PREMIUM CONTENT | In order to successfully address our society’s and the world’s most perplexing problems, what’s needed are “large, cross-sector, multistakeholder collaborations and other collective efforts.” Isn’t it time we retire this “Lone Ranger” figure once and for all? This article is part of our recent attempt to advance this sector’s conversations about leadership and collective action.
PREMIUM CONTENT | This article’s authors, Landsman and Roimi, have firsthand experience with the so-called “collective impact” model—Landsman in the StrivePartnership group upon which the model was based. Here, the two describe the limitations of the model’s five-point system and present two case studies in line with a deeper systems-change approach to collective work. This article is part of a larger discussion meant to advance your knowledge and a larger dialogue on this topic.
PREMIUM CONTENT | This article challenges a core collective impact model tenet—that networks must be supported by a backbone organization. One danger of backbones is they can inadvertently defuse the grassroots energy that is so central to effective social change.
Finally, we learn the identity of the elusive “Mr. Boston,” a major player in the release of the Pentagon Papers. He was here with us the whole time, toiling away on building models for a more inclusive alternative economy.
As the legal cannabis industry emerges, advocates must pay attention to issues of race equity.
The Meow Wolf arts collective is building an alternative arts venue for artists to collaborate, and it’s experiencing big success.
We wanted to highlight this article we published online last week because we think it is a critically important precursor of what our environment will include as we organize to pursue social justice over the next four years.
PREMIUM CONTENT | The notion of a common agenda is often taken for granted as a core need for building collective impact, when in fact it poses a real stumbling block for networks in their early stages.
