Ep 36 - What If You Built A Movement? with Liz Weaver
Introducing Liz Weaver
In late 2019, we spoke to a dozen local leaders about the various collaborative groups they were involved in. They all agreed that the groups were operating reasonably well.
At the same time, we spoke to lower-level people in those same organisations. And they disagreed. They described the groups’ frustrating bureaucracy, their lack of impact, and the lack of community involvement.
The reason for the discussions was we hoped to invite Liz Weaver to our city to run a workshop on collaborative governance. COVID-19 soon interfered with that plan, but now Liz is able to share her insights as a podcast guest instead.
As one of the CEO’s of the Tamarack Institute in Canada, Liz shares her personal story of the first collaborative group she was involved in and how that has influenced Tamarack’s work. Tamarack plays a lead role in guiding a nationwide movement in poverty reduction, youth wellbeing, and climate transitions.
If you've been having one of those demoralising days or weeks where you feel like you are doing this all alone, then this conversation is going to leave you feeling really uplifted.
In today’s episode you’ll learn:
Where to even begin when you want to collaborate on a complex problem
How to pay attention to your context and who is not around the table right now
The value of starting with a question, rather than a problem, when inviting people to collaborate
The importance of telling our stories in order to grow a movement.
Resources mentioned in this episode
Join us for the Talk It Up unconference in February 2022 in Kirikiriroa Hamilton
Liz Weaver’s LinkedIn profile
The Tamarack Institute website
Liz’s email: liz@tamarackcommunity.ca
Podcast Episode 19 - Collective Impact with An Aotearoa Flavour - with Israel Hawkins
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