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This pre-summit session focuses on "Collective Impact," a strategic approach where diverse actors from various sectors unite around a common agenda to solve complex social issues. Attendees will reflect on the CCSU Project's application of this model, exploring its core principles like shared measurement and continuous communication. We will discuss the five conditions necessary for collective impact success, analyze challenges in its implementation, and identify strategies for fostering a collective mindset on campuses. Join us to learn how to better leverage collaborative efforts for social change.
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ExploringCOLLECTIVE IMPACT A Model for Changing the Culture
agenda • Outline Collective Impact • Reflect on Collective Impact and the CCSU Project • Collective Impact and the Situational Assessment at VIU
What is collective impact? • Collective impact is: “the commitment of a group of important actors from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem.” -Kania & Kramer, 2011 • Unlike most collaborations, collective impact involves: • centralized infrastructure • dedicated staff • a structured process that leads to: • common agenda, shared measurement, continuous communication, and mutually reinforcing activities among all participants.
WhYFOCUS ON collective impact? • Social problems are different than other problems • Social problems are complex • Social problems benefit from multiple mutually reinforcing strategies • Social problems are better solved through consensus (vs. competition) • Social problems often require consistent effort and dedicated resources • If Collective Impact is so effective, why don’t we use it more? “Collective impact is not counter-intuitive, but it is counter-cultural” -Kania, 2013 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV03F0Ajlks
Additional lessons • The common agenda is enhanced by community aspiration • Learning as a key agenda item enhances shared measurement • Along with mutually reinforcing activities, policy influences should be identified
Collective impact and ccsu • Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNM85aLczkE • What lessons could we learn from CI literature? • What are the strengths/weaknesses of a CI approach? • How can we support our campuses to take a collective approach? • Thinking about your campus, what aspects of a CI approach are you making progress on? What’s missing? Where would your efforts best be spent?
For more info • Check out: http://tamarackcommunity.ca/learn.html • Learning Event: “Champions for Change: Leading a Backbone Organization for Collective Impact” – April 1-3, 2014, Vancouver, BC