Participating in convening events is a regular feature of civil society work. Many of us attend a patchwork of meetings each year, from online information-sharing sessions to residential retreats. Convening can spark and sustain collaboration, deepen learning and help align efforts for systems change. But it can also be costly and time-consuming, which is why
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On the afternoon of our annual in-person meeting of the Place-based Systems Change Community of Practice we began exploring the question that will be the focus of an intensive inquiry for Renaisi over the next six months: What does it mean to sustain place-based systems change?
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On June 24th, the community gathered in South East London to explore a question that’s been on our mind for a while: What does it take to sustain Place-Based Systems Change?
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The question: is place-based systems change getting harder? has been coming up frequently in our work with places, people and partnerships.
This question helps us consider how the wider context for the place or system that we’re trying to change might be changing and how these shifts in context impact our work.
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Our Community of Practice for Place-Based Systems Change met a few weeks ago to share stories and experiences on building effective partnerships with stakeholders from across different parts of the system. Our aim was to get under the skin of the questions of motivation to engage, and what meaningful engagement really looks like.
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