Cool NGOs fearlessly change their networking style

In the past most NGOs communicated with their members in a typical hub-and-spoke network: The NGO sits in the middle, information flows from this center to the members, money flows back from the members to the NGO. David Wilcox has written an interesting post about the ways how that is model was successful in the [...]

Have you used Net-Map yet?

Then please drop me a line. I would love to hear from you, learn from your experiences, see what worked and what didn’t and understand better how an idea like this spreads through the system and mutates/evolves as it goes. I (or some of our readers) might be able to answer some questions or help [...]

You can find everything on the internet…

… if only you can find it. If you are like me, you do use other people’s websites and blogs for information and inspiration – on and off, with some favorites, other random encounters and lucky finds. But sometimes it feels like being in a very very (very) big library without a librarian or catalog. [...]

Policy approved – and implemented?

I want to use this blog to help you to use Net-Map in your own work. This is why  – every once in a while – I give you examples of how exactly I tackle a concrete question in the field. For example: Policy approval and implementation in Nigeria. The Nigeria Strategy Support Program of [...]

Best guess is a good guess

There is one thing that I often hear, when I do Net-Map interviews: People admit that they are not quite sure about the influence of actors, the networks that connect them , the how and the why. The easiest solution is to let them off the hook and say: Well, if you’re not sure, let’s [...]