COLLECTIVE IMPACT – SKILLS
BUILDING WORKSHOP
OPEC Conference - June 27, 2016
Liz Weaver, Tamarack Institute
www.tamarackcommunity.ca
Workshop Facilitator:
Liz Weaver
Vice President, Tamarack Institute
e. [email protected]
p. 519-647-2963
About Liz
Liz is passionate about the power and potential of communities getting to impact on complex
issues. Liz leads the Tamarack Learning Centre providing strategic direction for the design and
development of learning activities. The Tamarack Learning Centre strategically invests in
community leaders to co-generate knowledge and become a collective force for social change. Liz
is one of Tamarack's highly regarded trainers and has developed and delivered curriculum on a
variety of workshop topics including collaborative governance, leadership, collective impact,
community innovation, influencing policy change and social media for impact and engagement.
Prior to this role, Liz led the Vibrant Communities Canada team and assisted place-based
collaborative tables to develop their frameworks of change, supported and guided their projects.
In her career, Liz has held leadership positions with YWCA Hamilton, Volunteer Hamilton and
Volunteer Canada. In 2002, Liz completed a Masters of Management for National Voluntary Sector
Leaders through McGill University. Liz was awarded a Queen's Jubilee Medal in 2002 for her
leadership in the voluntary sector,and in 2004 was awarded the Women in in the Workplace award
from the City of Hamilton.
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Using Collective Impact to Drive Community Change
Workshop Agenda
June 27, 2016
8:30 am
Registration and Networking
9:00 am
Welcome and Setting the Context for Today
9:15 am
Who is in the Room? Making Connections
9:30 am
Collective Impact – A Framework for Community Change
10:30 am
Break and Networking
10:45 am
The Phases of Collective Impact and the Eco-Cycle
12:00 pm
Lunch and Networking
1:00 pm
Putting Collective Impact into Practice – Part 1
2:30 pm
Break and Networking
2:45 pm
Putting Collective Impact into Practice – Part 2
4:30 pm
Top 3 Priorities Moving Forward
5:00 pm
Workshop Closes
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The Collaboration Spectrum
EXERCISE DESCRIPTION:
The word ‘collaboration’ can be interpreted in many different ways. There is a continuum of different
collaborative approaches. As groups move along the continuum they must pay attention to activities
that build trust amongst the partners. Collective Impact efforts exist within the stages of the
collaboration continuum that include coordination of efforts, collaboration amongst partners and the
integration of services and programs. While distinguishes Collective Impact as a form of collaboration
is its unique emphasis on: the use of shared data; and, its focus on working together across multiple
sectors.
EXERCISE HOW-TO:
1. Ask participants to place a colored dot on a visual of the Collaboration Spectrum to depict the
level of collaboration currently happening regarding your issue.
2. You can also ask them to place a second different colour dot on the Collaboration Spectrum to
depict the level of collaboration that the personally would like to see in addressing your issue.
3. Debrief and discuss similarities and differences reflected in the placement of dots.
EXERCISE DEBRIEF:
Some suggested debrief questions include:
 How can we get others excited to work with us on this issue?
 What additional information do community partners require (& who should they hear it from)?
 Do we have this information? If not, where can we find it?
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The Collaboration Spectrum Worksheet
CURRENT LEVEL OF COLLABORATION:
Place a blue dot on the Collaboration Spectrum to indicate the current level of collaboration
regarding our issue. Jot down a few points about how you reached your assessment: What are you
seeing/not seeing?
IDEAL LEVEL OF COLLABORATION:
Place a green dot on the Collaboration Spectrum to indicate the ideal level of collaboration that you
would personally like to see. Jot down your thoughts and ideas regarding your assessment.
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The Phases of Community Change – The Eco-Cycle
Exercise: Map your path on the Eco-Cycle:
Table:
M = Me
D = Department
O = Organization
C = Collaborative
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Transitional Traps in the Eco-Cycle
Reflection Questions
How can I use this tool to improve outcomes at LCDS or with our community partners?
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Journey Mapping
EXERCISE DESCRIPTION:
The journey map is a method which captures the history and key decisions that have been
critical to the collaborative table or the collective impact initiative. A journey map is a simple
tool through which members of the collaborative table can identify the key steps in both their
formation and in their history. A journey map can both focus on the past and also identify the
future directions of the collaborative. A journey map is a visual depiction of the journey.
EXERCISE HOW-TO:
1. Provide the collaborative table with a couple of examples of journey maps to prompt
their thinking.
2. As participants to identify the key timelines of their collaborative history and the key
decisions, tasks, accomplishments in each of the timeline points.
3. Ask the participants to focus into the future, asking them to identify what they hope to
accomplish in the next three months, six months and in the next year.
4. Invite participants to build their journey map as a visual on a flip chart.
5. Debrief and discuss what was learned in the journey mapping process.
EXERCISE DEBRIEF:
Some suggested debrief questions include:
 What did we learn through the journey mapping process?
 How can we use the journey map to get others excited to work with us on this issue?
 What are the next steps for us?
 How do we keep the journey map alive?
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Top 100 Engagement Worksheet
Who are the top 100 people that “if they agreed, things would
change” who we need to engage to work with us?
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Goal: Comprehensive System Engagement
Challenge Today: Identify the key “door openers” to each sector in the system
Our Top 100: The 100 people that, if they bought into our change and plan, we are
confident that change would occur.
Next Steps: Build a database of those we most desire to engage with the constituency
or issue we represent. Host conversations for system-wide engagement and develop a
communications system that keeps them linked to our work.
Business Sector
Government or Public Sector
Share organizations, names and titles
Share organizations, names and titles
Citizens/Lived Experience
Voluntary/Charitable/Non-Profit Sector
Share organizations, names and titles
Share organizations, names and titles
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Ranking Our Top 100
WHO
ABILITY to
Help
ABILITY to
Help
WILL to
Help
WILL to
Help
The Reason
Ranking
The Reason
Ranking
NOTES
For more information on this tool see Community Conversations by Paul Born – pages 117-126.
The Engagement Cycle – A Strategic Engagement Tool
Shared Measurement
Complete the boxes and identify your community outcomes.