May 21 Workshop-Build Skills to Work Collaboratively on Environmental & Natural Resource Management

As part of the 2014 Network Leadership Training Academy (NLTA – see below for more info), we will be offering a half-day workshop focused on Network Leadership for Environmental and Natural Resource Management

May 21, 2014, 9-11:30am in Denver, CO.

Network Leadership for Environmental and Natural Resource Management, 9:30-11am, $25: There are growing concerns over how to manage the environment to protect public health, mitigate disasters, and to meet the demands of growing populations for water, food, recreation and energy supplies. Yet developing such networks and sustaining them can be particularly challenging, especially where organizational interests and goals are not aligned or are in conflict. Join Tanya Heikkila in this workshop to learn the organization, design, and characteristics of success of networks for collaborative environmental natural resource management. The lessons from this workshop will draw from an extensive body of research and experience on environmental networks and collaboration, and from the interactions among network participants, to identify practical leadership skills to help overcome some of these challenges.

Tanya Heikkila is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs. Dr. Heikkila’s research expertise is in institutions for coordinating groundwater and surface water in the western United States, interstate water conflicts and cooperation, the organization of collaborative ecosystem restoration programs, as well as the performance of special purpose governments.

See attached flyer for more information, or go here. Please forward to any colleagues/groups that you think might be interested in this workshop, or the NLTA.

To register for this, and other, workshops, click HERE.

To Find Out More About the Network Leadership Training Academy, see info below, or click here.

More info on the NLTA:

Registration for the 2014 Network Leadership Training Academy is now open!

https://www.regonline.com/networkleadershiptrainingacademy2014

About the 2014 NLTA: Many people today are deeply involved in the network way of working, but are struggling to find tools and a place to build skills and a community for this new way of connecting across boundaries. This workshop provides conversations about network leadership, activities and exercises to share and demonstrate skills and ideas, and practical tools to translate back to practice. The NLTA is a place where public sector leaders gather to learn, share ideas, and develop skills for engaging in collaboration and partnerships across sectors. A particular focus of the NLTA is on engaging community partners both in program activities, but also evaluation and research. We will cover several methodologies and models for accomplishing these goals, including Community Impact Models, Community Based Participatory Research, Systems Building, and Social Network Analysis, among others. Attendees are engaged in this type of work from multiple sectors including Health, Public Health, Education, Environment, Disaster/Emergency Management, Criminal Justice, among other fields. The workshop primary focus is on building, managing, and evaluating effective networks. This year’s academy will be held from May 19-21, 2014 in Denver, CO at the University of Colorado Denver (downtown campus).

What will you do at the NLTA? The agenda for the 2014 NLTA is packed full of opportunities for attendees to share their own experiences and skills, interaction with the leading trainers and thinkers in networks leadership through presentation and consultation, and topic specific workshops to develop a “network of networkers” in your specific field. Each part of the NLTA is led by a recognized leader in the field and will be a variety of small group, breakout, and large group interactions. A summary of the agenda:

Monday, May 19, 11am start:

Networks 101 (Brint Milward)

Building a Network Culture/The Network Way of Working (Janice Popp);

An Evening of “Sharing Our Practice” (attendee presentations/posters highlighting their own work)

Tuesday, May 20, 9-5pm; 5-7pm Reception:

Managing Networks: Network Effectiveness, Structure & Governance (Brint Milward)

The Transfer of Commitment: Leading Successful Collaboration (Darrin Hicks)

Tools and Methods to Evaluate Networks (including Systems Building, CBPR, Social Network Analysis) (Danielle Varda)

Wednesday, May 21, 9-3pm

Pick from a variety of Special Topic Workshops on Network Leadership (morning and afternoon), including but not limited to:

– Network Leadership for Funders with Sandra Mikush

– Network Leadership for Environmental and National Resource Management with Tanya Heikkila

– Network Leadership in the Public Services Sector (Education, Public Health, Healthcare, and more) with Bill Fulton

– Network Leadership Tools and Technologies with Judah Thornewill

– PARTNER: A Tool for Organizational SNA with Danielle Varda

– Skills for Facilitating Networks with Lisa Carlson

– Heroic Improvisation with Mary Tyszkiewicz (http://heroic-improv.com)

To register only for these workshops, click HERE.

For more details about the trainers, click here: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/SPA/About/conference/Pages/Meet-the-Trainers.aspx

For more information about the conference, including travel logistics, click here: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/SPA/About/conference/Pages/default.aspx

To register click here: https://www.regonline.com/networkleadershiptrainingacademy2014

What: Network Leadership Training Academy

When: May 19-May 21, 2014

Where: Denver, CO

Cost for Training*: $600 for all organizations/agencies/companies, $400 for students, $525 per person for a group of 3 or more (Workshops Only range from $25-$100 each)

Included with registration: Lunch all three days, Breakfast Tuesday/Wed Morning, and one dinner.

*Is the cost prohibitive? Discounts and scholarships available. Inquire at rpcg

If you have any questions please email rpcg.

Have a wonderful day!

Sara Sprong

Sara Sprong, MPA

Professional Research Assistant

Research Program on Collaborative Governance

School of Public Affairs

University of Colorado Denver

1380 Lawrence Street, Suite 500 – Denver CO 80217-3364

P: sara.sprong

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