Author Archives: Ron Milam

About Ron Milam

Ron Milam, MSOD, is a seasoned network developer with a deep commitment to resilient, equitable and regenerative communities along the Pacific Coast. Since 2005, Ron has served 160 clients as an organization development practitioner.

15 Process Tools for Collaboration

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Ron Milam

Over the course of eight months, I served Building Healthy Communities Long Beach (BHCLB). BHCLB is a collaborative of a diverse group of partners supported by the California Endowment working together to create sustainable and positive health outcomes in the … Continue reading →

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Serving Collaborative Change

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Ron Milam

In a previous blog post, I wrote about my growing interest in serving collaborative change initiatives. Since then, I wrote an article published by OD Practitioner based on my research of collaborative change initiatives. As an organization development practitioner, my consulting … Continue reading →

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Collaborating for Change along the Los Angeles Riverfront

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Ron Milam

A Riverfront District in Los Angeles? Absolutely! How do we get there? Collaboration. I just facilitated a retreat for the recently launched North East Los Angeles Riverfront Collaborative, “a holistic, collaborative urban planning effort to take advantage of the River … Continue reading →

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Growing the LA Community Garden Council

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Ron Milam

Did you know there are over 80 community gardens in Los Angeles County? Did you also know there’s a fantastic nonprofit called the Los Angeles Community Garden Council working to connect people to community gardens? I’m currently helping the Garden … Continue reading →

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A Collaboration Exploring Culture Change: Los Angeles Bike Movement History

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Ron Milam

What starts a social movement? How does it grow? How do people work with each other and inspire others to join? I’m excited to facilitate a dynamic discussion on Friday, April 12th: Building a Bike Movement in Autopia: An Experiment … Continue reading →

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Collaborating for Sustainability in SoCal

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Ron Milam

Transitioning Southern California into a sustainable region is beyond the capacity of one organization to accomplish alone. The challenges are too big and complex. Instead, “large scale social-change comes from better cross-sector coordination rather than from the isolated intervention of … Continue reading →

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