Why “Community Kinetics”?
Communities are the foundation of life and co-dependence, and coming together around a common interest. Community Kinetics was founded with the idea that social networks must be in motion in order for a community to be “active” or “alive,” like getting food from the farm to the table, or water from the aquifer to the tap, or even energy from the sun to the lamp.
Whatever it is, Community Kinetics is here to help your organization understand the social networks that keep you in motion. What do each of your unique stakeholders need from you, and what do you need from them? How are people driving your programs, your projects, or even your internal operations? Who makes it happen and what are their unique needs?
My services
- Social Network Mapping: Evaluating the strength of existing stakeholder relationships within a community or system via social network mapping
- Social Sustainability: Developing a plan for strengthening stakeholder relationships by tapping into existing networks and resources, rather than creating new ones
- Meeting facilitation: Facilitating topical discussions among individuals from an array of sectors and disciplines
- Workshops: Designing and facilitating engaging problem-solving workshops
- Qualitative data analysis: Cataloguing feedback and processes from stakeholders using shared language that resonates with target audiences
Contact rosie@communitykinetics.com for more information.
Our founder, me!
Hello! I am the founder and sole owner of Community Kinetics. My name is Rosie Russell and I am a social sustainability professional residing in the Twin Cities metro area. I hold a B.S. in Sustainable Development from Buena Vista University, and a M.S. in Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering from the University of Minnesota. For my Masters research, I used co-design methods to build a social organizational life cycle assessment framework for a social justice-oriented food hub in Minnesota. In addition to having over six years of experience in watershed management planning, I have co-founded and co-facilitated numerous organizations aiming to support collaboration, systems thinking, and social equity among like-minded professionals. I routinely present about my work and research at conferences, universities and schools. My expertise is centered around empowering connections through social network mapping, co-designing equitable stakeholder engagement methodologies, and building shared language across multi-disciplinary networks. I am here to help my community, especially those doing the work that supports the needs of our most vulnerable.
Email: rosie@communitykinetics.com
Location
Community Kinetics is based in the St. Croix River Valley, a beautiful region that supports a diverse network of plants, animals, people, institutions, and infrastructure.
Water, food, energy, and clean air are consistently threatened by unsustainable, inefficient development, which disproportionately impacts our most vulnerable residents.
I love this region, and am committed to its sustainable prosperity for generations to come.
