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Co-creation is a management technique commonly used by designers to engage people in envisioning new services or products that have a shared value. It focuses on interactive relationships and customer experience to bring about a joint vision. At its simplest, it's just the idea that all stakeholders in a project should contribute to the overall thinking … Continue reading How Group Leaders Can Use Co-Creation To Develop A Project

Blogs are a popular way of communicating information to people and for being creative. They are also a useful way for networks to get a message across to a wide audience in an inexpensive way and, when combined with social media, can have a massive reach to wider communities. This brings new ideas, sharing, and … Continue reading How Blogging Can Help Your Group Or Network Thrive

Picture this with me for a moment. You have a burning desire and vision to create a space where fellow women who lack the answers and support they need to succeed can finally receive it. You did your research and realized forming a group would be the perfect way for you to be of service … Continue reading 3 Practical Ways To Keep Your Professional Group Engaged

You already know how important networking is in finding, nurturing, and maintaining careers. However, you've perhaps never put it into practice, despite knowing that it could become valuable someday. Those of you still trying to build a career need networking more than ever. Particularly if you didn't graduate at the top of your class at … Continue reading Build A Personal And Professional Network To Last Your Entire Career: Five Steps To Know

When it comes to finding like-minded individuals, the Internet — and specifically social media — has become an invaluable tool. Now it's easier than ever for groups of people to communicate with one another, to share ideas and discuss ways to bring about positive changes. Over the past few years we've seen countless examples of … Continue reading 4 Tips For Keeping Your Remote Group Engaged Over Time And Space

When people get first together as a group or network there's so much potential for developments, collaborative working and more. It's also easy for groups to quickly dissipate if they're not achieving anything. The time honored practice of goal setting can be a straight forward, practical solution to preventing group burnout. Let's explore how to … Continue reading How Setting Goals For Your Group Can Keep Members Engaged And Excited

Sure, you know having a strong professional group is key if you want to progress in your career. It's been found that 85% of jobs are filled via networking, and being part of a small, highly engaged-group of industry professionals is an excellent way to share knowledge and achieve your goals. This is especially true … Continue reading How To Keep Your Professional Group Engaged

There's power in numbers. But some groups are more successful than others, and those effective groups tend to share some qualities and characteristics that help keep them out of the dust bin of history. If your group is taking aim at bringing about a big change in your community, your country, or even the world, … Continue reading Group Power: How Networks Of Like-Minded People Can Achieve Big Change