“To effectively capitalize on this rare window of opportunity, governments need to look beyond the short-term influx of stimulus dollars and articulate a much broader vision for enhancing infrastructure as measured not just by jobs, but by enhanced productive capacity for the future. The purpose
“Moving On addresses the exit aspects of a partnership – a part of the cycle often unplanned or mishandled. The Moving On toolbook focuses on the exit aspects of a partnership a part of the cycle often unplanned or mishandled. It also looks at the
“The Brokering Guidebook illuminates the critical part played by brokers in multi-sector partnerships as both process managers and behind the scenes leaders. It focuses on partnership brokering — that essential intermediary function that enables partners to work well together and ensure the maximum effectiveness of
The Wicked Problems Plaza (WPP)
“Partnerships are great — except when they’re not. Partnerships (or strategic alliances) allow us to tackle hard problems together and 'co-produce' solutions. … Decision‐makers who want to make better choices about partnerships — those working in the public, private or non‐governmental (non-profit) sector or across
“The growing body of literature on partnerships has paid most attention to their implications at the macro level, for society, as well as the meso level, for the partnering organisations. While generating many valuable insights, what has remained underexposed is the micro level, i.e. the
“Most research on Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure development focuses on phases prior to construction. The implementation phase itself has received less attention. However, sound public–private agreements and project preparations can fail during project implementation because of, for example, unforeseen events and ineffective responses to
“Collaborative approaches are increasingly used to address challenging environmental problems in the United States and around the world. The inclusion of multiple stakeholders and sources of information is expected to solve such problems. Prior research has highlighted the importance of collaborative process characteristics in reaching
“This research reviews a highly successful model of network collaboration that contained the outbreak of Exotic Newcastle disease (a highly contagious disease among poultry) in California in 2002. The success of the effort was in part the result of the incident management system approach taken,
“For over 20 years, the Inclusion Initiative supported social justice through the promotion of diversity and inclusion, based on race, culture, gender, sexual orientation, and physical abilities within organizations. … While the II continues to be grounded in the process of individual, organizational and community