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    Planting Seeds for Partnerships and Cultivating Community Collaborations

    2021 ASU Social Embeddedness Network Conference March 24-26, 2021 | Virtual Event

    Frequently Asked Questions
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    Planting Seeds for Partnerships and Cultivating Community Collaborations

    2021 ASU Social Embeddedness Network Conference March 24-26, 2021 | Virtual Event

    Frequently Asked Questions
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    Planting Seeds for Partnerships and Cultivating Community Collaborations

    2021 ASU Social Embeddedness Network Conference March 24-26, 2021 | Virtual Event

    Frequently Asked Questions
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    Planting Seeds for Partnerships and Cultivating Community Collaborations

    2021 ASU Social Embeddedness Network Conference March 24-26, 2021 | Virtual Event

    Frequently Asked Questions

green-sprouts Day 1: March 24, 2021

Mapping the environment and planting seeds for mutually-beneficial partnerships

How might we prepare to receive and integrate partners into collaboration so that we truly leverage their knowledge, expertise and experiences? The preparation approach can sometimes feel generic or haphazard. There may be existing relationships or history that requires exploration and research before a healthy relationship can begin. Partners have high expectations of their collaborations, and we should fully lay the groundwork to ensure we can rise to those expectations and accomplish common goals. How might we establish trust and build opportunities for authentic collaboration?

 

Conference Kick-off

maroon-sprouts Social Embeddedness in the ASU Enterprise

Join us for this high-profile panel that will address:

  • How we can operationalize the charter and design aspirations across the university
  • What social embeddedness looks like in each part of the enterprise model
  • How ASU’s assets can be mobilized to increase access to social and economic opportunities

Day's Schedule

gold-sprouts 8:30-9:45 a.m. | Conference Kick-off

10-10:45 a.m. | Breakout Session 1 

11-11:45 a.m. | Breakout Session 2 

12-12:45 p.m. | Breakout Session 3 

1-1:45 p.m. | Optional Networking

Click here to view detailed descriptions for each of the breakout sessions on Day 1.

 

 

green-growing-plant Day 2: March 25, 2021

Cultivating relationships that last season over season

How might we set up partnerships to be long lasting? We must encourage continual learning with supportive behaviors that will shape the way that partnerships evolve. Collaboration skills enable us to work with others in complex environments, with the understanding that successful collaboration requires a cooperative mindset and mutual respect. How might we explore and share strategies to make collaboration smoother, more straightforward, and more productive, despite the complexity of the challenges we are facing together?

Fireside Chat

maroon-growing-plant Standing the Test of Time: The Arizona Native Vote Election Protection Project

Join us for this high-profile panel that will address:

  • How the Indian Legal Program and Indian Legal Clinic partner closely and work with Native peoples in Arizona and nationally
  • Best practices for creating meaningful, long-term relationships among various stakeholders 
  • How advocacy and public service are core to positive change 

Day's Schedule

gold-growing-plant 9-9:45 a.m. | Fireside Chat

10-10:45 a.m. | Breakout Session 1 

11-11:45 a.m. | Breakout Session 2 

12-12:45 p.m. | Breakout Session 3

1-1:45 p.m. | Optional Networking

Click here to view detailed descriptions for each of the breakout sessions on Day 2.

 

 

green-cactus Day 3: March 26, 2021

Adapting collaborations in this new climate

How might we navigate unexpected challenges together? Organisms must be able to adapt to their habitat to survive. The same is true for partnerships. As technology continues to evolve or unusual circumstances come up (e.g., a pandemic), the old or historical ways of doing things might not be sufficient to tackle complex challenges. Flexibility is a strategy of responding to changing circumstances and/or expectations. How might we cultivate adaptability and flexibility among university-community partnerships and infuse these new learnings into our work moving forward?

Fireside Chat

maroon-catcus Evolving Our Partnerships: Tolleson Union High School District and ASU

Join us for this high-profile panel that will address: 
  • How the TUHSD and ASU partnership came to be
  • Strategies for navigating mutually beneficial relationships among complex organizations
  • The key pieces that are necessary for partnerships to adapt in times of crisis (e.g., a pandemic)

Day's Schedule

gold-cactus 9-9:45 a.m. | Fireside Chat

10-10:45 a.m. | Breakout Session 1 

11-11:45 a.m. | Breakout Session 2 

12-12:45 p.m. | Optional Networking

Click here to view detailed descriptions for each of the breakout sessions on Day 3.