Introduction
Welcome to the Collaborative Impact Methods Kit by the Fito Network. This is a community-curated library of 500+ techniques and tools to unleash collective change. The library has been collaboratively developed and curated by over 20 organizations and networks, and pulls from resource databases across the web.
Library Techniques and Tools
Find resources using the Search or the Process dropdown list which includes these options:
- Energizer
- Divergence
- Convergence
- Check In/Out
- Harvest
- Emergence
- Conflict Resolution
What are you trying to do?
The library also presents tools based on the question – What are you trying to do? You might be trying to:
- Envision Change
- Align Strategy
- Make Decisions
- Map Systems and Networks
- Support Self-Organization
- Shift Culture
- Centre Equity
- Expand Impact
- Create Structure
- Evaluate Transformation
- Analyze Problems
- Create Pyschological Safety
- Develop Trust
- Create Dialogue
- Weave Relations
- Assess Needs and Risk
- Navigate Complexity
- Assess Solutions
Tool Examples
Here are some examples of tools from the library –
- Wicked Questions
Articulate the Paradoxical Challenges That a Group Must Confront to Succeed. - Theatre of the Oppressed
Uses theatre and other performance techniques as a means of addressing social issues and promoting social change. - Analyze Systemic Causes and Effects
Explore upstream causes and downstream effects of a systemic problem.
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About the Author
The Fito Network – “In Southern Africa, the word fito (from the Sesotho language) means “joining diverse pieces or people to make one powerful effort”. The word also has many meanings in other languages: in the native Kenyan Dholuo it refers to the rods that reinforce traditional huts, while in ancient Greek it means “to generate or grow”. We are strong advocates for networks – collectives of people and groups where deep human relationship are at the core – as the incredible, invisible forces with the potential to shape and change our world. Thousands of communities and networks exist around the globe to create social change. Yet despite their great potential, they are remarkably under-funded, highly disconnected, and terribly misunderstood for the impact they achieve. Our aim is to change that.” – Source
Explore Further
- Resource Guides for Community Builders and Network Leaders, Fito Network
The Fito Network shares some of their favourite resources. - Co-Creative Tools
A variety of frameworks and models to use in collaborative impact and systems change. - Liberating Structures
This website offers an alternative way to approach and design how people work together. It provides a menu of thirty-three Liberating Structures to replace or complement conventional practices. - Working in Groups: Start Here
A collection of resources in the Commons Library around working in groups. - Team Effectiveness Conditions Framework
- Gamestorming: A Set of Innovative Co-creation Tools