Collaboration for Impact: Lessons from the Field (Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)) - Softcover

Butcher, John; Gilchrist, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1760463965 ISBN 13: 9781760463960

Publisher: ANU Press, 2020

Synopsis

Collaboration is often seen as a palliative for the many wicked problems challenging our communities. These problems affect some of the most vulnerable and unempowered people in our community. They also carry significant implications for policy processes, programs of service and, ultimately, the budgets and resourcing of national and sub-national governments. The road to collaboration is paved with good intentions. But, as John Butcher and David Gilchrist reveal, ‘good intentions’ are not enough to ensure well-designed, effective and sustainable collaborative action. Contemporary policy-makers and policy practitioners agree that ‘wicked’ problems in public policy require collaborative approaches, especially when those problems straddle sectoral, institutional, organisational and jurisdictional boundaries. The authors set out to uncover the core ingredients of good collaboration practice by talking directly to the very people that are engaged in collaborative action. This book applies the insights drawn from conversations with those engaged in collaborations for social purpose—including chief executives, senior managers and frontline workers—to the collaboration challenge. Backed up by an extensive review of the collaboration literature, Butcher and Gilchrist translate their observations into concrete guidance for collaborative practice. The unique value in this book is the authors’ combination of scholarly work with practical suggestions for current and prospective collaborators.

Edition details

• Publisher: ANU Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1760463965
• ISBN 13: 9781760463960
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250