Over a cup of coffee? Yes, the classic beginning. Two gentlemen, one lady and a passion for social change. Derek was overflowing with enthusiasm about his new paycheck hinged on 1000 more cups of coffee. John exposed his exquisite photos of people's souls. I thought they would make nice pairing, particularly for the next 100 years. While our time together was merely 5 days, the 2012 Tamarack gathering fundamentally shifted my approach to community development. Collective Impact... Can we TOGETHER truly create a better tomorrow?
Derek Alton - 1000 Conversations to Shape Our Future
John Beebe Photography - www.johnbeebe.ca
Define the word "better" - need a benchmark maybe? Just wondering
ReplyDeleteCollective Impact is a carefully structured process that enables system-wide improvement. It enlists cross-sector coordination (nonprofits, governments, businesses, public), where the players abandon their individual agendas for solving a specific social issue in favor of a common one. They employ shared measurement, continous communication and mutually reinforcing activites. It is effective for complex problems, where no single entity can, in isolation, cure it.
DeleteFor additional interesting information, plus the original publication on Collective Impact by John Kania and Mark Kramer, check out:
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