GROUP
INTEGRATION
Supporting the formation of an encouraging and collaborative group culture that improves the quality of the individual and collective experience.
This includes, but is not limited to, creating an environment that produces psychological safety, emotional resilience, and increased self-confidence. There are both tangible and intangible benefits to focusing on group dynamics and having a partner whose role is reserved for that function. The value of the integrator is hard to measure and often is only recognized when the role is reduced or eliminated.
EXAMPLE
ABC Connects: Co-Founder
ABC Connects used a systems approach and organizational learning tools to improve the quality of education in disadvantaged communities.
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Applied and received a $400,000. Kellogg grant for a research pilot program to transform two schools in SA and two schools in Detroit Michigan into vibrant centers of community life .
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Used a systemic approach to develop school-community partnerships in the schools.
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Developed a vision for each school and set goals.
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Identified doable projects based on goals.
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Built local leadership capacity to implement and sustain projects.
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Built social capital in communities.
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Facilitated vision crafting, community mapping and operational processes for each school
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Designed and implemented school infrastructure projects working with partners
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Developed and implemented a literacy program to bridge the transition from mother tongue language to school language