Post on 16-Jul-2015
Network Mapping and Visualization:
Strengthening your connections and partnerships
PINs Leaders Roundtable 2015
March 7, 2015
Penny Scott, Health Nexus
30 years of experience developing cross-sectoralnetworks
We actively weave and broker networks
We encourage the development of a ‘network mindset’
Activity
First round questions:
1. How has working in a network made
reaching your goals easier?
2. Who has been the hardest partner/sector
to get to the table?
Activity
Second round:
1. Introduce each other in your group of 4.
Include in your introduction the following:
“My partner is looking for someone from
the ( sector, organization etc.) to help them
reach their goals. Do you know someone
that you could connect them to?”
What are networks?
What is network mapping?
5. Connectors
4. One-way trail
6. Isolate
Making the abstract visible
2. Clusters
1. Node
3. Link
Public Libraries
Making the abstract visible
Settlement Workers
Employer Network
Funders
NGO Skills Development Delivery
Community members involved in an employment network
Post Secondary Institutions
New
idea
s co
me
fro
m t
he
per
iph
ery
Periphery
Core
Seeing change over time
System integration
Physical Activity / Active Living Network Healthy Eating/Nutrition Network
Choosing among priorities
Referral patterns
Mapping against concepts
PINs Mapping Project
PINs is a mature network
A network map is an excellent tool for
visually tracking your existing ties and
identifying new opportunities
The map can help design strategies to
create new connections, partnerships,
collaborations
Opportunity to collaborate
Timelines:
Beginning of April – end of June
Tasks:
3 meetings (2 in person, 1 by teleconference)
Together we will:
Review the goals from the March PINs Leaders
Roundtable
Collaborate to develop the survey questions
Discuss ways to build awareness in the network
about the survey & encourage participation
Review the results of the survey and the visual
maps created from the data
Activity:
Network
Wheel
Stay connected
Group:
Network Weaving
Group:
Network Thinkers
Penny Scott: @pennyleescott
@Health_Nexus / @Nexus_Sante
Thank you!
mapping@healthnexus.ca
Let’s talk!
416-408-2249 | 1-800-397-9567