1. …capturing a willingness of the world to move forward.
Stages of
Intersectoral Collaboration
…capturing a willingness of the world to move forward.
Raul Hopkins
International Fund for Agriculture Development
Steve Waddell – MBA, PhD
The Collaboration Works
Organizational Futures
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2. Agenda 2:00 – 2:15 Agenda and introductions
2:15 – 3:00 Stage One: Preparing the Ground
3:00 – 3:40 Stage Two: Achieving the Goals
3:40 – 3:50 Stage Three: Moving Along: Developing plans and taking action

3. Use the learning cycle: observe-reflect-plan-act
Development Stages
Stage One: Preparing the Ground
A. Learning about ISCs: Building your understanding
B. Identifying the Options: Researching opportunities
Stage Two: Achieving the Goals
C. Initiating: Convening and facilitating stakeholders
D. Moving Along: Developing plans and taking action
Stage Three: Building Capacity for Greater Results
E. Scaling Up: Learning, Expanding and Replicating
Use the learning cycle: observe-reflect-plan-act
Steve Waddell © 2002

4. Stage One (A) – Learning About ISCs: Building Your Understanding
A.1  Why develop ISCs?
A.1.1   What are “organizational sectors”?
A.1.2    What is the rationale for ISCs?
A.1.3     In what types of situations are they appropriate?
A.1.4     What are the challenges of ICS?
A What is an ISC development process, how long does it take and what resources are needed?
Steve Waddell © 2002

5. Sectorally Distinct But Similar Concepts
Civil Society
State
Market
Social justice
Profitability
Southern countries
Developing countries
Campaigning
Marketing
Members
Owners
Community
Constituency
People
Money
Administrating
Managing
Steve Waddell © 2002

6. Exercise 1 – 10 minutes: In cross-sector groups of 3-6
Pick one row of words:
Do you agree with them and their position—if not, what ones would you use?
What are the similarities and the differences in the words.
How do words reflect differences in the way an organization operates?
Steve Waddell © 2002

7. Stage One (B): Indentifying the Options: Researching Opportunities
B.1  What is the nature of the problem/opportunity?
B.1.1  What is the problem/opportunity and who does it affect?
B.1.2   How are key stakeholder groups affected by the problem?
B.1.3  To what extent are resources from different stakeholders required?
B.1.4  What is the history of the issue?
Steve Waddell © 2002

8. Stage One (B): Indentifying the Options: Researching Opportunities
B.2  What is the stakeholders’ organizational capacity for an ISC?
B.2.1  What are the key organizations and players in the sectors?
B.2.2 What is the organizational capacity of the stakeholders to work together?
B.2.3  What present or potential coalitions exist among key actors?
B.2.4  To what extent is the issue widely perceived as a “crisis,” so otherwise reluctant parties might be willing to try something new?
B.2.5 Are key stakeholders “ready” for collaboration? What are the impediments?
Steve Waddell © 2002

9. An Example of a Domain Map
© Global Public Policy Research Group

10. Stage Two (C) – Initiating: Convening and Facilitating Stakeholders
C.1 How should the sectoral representatives be brought together?
C.1.1  What is the purpose of the meeting?
C.1.2  Who should call the meeting?
C.1.3   Where should the meeting be held?
C.1.4  What rules should govern the meeting?
C.1.5 Who will provide resources?
Steve Waddell © 2002

11. Stage Two (C):Initiating: Convening and Facilitating the Stakeholders
C.2 How can the parties establish a climate of optimism and a willingness to try new alternatives?
C.2.1 What processes can be used to explore differences and common interests?
C.2.2   How can parties reach a definition of the problem and define it as an opportunity?
C.2.3 What are the ingredients of successful definition?
Steve Waddell © 2002

12. Stage Two (D):Moving Along: Developing the plans and taking action
D.1 How can stakeholders develop plans that respect their differences and interests?
D.1.1 How can different perspectives be combined to develop strategies that make good use of the diverse resources?
D.1.2   How can further exploration, work and planning develop interactively?
D What are the goals of each participating organization?
D Is there enough mutual commitment of key stakeholders to move ahead?
D.1.5 Who will provide the necessary resources?

13. Stage Two (D):Moving Along: Developing the plans and taking action
D.2 How can stakeholders develop plans that respect their differences and interests?
D.2.1 How can inevitable tensions and conflicts that arise among actors be addressed?
D.2.2   How will decisions be handled, and to what extent is participation by grassroots groups required?
D What kinds of capacity-building are necessary for actors to do their parts?
Steve Waddell © 2002

14. Stage Three (E): Scaling Up: Expanding and Replicating
E.1 How can the learning be shared?
E.1.1 What is the learning?
E.1.2   How can the learning be further developed?
Steve Waddell © 2002

15. Stage Three (E): Scaling Up: Expanding and Replicating
E.2 How do ISCs terminate, continue or expand?
E.2.1 What is the appropriate process for expanding the activity?
E.2.2   How can actors mobilize continuing or expanded resources to support continuing or expanded activity?
E How can lethargy be overcome?
Steve Waddell © 2002