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GROUP
INTEGRATION
Supporting the formation of an encouraging and collaborative group culture that improves the quality of the individual and collective experience.
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This includes, but is not limited to, creating an environment that produces psychological safety, emotional resilience, and increased self-confidence. There are both tangible and intangible benefits to focusing on group dynamics and having a partner whose role is reserved for that function. The value of the integrator is hard to measure and often is only recognized when the role is reduced or eliminated.
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EXAMPLE
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ABC Connects: Co-Founder
ABC Connects used a systems approach and organizational learning tools to improve the quality of education in disadvantaged communities.
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Applied and received a $400,000. Kellogg grant for a research pilot program to transform two schools in SA and two schools in Detroit Michigan into vibrant centers of community life .
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Used a systemic approach to develop school-community partnerships in the schools.
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Developed a vision for each school and set goals.
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Identified doable projects based on goals.
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Built local leadership capacity to implement and sustain projects.
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Built social capital in communities.
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Facilitated vision crafting, community mapping and operational processes for each school
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Designed and implemented school infrastructure projects working with partners
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Developed and implemented a literacy program to bridge the transition from mother tongue language to school language