keynote: collaboration for collective impact
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Greetings from University of Illinois Extension!
Collaboration for Collective Impact
What we know, what we don’t know,
and what we can do about it!
Anne Heinze SilvisExtension Specialist
University of Illinois Extension
Defining Collaboration
Why collaboration?
Why collaboration?
Because it works! Not only does it work,
it is the only way that works.
What we know about building collaborations . . . .
Think about assets rather than deficits;
Approach differences with an open mind;
Eliminate inefficiencies.
What we know about building collaborations . . . .
One more resource . . . . time.
Collaboration:What it is/What it is not
Collaboration:What it is/What it is not
Community ConditionsOld community conditions New community conditions
Focus on problem solving Focus on developmentReactive solutions Prevention of problemsServices packaged and prescriptive Services tailored to community
Experts provide answers Residents/citizens provide answersOrganizations compete Organizations collaborateActivity driven solutions Vision driven solutionsServices fragmented Organization around conditionsLimited networking Networking real and dynamicPolicy by authority Policy via democracyDecisions are controlled Decisions are shared
Illinois Rural Life Poll
Importance of Issues Across Geography(where rural and urban agree!)Jobs, Healthcare, Education
Rural respondents are less optimistic about . . . .
Current life situation Transit resourcesOptimism for the future School fundingInternet Access Youth leavingLocal government Skilled jobs
Key Principles for Collaborative Solutions:
1. encourage true collaboration as the form of exchange.
Key Principles for Collaborative Solutions:
2. engage the full diversity of the community, especially those most
directly affected.
Key Principles for Collaborative Solutions:
3. practice democracy and promote active
citizenship and empowerment.
Key Principles for Collaborative Solutions:
4. employ an ecological approach that builds on
community strengths.
Key Principles for Collaborative Solutions:
5. take action by addressing issues of social change and power
on the basis of a common vision.
Key Principles for Collaborative Solutions:
6. engage spirituality as your compass for social change.
No problem can be solvedfrom the same consciousness
that created it. We must learn to
see the world anew.
Albert Einstein