How Can Your Collaborative Strategy Be Both Structured and Emergent?

What does it look like for a collaborative to balance planned strategies with new and rising needs?

In this new podcast discussion, we talk with Melissa Darnell, Heather Equinoss, and Luzette Jaimes from the organization CoCreative, and learn how they work with collaboratives to blend structured and emergent strategies when doing collective work.

Listen in as we explore:

• How to navigate complex challenges by embracing uncertainty while maintaining clear purpose and shared goals.
• What methods can be used for co-designing solutions, fostering continuous learning, and adapting to shifting contexts.
• Why embracing the messy, unpredictable nature within collaboration is critical to progress.

Resources and Footnotes:

• CoCreative and the organization’s Creative Tools library
• Collaborative Innovation Roadmap
• 6 Patterns in Collaborative Innovation
• 4 Agendas in Collaborative Innovation
• Collaboration Advisor AI Tool

More on Collective Impact

• Infographic: What is Collective Impact?
• Resource List: Getting Started in Collective Impact

The Intro music, entitled “Running,” was composed by Rafael Krux, and can be found here and is licensed under CC: By 4.0. 

The outro music, entitled “Deliberate Thought,” was composed by Kevin Macleod. Licensed under CC: By.

Have a question related to collaborative work that you'd like to have discussed on the podcast? Contact us at: https://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/contact-us/