What makes the status quo so challenging to change?

Perspectives from the field: A conversation about collective impact and collaboration from Australia and Canada Over the last month, Liz Weaver, Vice President, Tamarack Institute and I have been engaged in an email exchange puzzling out the answers to many wicked questions about collective impact and community change. Below is part IV of V, where…

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The verdict is in: citizens’ juries just keep on giving…

A blog by written by Jacinta Cubis from Qbis, with Max Hardy Carol* weighed up the pros and cons carefully before signing up for the citizens’ jury in her regional town. The appeal was dubious. Five Saturdays with 30 people she didn’t know. Giving up her gardening to learn about, discuss and debate unfamiliar issues.…

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Reflections on the growing trend of using Citizens’ Juries in Australia (and how we might make them even more effective)

It seems that is becoming more common for governments at all levels to entertain random selection of citizens to enable an informed judgment on controversial or complex planning matters (one form being the Citizens’ Jury). As an advocate for, and facilitator of, such processes this is exciting and most welcome. There is a growing weariness…

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Collaboration and what we can learn from slime mould

Collaboration and what we can learn from slime mould. I’ve been reading a terrific book titled ‘Collaborative Leadership: Building relationships, handling conflict and sharing control’ by David Archer and Alex Cameron. Drawing on the earlier work of Steven Johnson in his book ‘Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software’ they refer to the behaviour of an…

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What I do

What do I offer? Essentially I help to build the capacity of organisations and leaders to collaborate effectively with others, especially to address their most complex challenges. This includes: Different parts of an organisation working in a more ‘joined-up’ way Organisations collaborating with other organisations/stakeholders Organisations engaging their communities Leaders helping directors of different parts…

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