1. LeaderNet & Technical Exchange Networks June 20, 2012 Willow Gerber

2. LeaderNet & TENs as Communities of Practice Groups of people who share a common concern, set of problems, or passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge / expertise in this area by interacting on an ongoing basis (Wenger)

3. Technical Exchange Networks at MSH 500 members in 35 countries Exchange new technical guidelines, best practices, project implementation experiences, lessons learned, conference and meeting highlights, technical working group notes, news Connect global staff for sense of shared mission 1. HIV & AIDS 2. Maternal & Newborn Child Health 3. FP/RH 4. Malaria 5. Fragile States 6. M&E 7. Gender (upcoming)

4. LeaderNet: http://leadernet.msh.org/http://leadernet.msh.org/ 10 years and counting Based on Lidernet, Brazil Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English Over 5,000 members from over 100 countries Distinct facilitator section with Leadership Development Programs LeaderNaut blogs Online manual for new users Comprehensive administrator’s guide

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6. “The map paints a different- from-the-usual picture of Africa. It’s not a picture of a dark continent but rather a brightly lit one, lit by terabits of light capacity brought by a dozen cables landing on sub-Saharan African shores either now or in the near future. Africa, the brilliant continent. This also happens to be the Africa I believe in.” Steve Song (http://manypossibilities.net/)http://manypossibilities.net/

7. Mobile Internet has Outpaced Desktop Internet Brad Frost, For a Future-Friendly Web, 2012

8. Blogs... A New Way to Tell the Story

9. Social Media as Key Driver FACEBOOK LINKEDIN BLOGS YOUTUBE TWITTER SLIDESHARE Most visited site on the Internet 901 million monthly active users 80% outside U.S. and Canada 526 million daily active users 3.2 billion ‘Likes’ and Comments daily 125 billion friend connections Largest photo repository Available in over 70 languages

10. LMG’s Social Media Objectives Encourage new users to participate in L+M+G activities Interact with users in online spaces they are already comfortable with Present compelling content while promoting L+M+G activities and resources Provide users a reason to engage with LMG regularly Personalize LMG and our focus Engage with partner organizations and strengthen our relationships with them by interacting and participating on their social media platforms

11. The Technology Context is both QUANTITATIVE & QUALITATIVE Screen Size Connectivity Device Capabilities Processing Power Input Methods User Goals User Environment User Attention User Capabilities

12. Greatest Challenge How to maintain the network’s sense of community while moving members along the updated platform’s social media continuum?

13. CONNECT COLLABORATE BE GENEROUS