promote solution-focused actions. 3.Develop in teams and develop public speaking skills.

Mark Read; Fiona Mavhinga, who received help from Camfed as a girl, now supports the education of children in Zimbabwe

CULTIVATING POWERFUL COLLABORATIONS & RELATIONSHIPS

AGENDA

• A. Cultivating Collaborations

i. Transformative Action Exercises

• ii. Searching for Collaborative Stories on Solutions U
• B. Embracing the Power of Relationships

i. Finding Solutions in Your Backyard

• ii. You are the Reporter

CULTIVATING COLLABORATIONS

SUCCESSFUL METHODS FOR DISCOVERING SOLUTIONS

CULTIVATING POWERFUL COLLABORATIONS & RELATIONSHIPS

TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION EXERCISES

• 1. Trash Bag Collection
• 2. Cross the Line

WHAT WAS THE POINT?

CULTIVATING POWERFUL COLLABORATIONS & RELATIONSHIPS

www.solutionsu.org

CULTIVATING COLLABORATIONS

• 1. Go to

www.solutionsu.org

• 2. Advanced Search Bar
• 3. Find “Success Factors”
• 4. Click on “Cultivating

Collaborations”

Find stories that interest you. Record your top three choices!

CULTIVATING POWERFUL COLLABORATIONS & RELATIONSHIPS

www.solutionsu.org

CULTIVATING COLLABORATIONS

Read your top choice article!

• What is the point of the article?

What is the innovative problem solution? Why/how is it different from previous attempts to solve the problem?

• How does the new solution build
• n cultivating collaborations? Does

it help cross traditional boundaries? Does it go beyond the “us versus them” dynamic?

• What evidence is there that this

solution actually works? Do you think that it could work in your own community? Wy or why not?

Reflect on the following:

EMBRACING THE POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS

SUCCESSFUL METHODS FOR DISCOVERING SOLUTIONS

CULTIVATING POWERFUL COLLABORATIONS & RELATIONSHIPS

READ THE ARTICLE PROVIDED

FINDING SOLUTIONS IN YOUR BACKYARD

DISCUSS.

CULTIVATING POWERFUL COLLABORATIONS & RELATIONSHIPS

www.solutionsu.org

EMBRACING THE POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS

• 1. Go to

www.solutionsu.org

• 2. Advanced Search Bar
• 3. Find “Location”
• 4. Search our local

community.

CULTIVATING POWERFUL COLLABORATIONS & RELATIONSHIPS

• How will you communicate information in a way that

engages the audience and makes people feel like stories are important to their lives?

• How will you present the level of impact? How will you

convince the audience that these solutions can be successful?

• Are there other perspectives on the stories? Are there critics

who question the efficacy of the solutions? How will student you address objections?

YOU ARE THE REPORTER!

CULTIVATING POWERFUL COLLABORATIONS & RELATIONSHIPS

YOU ARE THE REPORTER!

WHAT ARE YOUR NEWS STORIES?