Notes from the field: Oldham – Developing a collaborative Early Years strategy
Participation and ownership as keys to effective strategy One of the last pieces of face-to- face work Collaborate was involved with before the start of…
Risky business?
The topic of risk management would not be seen by many as an entry point into exciting conversations about the future of public services. So…
Building shared purpose: Rethinking learning and accountability
Following on from our recent blog post on the principles that can underpin a new approach to learning and accountability, here we explore the imperative and opportunity…
Collaborate CIC is learning partner to the Cornerstone Fund, supporting funders and funded partnerships
Collaborate CIC is learning partner to the Cornerstone Fund, supporting funders and funded partnerships to reflect on their systems change practice, act on what they are learning, and share this learning to influence for wider change.
Seven principles for a new approach to learning and accountability
In 2019, GO Lab and Collaborate CIC (with Northumbria University) each published reports which explored the move towards systemic and collaborative working locally: Collaborate and Newcastle Business…
It’s not me, it’s you: how the system needs to change in order to sustain and grow new models of public services
Late last year, Collaborate CIC and Nesta formed the Upstream Collaborative, a space for local government innovators to learn about, share and accelerate new ways…
The immediate crisis is passing: we need to build back better from the ground up
The immediate crisis is passing: we need to build back better from the ground up As the first wave of the coronavirus recedes, the work…
Understanding the opportunity for change we face and some practical steps we can take to build a new normal.
Understanding the opportunity for change we face and some practical steps we can take to build a new normal. At Collaborate we believe that among…
COVID-19 has changed everything, fast.
COVID-19 has changed everything, fast. Things that were previously thought impossible have been achieved in a matter of days as people and organisations pull together…
Making unconventional commissioning the norm
Victoria Aseervatham shares her thoughts about what matters in commissioning and explains how Collaborate and Toby Lowe’s work on commissioning in complexity helped affirm what…