Boston Area Learning Circle
Posted March 30th, 2007 by admin -->We are a community of practitioners, funders, scholars, and consultants in the Greater Boston area (including Rhode Island) who are committed to supporting and developing leadership in our communities.
We held our launch gathering in March 2002 with over 30 people. More recent gatherings have included discussions of youth leadership development, multicultural evaluation, social network analysis and other themes. The circle is convened by Claire Reinelt, Steward of Emergent Wisdom for the Leadership Learning Community. A documentation of our meetings is available in PDF format here.
We are a self-organizing community. Anyone who wants to engage others in mutual learning and exchange around a leadership development topic is encouraged to contact Claire Reinelt.
Our most recent meeting, Evaluating the Emergence of Leadership within Networks and Communities of Practice, took place on September 21st, 2007. See Claire Reinelt's September 23rd blog post below for more on the event and links to resources shared. Click on the post's title to read the full entry.
Blog Entries
Click on the title of an entry to read the full post.
- What is the role of evaluation in the process of leadership innovation? This is a question we discussed recently at a Boston Circle gathering. Debbie Frieze shared Berkana’s theory of change that starts with a premise that local leadership is a powerful force for innovation and change. Experimentation with new ideas and processes happens at the local level where leaders are responding to the conditions they face. They actively seek alternatives to “business as usual.” Innovation often inspires resistance because people are not easily able to let go of the old to make room for the new.23 Sep 2007 - 4:19pm
- Networks and communities of practice are often terms that are used interchangeably. Is there a difference?9 Sep 2007 - 9:12am
Related Resources
Resources on this page have been designated as of interest to this circle or of general interest to all learning circles. Explore more in the Knowledge & Resources area.
| Title | Subject | Author | Uploaded | By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluating the Emergence of Leadership Within Networks and Communities of Practice | 22 Sep 2007 - 12:40pm | Claire Reinelt | ||
| Boston Learning Circle Notes on Youth Development | 18 Jun 2007 - 11:07am | Elissa Perry | ||
| Evaluation Tools for Racial Equity - web site | 5 Jun 2007 - 2:47pm | Elissa Perry | ||
| A Dialogue with Bridge Leaders | 5 Jun 2007 - 2:02pm | Elissa Perry |
