Inclusive Systems Innovation: big collaborations, small circles

Collaboration makes magic, but collaboration doesn’t just happen like magic.

Last November 2020, we shared our take on why collaboration is the secret to innovation and systemic change in a plenary hosted by United Nations Development Programme — UNDP in Asia and The Pacific and States of Change. We are honored to have shared the space with Kelly Ann McKercher, who also reminds us that collaboration is about weaving a patchwork of ideas, perspectives and experiences.

Things discussed included:

• the ‘boring revolution’ and its role in system transition
• the role of small circles in transition to the new system
• the role of radical collaborations in transitioning to the new system
• why we need more ‘co-heroes’ and less heroes
• how systems are built on relationships and how to prioritise them in your work
• some recent examples of system change initiatives in the Philippines
• how they work to meaningfully connect with their community + how, in their different contexts they work to ensure that new voices of power and experience are heard and centred

As we #maketogetherwork, we continue to unravel the answer to an important question: how can we use that patchwork to change the world?

Watch the entire session below.