Through this guidance piece, BPD seeks to advise practitioners on the likely external obstacles that can block partnership progress. Anticipating these policy, procurement, legal, or other obstacles will assist the partners in designing refined strategies for a more effective partnership arrangement.
This research has resulted in a 4-page practitioner note and a 32-page full report. The full report includes a discussion of common 'enablers and disablers' for multi-sector partnerships; including issues around organisational cohesion, relationships between partners and the scope of the partnership. There is also a dialogue tool for practitioners and partnership brokers to explore strategies for overcoming disabling factors within multi-sector partnerships.
Creating Space for Innovation - Full report
(781 KB PDF file)
Creating Space for Innovation - Practitioner Note
(352 KB PDF file)