Collaborative Citizens
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Collaborative Places
Collaborative Markets
Collaborative Behaviours
Thought Leadership
The Raffles Review of our ‘Anatomy of Collaboration’
'The Anatomy of Collaboration' is a new report from Collaborate in partnership with Oxford University’s Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice and London South Bank University. The report sets out the key facets of successful collaboration.
The Anatomy of Collaboration
'The Anatomy of Collaboration' is a new report from Collaborate in partnership with Oxford University’s Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice and London South Bank University. The report sets out the key facets of successful collaboration.
Collaboration Readiness: Why it matters, how to build it, and where to start
This new publication offers a practical guide to collaboration readiness, drawn from our practice across the UK and beyond. We believe there's no transformation without collaboration and no collaboration without readiness: this report helps you to take a step back and consider six different aspects of collaboration and provides a shallow route into building readiness in each.
Skills, Jobs and Growth: Collaborating to Improve Outcomes for Marginalised Citizens in Leeds
In this paper, Collaborate and PwC ask how business, government and civil society in the Leeds area can come together to ensure opportunities in skills and employment are shared by everyone.
Collaborative Capacity in Public Service Delivery: Towards a Framework for Practice
This discussion paper reflects primarily on the public service reform agenda in the UK, drawing lessons from a range of British examples to form the basis of a delivery framework that can be discussed, adapted and applied internationally.
A New Funding Ecology for Social Change
This report, authored by Dr Henry Kippin, looks at the role of the funding community in addressing social change initiatives and the independent funding community.
From Providers to Partners: What Will It Take?
Collaborate launches a report with the Coalition for Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS), which examines the question of how to shift relationships between commissioners and providers into the territory of real collaboration.
Public Service Spin-Outs 2014: Needs and Wants
Public Service Spin-Outs: Needs and Wants is a new report looking at UK 'spin-out' sector by assessing its needs, wants, obstacles and aspirations within public service delivery.
Managing Demand: Building Future Public Services
'Managing Demand: Building Future Public Services' explores the potential of Demand Management to address the unprecedented challenges of rising demand and changing demographics within a tough climate of fiscal constraints.
Leading Across the Sectors: new career pathways for social change
Leading Across the Sectors draws together the views of a range of experts to build a new blueprint for future career pathways across the sectors. This report was launched on 21 November 2013, with an expert panel of speakers including Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, Lord Victor Adebowale, Chief Executive of Turning Point, and David Archer, Director of Socia Ltd and author of ‘Collaborative Leadership'.
Blog posts
Moving from the margins: the challenges of building integrated local services – a discussion paper by Collaborate and Turning Point
Moving from the margins is a discussion paper produced by Collaborate and Turning Point that presents seven key insights for building integrated public services.
The Collaborative University: connecting people, place and policy
In her latest blog, Collaborate's Adelaide Adade argues the case for a model of higher education that moves beyond intent in the sector to practical routes to change.
The Raffles Review of our ‘Anatomy of Collaboration’
'The Anatomy of Collaboration' is a new report from Collaborate in partnership with Oxford University’s Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice and London South Bank University. The report sets out the key facets of successful collaboration.
Place-Based Routes out of the Brexit Crisis
The Brexit vote strains the social cohesion that has sustained our welfare model for decades. We need to re-think how we design and deliver services and place is the key.
The Anatomy of Collaboration
'The Anatomy of Collaboration' is a new report from Collaborate in partnership with Oxford University’s Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice and London South Bank University. The report sets out the key facets of successful collaboration.
Helping Europe’s Social Funders to Collaborate
Last month Collaborate, along with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the IKEA Foundation and Big Lottery Fund, presented the Funding Ecology concept and the complimentary mapping technique at the European Foundation Centre’s annual conference. The session encouraged independent funders from across Europe to consider their role and value within a funding ecosystem, and provided examples of how mapping could support this process of awareness. See here for a more detailed review.
Why demand management matters to Europe’s cities. The best idea you’ve never heard of
Henry Kippin writes for URBACT on why demand management will become fundamental to the sustainability of cities.
Wanted: Collaboration that Gets Things Done
Collaborate director Henry Kippin responds to recent arguments that collaboration is a trend whose time has come and gone.
Funding ecology – a comma towards a full stop
Big Lottery Fund's Sufina Ahmad and Rosie Mockett share their thoughts on the second report in the funding ecology programme.
Demand Management and Behaviour Change: a manual for collaborative practice
Collaborate and the Leadership Centre are today launching a delivery-focussed manual for managing demand. This follows on from major Collaborate research in 2014, that explored the potential of demand management to address unprecedented social and economic challenges within a tough climate of fiscal constraints.