New Directions Collaborative provided a one-day training and strategic planning session for the staff of EPA New England’s Office of Assistance & Pollution Prevention on how to catalyze networks. The training was designed to build on the strengths of their previous work by viewing it through a network lens. We shared an overview of network theory and offered case studies that illustrated leading examples of network strategies. Tools to visualize and map networks were reviewed. A World Café dialogue provided opportunities for many conversations in small groups that generated specific ideas for how they could use network approaches to leverage EPA’s influence and results. Following the workshop, our client reported “I received very positive feedback from folks in the office  – even our toughest customers – about how great the day was.  I will be taking the lessons learned and conveying them to others in the region.”