From Leadership Development to Vibrant Network: Five Things to Consider

While the content isn't new, I thought it was interesting to consider the contrast of typical organizational leadership with network leadership side-by-side. In particular, it raises an interesting question we might want to consider down the road re: how best to connect the development of network leadership skills with ongoing leadership programs in the Service. Not that we're trying to turn everything into a network, but to introduce key concepts/skills and explore the contrasting leadership approaches that may be needed in different situations. I don't know what L&D may already be doing in this regard. I think it would be an interesting conversation to have with Kathy and her team at some point.

Example blog post with short audio clips .......

This is the sort of format I was attempting to describe at the tail end of our meeting at the Woodstock Inn. I like the opening "hook" followed by brief segments of text & selected short audio clips ... along with links for further/background info.

Example of 1-pager with short audio clips

Yammer and Sharepoint: A match made in tech heaven?

This video shows some of the ways that Yammer can be integrated into Sharepoint- making the Sharepoint experience more social and collaborative.

http://vimeo.com/yammer/yammersharepoint

Youth in the Great Outdoors

The Next Generation of Conservation Leaders

Outside and Involved

The Department of the Interior is uniquely positioned to help millions of young Americans reconnect with our natural and cultural heritage, put thousands of young people to work in the great outdoors, and inspire the next generation of conservation leaders.

The Youth in the Great Outdoors Initiative will help us achieve the vital goal of connecting young people with America’s natural and cultural heritage. By expanding youth programs throughout the Department and reaching out to audiences who have never visited their public lands, we will help tackle some of the many challenges facing young people today, from high unemployment rates to declining health. It is startling, from a public health perspective, that a young person spends six hours a day in front of a computer or television and less than 4 minutes playing outdoors. Young people from under-served communities are even less likely to be engaged in outdoor programs and activities.

https://youthgo.gov/about

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=180653

[Note feature length film on Aldo Leopold]

Groundwork Youth Summit

Regarding youth engagement:

GWUSA Assembly & Youth Summit in New York this year

Please save the dates: October 10-14, 2012. We have an exciting event planned for you all! More news to come soon…

http://groundworkusa.org/2012/05/12/gwusa-assembly-youth-summit-in-yonkers-ny/

Center for Ecoliteracy

This site was recommended by Meg Wheatley as an excellent example of quality environmental storytelling. Center for Ecoliteracy, http://www.ecoliteracy.org/

Well, hello there!

Thanks Brent for setting up this collaborative space for us to share resources and have conversation about the Collaborative.

I look forward to posting interesting and thought provoking items in the future!

Managing Natural World Heritage

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 8:15 PM, S. Stolton  wrote:

Dear All,

I cannot believe how long it has taken to send you this email. ...But this morning the Resource Manual on Natural World Heritage was finally loaded onto the WH website (http://whc.unesco.org/en/activities/703/). The manual is only being produced as a PDF due to UNESCO funding problems I think.

(I had a bit part in the production of this manual. - Brent)

Video example

National Park Service rangers at work. Just an example of video option.

Enterprise social networking at Enterprise 2.0

Good insights here (though you can have "gamification.")

"Bricklin was one of several enterprise social networking practitioners featured as keynote speakers Tuesday at the opening session of Enterprise 2.0 Boston, a UBM TechWeb event."

http://www.informationweek.com/thebrainyard/news/social_networking_private_platforms/240002350

Intro to blog

Hi everyone,
Based on our discussion of needs, I set up a quick blog site we could try to use to share information and reduce email loads. We can post information to share here that is not time sensitive. You can check the blog when your time allows, or set up a newsfeed so that you can more easily see changes.
I don't know if this will fit our needs, but thought we could give it a try.
Brent