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In group: Tools and resources to help support Networks and Network leaders
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Haydn Childs posted an update in the group Tools and resources to help support Networks and Network leaders 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Hi All,
As part of our QI Cornwall project, part of this improvement is to improve and grow our networks across Health & Care. We have made a lot of ground through individual/small group engagement, but I wondered if anyone had any ideas or thoughts on wider engagement and particularly getting those outside of immediate ‘healthcare’ to join us? Thinking around social care, mental health services, voluntary, local authorities etc.. Would appreciate anyones thoughts/ideas! Apologies if this isn’t the best way to reach you all!
Thanks in advance!
Haydn
Hi Hadyn
These resources may be helpful
Improve your periphery/Who’s missing?
June Holley
An exercise to identify and reach out to crucial individuals or types of people who are missing from your network
Mapping Your Network
June Holley shared on Synergy Commons
Social Network Mapping is a powerful way to visualize your network. Although hand drawn maps do not have the detail of web-based network maps, they do help people visualize their network and start to take
responsibility for making their networks healthier and more effective https://synergycommons.net/resources/tool-mapping-your-network/
There are more ideas in the tools and resources booklet in the document section of this SIG, you can also download here https://www.cope-scotland.org/wellbeing-tips/entry/developing-networking-skills .
In my own experience, its about thinking why would they want to join you? often we ‘need’ others for something we are doing so reach out, but the others may feel they have other priorities and perhaps have met with no response when they have reached out. Building relationships of trust and understanding can help build bridges across non traditional boundaries.
This liberating structure may be of interest https://www.liberatingstructures.com/relational-coordination/
Illuminating and Improving How We Work Together
What is made possible? Illustrating how work is coordinated among individuals and groups evokes new ideas for improving social dynamics and, thus, outcomes. Research demonstrates that Relational Coordination – how people on teams communicate and relate – has a direct and powerful impact on quality, safety, efficiency and satisfaction among customers and staff.
When you are mapping you can also find out where networks overlap, so building on one relationship helps connect to others
It may also be helpful to look at the various network roles current members have , check out page 19 to 24 in the reflective workbook on understanding my networks and roles within them as that can help identify who perhaps can focus on different elements of your network development. also available here https://www.cope-scotland.org/wellbeing-tips/entry/developing-networking-skills
Finding a common vision to work towards can help bring people together. Happy to discuss further if you want to chat, my email is hilda@cope-scotland.org
It takes time and patience and understanding, and can take a lot more work than we realise, so also make sure those seeking to develop this network also make time to look after themselves
kind regards
Hilda