The power point presentation explains the Bluegrass Community Connectors project. Also it highlights other Connectors projects.
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The Egyptian Revolution on Twitter
Data collected with Gephi Graph Streaming.
This is a preliminary result of the network of retweets with the hashtag #jan25 at February 11 2011, at the time of the announcement of Mubarak's resignation. If you retweeted someone, or has been retweeted, it is possible that your username is in this network. The data were collected through the Twitter streaming and search APIs by André Panisson, and is part of a research project involving the Computer Science Department of the University of Turin (www.di.unito.it), the Complex Networks and Systems Group of the ISI Foundation (www.isi.it), and the Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research of Indiana University (cnets.indiana.edu). |
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Richmond Register 9/04/11
The United Way of the Bluegrass last week launched the “Bluegrass Community Connectors” project, an effort to identify individuals from throughout the nine counties it represents who have a knack for getting things done and the ability to turn ideas into action.
Click for Article United Way launches new community project |
Kentucky.com 8/31/11
Anyone who works for a living knows that the people sporting the big titles, the ones basking in spotlights or secluded in the corner offices are not necessarily the same folks actually getting things done.
Click for Article Nominate region's quiet leaders |
KyForward8/26/11
Some Lexington leaders are well-known public figures, while others lead more discretely, often going unrecognized for the influential work they do.
Click for Article Community Connector project launching Friday will bring local leaders together |
WUKY 8/26/11
An initiative launched today by the United Way of the Bluegrass aims to bring together community leaders from nine Kentucky counties to see what they can achieve as a team.
Click for Article United Way Looks To Unite Community Leaders |
News-Graphic 8/26/11
In nine counties surrounding Lexington — potentially more — the United Way of the Bluegrass is spearheading an effort led by Dr. Karen Stephenson, a cultural anthropologist, to identify the people who bring others together and make things happen.
Click for Article Program seeks those who connect us |
Kentucky.com 8/26/11
Do you know a community leader who operates discreetly? An innovative thinker who works to improve society with no regard for recognition or thanks?
Click for Article Nominate 'connectors' for United Way of the Bluegrass recognition |
WEKU 8/25/11
A project meant to connect community leaders in nine central Kentucky counties is being launched Friday. The ‘Bluegrass Connector Project’ hopes to collect the e-mail addresses of some 40 thousand movers and shakers who work ‘under the radar.’
Click for Article Bluegrass Connector Project Kick Off |
Business Lexington 8/17/11
When you think of someone who gets things done – in your neighborhood, in your place of worship, in your community – who comes to mind?
Click for Article Community Connector project looking for people who get things done |
Business Lexington
Corporate anthropologist Dr. Karen Stephenson discusses the merits of identifying life’s human connectors and working toward shared governance solutions Interviewed by Tom Martin
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The Community Network Solution
In reweaving the social fabric of a city or town, relationships trump rank. by Karen Stephenson
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Herald Leader
There are two kinds of community leaders. The first is obvious: mayors, county judge executives and the heads of companies, civic groups and non-profits. Then there are the "connectors." By Tom Eblen
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Mapping and Managing Human Networks
'In many ways the executive working for a large corporation is as exotic a creature to study as the member of a primitive tribe,' Stephenson explained to skeptical colleagues at Harvard. She went on to study primate behavior and identified human equivalents to the grooming practices that encourage cohesion among groups of chimpanzees. Among corporate employees these would include shared experiences, small talk and gossip around the water cooler or coffee machine.
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Bill Farmer, president of the United Way of the Bluegrass, gave his perspective on the Bluegrass Region today and introduced the concept of conducting a Community Connector Project within our own region during an informational meeting at Toyota in Georgetown, Kentucky, on January 26, 2011. He said, "Because of what's going on with the economy, people have stopped dreaming. We need to start dreaming again. We need to do something different, but we also need to do it on a greater community basis." |
Dr. Karen Stephenson made a guest appearance at the meeting to discuss what goes into Community Connector Projects. She talked about what's involved in the process and who surfaced in other communities with this project. |
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