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If you want to go fast go alone. If you want to go far go together. African proverb. We live in an increasingly complex world. Too many organisations are working in isolation from each other … Traditional methods for solving social problems are not working…
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If you want to go fast go alone. If you want to go far go together. African proverb
Too many organisations are working in isolation from each other… Traditional methods for solving social problems are not working… ‘wicked / complex problems require a VERY different response…
A wicked problem is a social or cultural problem, difficult… or impossible to solve There is no definitive statement of the problem; in fact, there is broad disagreement on what ‘the problem’ is There is incomplete or contradictory knowledgeand many people and opinions involved; Problems are interconnected with each other There is a large economic burden; political ramifications and other resource constraints Horst Rittel and Melvin Webber 1973
Cynefin (Kin-ev-in) Education and Training Collaboration Cooperation Rules for intervention. Technical expertise valued. Complex probe – sense – respond Emergent Practice Complicated sense – analyse – respond Good Practice Flexible interventions around emergent properties. Technical expertise insufficient. Disorder Chaotic act – sense – respond Novel Practice Simple sense – categorise – respond Best Practice Standard operating procedures Coordination http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7oz366X0-8 Cynefin Framework by Snowden & Kurtx
Mapping the service pathways - not child's play Source: Blue Sky Research Project: Shifting Children’s Developmental Trajectories in: Place-based reform: shaping change, Centre for Community Child Health, The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne.
Untangling the web - Moving from silos to a system Source: Place-based reform: shaping change, Centre for Community Child Health, The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne.
Collective Impact Framework Common agenda Shared measurement Mutually reinforcing activities Continuous communication Backbone Organisation Mark Kramer & John Kania SSIR 2011
The Collective Impact approach has made measurable progress against many complex social issues Homelessness Healthcare Education * Economic Development Youth Development Community Development * * * * Indicates FSG Client
Australian CI initiatives are emerging – only a few documented case studies so far
Three Prerequisites1. Urgency for change2. Adequate resources3. Influential Champion
This is cross-sector work so we need all parts of the system present in co-design – i.e. all sectors and people with a lived experience
Building Common Agenda & Shared Measures What makes the difference between a good movie and a bad movie? “Getting everyone involved to make the same movie!” Francis Ford Coppola
5 Goals 53 Indicators 300+ partners Every Child prepared for school Every Child supported in and out of school Every Student succeeds academically Every Student enrolls in College or career training Every student graduates and enters a career
Shared Measurement Percent of Children Assessed as Ready for School KRA-L Assessment, Cincinnati, All Entering Kindergartens 100% Target >85% by 2020 80% 60% 40% 56% 53% 53% 48% 45% 44% 44% 20% 0% 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 n=2810 n=2778 n=2769 n=2883 n=2814 n=2865 Year
It’s about going slow to go fast Be clear about the dilemma to be resolved - getting data, discovery and listening IS the work! Trans- formation
A new wave… and a step change in how we work... … Questions?
For more information: www.collaborationforimpact.com.au Dawn & Kerry’s blogs: www.collectiveimpactaustralia.com.au; FSG www.fsg.org Tamarack Institute www.tamarackcommunity.ca/ Collective Impact Forum (US practice network) www.collectiveimpactforum.com Dawn O’Neil AM Dawn O’Neil & Associates Associate Centre for Social Impact dawn@dawnoneil.com.au 0419462218