5. Achieving Transformation

Welcome to Achieving Transformation! This phase of the Collaborative Change Cycle is all about embedding new ways of working for long-term change to shift the underlying design of the system that held the problem in place.

What you might see

There is a genuine movement for change that is sustainable and ongoing;
Resentment of strong and long-term community leaders (there is a risk that community leadership, structures and processes become fixed, and/or that some community members are perceived to have special status);
Sustained community leadership, control and engagement;
Community holding service providers and government to account;
Community decision-making embedded in the initiative;
Government agencies sharing evidence and stories about the impact of community leadership to achieve systems change;
Community actively self-organising in support of the agenda.

What you can do

Provide ongoing opportunities for new and existing community leaders to develop and have influence;
Facilitate ongoing community participation in all aspects of the work, including decision-making groups, working groups, community participation activities, as well as paid and unpaid work;
Promote the role and contribution of community members in preparing for and achieving transformation.