Leadership support
Digital collaboration at the service of the community
What is the DATAide leadership support component?
DATAide offers a leadership support program entitled Digital collaboration at the service of the community
This component offers a space for reflection, learning, sharing and experimentation for community players who aspire to use digital technology to further their mission.
It takes place in 3 phases, spread over a period of 8 weeks.
The program is open to anyone working in the community sector.
You do not need to have attended any of DATAide's other learning streams to participate. However, to access the Leadership stream, you must first register for an information meeting.
Description of the leadership support program
Digital technology is omnipresent in our daily lives, sometimes making life easier, sometimes more complex. Its rapid development is accelerating the challenges we face. Community organizations are no exception to these changes, and also find themselves exposed to the major impacts of digital technology.
How do we navigate through these transformations? How can we design a digital environment that is aligned with the values of the community sector?
Digital collaboration at the service of the community is designed for community players who wish to explore the potential of digital technology in a responsible, supportive and ethical way, while catalyzing positive change within their communities.
Beyond the acquisition of knowledge and the development of technical skills, it aims at personal and collective transformation of participants, by inviting them to question their beliefs and perceptions linked to the digital world.
A three-phase program
Phase 1
Sharing our individual and collective intentions and aspirations
Co-create a future digital vision aligned with the values of the different backgrounds of the participants.
Expand our knowledge of the system
A broader reading of the system in digital terms. Challenges and opportunities
Phase 2
Stopping, reflecting, situating yourself before taking the plunge.
The process of exploring your own beliefs, values and skills. Identify what you need to let go of in order to welcome what emerges and take action.
Phase 3
Linking with the global system to dare to take action
Exploring collaborative approaches and avenues for navigating the complexity and changes linked to digital technology, while remaining in action.
Connecting and deploying new practices to influence at different scales: macro, meso and micro
Engage with your community and implement initiatives that include digital technology.
Objectives of the leadership support program
Skills
Read and situate oneself in a larger system (macro, meso, micro)
Make links between your realities and digital possibilities
Better target needs, priorities and the scope of a digital transformation project
Seek out resources and forge links to promote ideas
Deploy solutions aligned with your values
Create and/or join support, sharing and learning networks beyond DATAide
Attitudes
Ability to navigate complexity
Critical thinking, self-questioning
Recognition of limits
Openness and willingness to learn continuously
Openness to alliances, partnerships and collaborations
Confidence and greater solidity to initiate and/or support digital initiatives
Ability to listen without judgment and with curiosity
Knowledge
Digital ecosystem
Stages of a digital transformation process (focus: clarifying need and intention)
Digital sobriety (digital transformation and socio-ecological transition)
Responsible data governance (ethical issues, data lifecycle, risk management)
From digital megacapitalism to digital justice
Concerns about change
Different leadership styles
* Some themes may change as content development evolves.
Leadership support program
What's the format?
8 half-days spread over 8 weeks (2 half-days every 2 weeks)
Offered free of charge, 100% online and live
3 cohorts of participants from across Quebec
* Places are limited (20 people per cohort). If the number of registrations exceeds capacity, a selection process will be put in place to ensure diversity within the cohorts.
With whom?
Digital collaboration at the service of the community is facilitated by Dynamo and Open North, two organizations with complementary expertise in collective learning and digital for communities.
Guests: over the weeks, digital experts and practitioners contribute their in-depth knowledge and practical expertise.
Who is Digital collaboration at the service of the community for?
This program is for you if :
You work in the community or any community organization fighting poverty and exclusion;
Your organization has :
an interest in exploring digital technology as a response to issues in your community (housing, food security, mental health, environment, inclusion, etc.) ;
the intention to make digital a tool at the service of the community, to choose it and not to undergo it;
a curiosity and willingness to contribute to a community of players who aspire to a more just, equitable and inclusive digital world.
Requirements:
Have access to a computer, a working camera and microphone, and an Internet connection;
Be available for 8 half-days, depending on the cohort dates you choose;
Have the support of your organization's Board of Directors;
Attend the information session in advance.
If you personally have accessibility needs, please contact us.