Creating Impact Through Engagement - Chicago

Experience and learn a participatory approach that creates impact and gets results! Join Tuesday Ryan Hart and Tim Merry as they share their stories and strategies that lead to impactful engagement - with communities and within organizations.

Day One: Framework
Immerse yourself in compelling and inspirational stories from diverse sectors; participate in methodologies that are meaningful and effective; learn from a model that has been developed through getting good work done!

Day Two: Application
Train in practical tools of engagement; incorporate social media meaningfully and effectively; explore roadmaps on how to create impact; apply this to your organization, community and city; and walk away with a concrete approach with next steps for authentic engagement.

Join us for both days or select the one that most suits your interests. Registration is $250.00 for both days and $150.00 for one day.

-What does it take to engage multiple, often conflicting, stakeholders over time?
-Why is collaboration and engagement needed now?
-How can we design citizen / community / consumer dialogues for ongoing impact?
-How can authentic engagement enable our large systems to fulfill their greater purpose?
-What methods and practices unleash our collaborations to be able to respond strategically, act intentionally and learn iteratively?

Monday, November 17, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

University of Illinois at Chicago
Student Center East
750 S. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60607

Register here: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e9s0rq3o6b6a3ab2&llr=gtve7pkab