From Idea to Impact
May 17, 2023 | Virtual Workshop
May 17, 2023 | Virtual Workshop
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Since 2002, Tamarack has supported a cross-section of community-based organizations and collaboratives to increase their capacity and impact. In 2015, Tamarack launched its theory of change which included building leadership capacity across five interconnected practices including collaboration, community engagement, collaborative leadership, community innovation and evaluating impact.
Over the past ten years, over 500 organizations and collaborations have accessed Tamarack consulting and coaching services to deepen their perspectives, increase skills and access frameworks, tools and approaches which move their work from idea to impact.
The From Idea to Impact workshop is an opportunity for Tamarack partners to connect, build community, and share stories of change and impact.
To support our global partners, Tamarack is offering a virtual hub space where you can drop in, drop out, learn at your own pace, connect to resources designed specifically for the Idea to Impact session. The agenda is designed to be interactive, conversational, and content driven. We will be bringing forward emerging thinking from the field of community and systems impact. We will also invite you to share your perspectives, ideas, and insights as we collectively grow collaborative impact.
The curriculum for the From Idea to Impact workshop will be based on a renewed theory of change which identifies what it takes to drive community and system impact forward. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience, the Tamarack team and key thought leaders will share their experiences and insights about place-based change. Together, we will explore the principles, skillsets, and ways of working which lead to community and systems impacts. During the workshop, participants will also share their experiences and strategies to drive forward deep and durable change.
The goals of this first-ever gathering are to:
1) Create a shared learning environment for Tamarack’s diverse network of consulting clients and partners
2) Inspire and advance thinking about Community and Systems Impact
3) Launch of the Community and Systems Impact Approach
4) Spotlight learning emerging from the consulting partners
5) Create deep connections between organizations to share resources and approaches
Plan now to join us. Deepen your perspectives, skills, knowledge, and insights about what it takes to strengthen your community and achieve impact.
Registration will be limited to 300 learners from a group of 100 client and partner organizations to ensure a dynamic learning experience. Tamarack Consulting Partners will be sent access to a pre-workshop package. Zoom meeting details will be sent in advance. For those of you having to navigate different time zones, Tamarack will record the speaker and workshop sessions so that you and your team can learn virtually.
After the event, all participants will receive an email to register for follow up coaching and connection calls which will take place approximately one month after the workshop.
We want everyone to learn how to improve their community! To ensure this, Tamarack supports low-income learners through the Paul Born Be a Light Fund. Please fill out this form or reach out to Duncan if you would like to apply for a scholarship. Learn how you can donate to the Paul Born Be A Light Fund and get a charitable receipt.
Please contact Duncan if you have any questions or concerns.
Adam Kahane is a Director of Reos Partners, an international social enterprise that helps people move forward together on their most important and intractable issues.
Adam is a leading organizer, designer and facilitator of processes through which business, government, and civil society leaders can work together to address such challenges.
He has worked in more than fifty countries, in every part of the world, with executives and politicians, generals and guerrillas, civil servants and trade unionists, community activists and United Nations officials, clergy and artists.
Adam is the author of Solving Tough Problems, about which Nelson Mandela said: “This breakthrough book addresses the central challenge of our time: finding a way to work together to solve the problems we have created.” He is also the author of Power and Love, Transformative Scenario Planning, Collaborating with the Enemy, and Facilitating Breakthrough.
Adam is a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2022 he was named a Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Thought Leader of the Year at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
What does a community need to do when faced with vexing challenges? At the Tamarack Institute, we have learned that there are a few key ingredients that result in successful impact: A 360-degree perspective, diversity in partners, and, above all, the willingness to come together as a community.
The From Idea to Impact series captures stories of progress. In each story you’ll find core strategies, lessons learned, and examples of community impact. Over the past 20 years, the Tamarack Institute has provided coaching and consulting supports to over 1,000 community change organizations and leaders. In this series, we’ll provide community impact case stories, along with resources and tools developed by both Tamarack and our community colleagues and partners.
Learn with us as we scale change and impact together.
