In addition to serving existing collaborative change efforts in Southern California as a consultant, I’m also researching other initiatives working to bring together a broad cross-section of stakeholders together to create positive change in the region. Below is what I have identified so far. If you know of other collaborative change initiatives in Southern California, please let me know. Continue reading
56 Collaborative Change Initiatives in Southern California
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15 Process Tools for Collaboration
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 area of central and west Long Beach, including adult residents, youth residents, faith leaders, community based organizations, school representatives, public health practitioners and many more. Continue reading
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Serving Collaborative Change
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 practice focuses on serving collaborative change initiatives, which has included the following:
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10 Reasons Why I’m Voting for Eric Garcetti
I first met Eric Garcetti when he first ran for city council over 12 years ago. I remember him sharing his vision for transforming Los Angeles into a more sustainable city. I was impressed then and I have appreciated his leadership ever since! I’m happy to share my top 10 reasons why I’m voting for Eric Garcetti to be the next Mayor of Los Angeles. Specifically, I appreciate Eric’s:
Collaborating for Change along the Los Angeles Riverfront
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 as an economic development asset.” Continue reading
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Growing the LA Community Garden Council
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 Council hire its first Executive Director (very exciting!) and encourage qualified and interested leaders to apply.
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Ron Milam Consulting 