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Social Psychologist/Researcher @AIRInforms focused on how to improve research & measurement by centering people, community, & equity. Tweets are mine (She/Hers)

Apr 29, 2021, 12 tweets

Afternoon Session at #collectiveimpact #cias2021 with Kim Walker @kimwtweets and Freya Bradford about identifying, managing, and shifting power dynamics

@kimwtweets reviews why focusing on power within initiatives is important #collectiveimpact #cias2021

An overview of @kimwtweets exciting research on power and power asymmetries within cross-sector partnerships #collectiveimpact #cias2021

@kimwtweets reviews the 3 dimensions of power: Hidden, Visible, and Invisible #collectiveimpact #cias2021

@kimwtweets went over 6 types of power (part 1) #collectiveimpact #cias2021

@kimwtweets went over 6 types of power (part 2) #collectiveimpact #cias2021

Power can "stack." @kimwtweets pushed us to consider: If the people in your initiative have a lot of stacked power & they serve in many key roles, why is the initiative in place? Do you even need it given you are replicating the already existing power structures? #cias2021

@kimwtweets provided some considerations for practice within initiatives

Freya Bradford recommended a resource: liberatingstructures.com

During discussion about leaders who are more experienced vs. others, Ashley Bozarth talked about shifting language in terms of questions posed from "share a best practice/success" to "what are you experimenting with" or "what are you trying out" #CIAS2021

I am really looking forward to checking out @kimwtweets dissertation! Thank you for all the information you and Freya Bradford shared. I am really looking forward to using it in practice.

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