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As one of the first projects established for the SPSP initiative, Burnie Works wants is sharing learnings from their experience, in the hope of further strengthening the initiative and giving other communities a head start.

This is the first post in a series about our learnings from Burnie Works

We are excited to now be sharing a set of Deep Collaborative resources across the collaborative change cycle on Platform C. This will help drive new ways of creating shared leadership between First Nations and other multicultural Australians for collaborative systems change.

CFI Network Member, Sharon Fraser, shares reflections on how traditional, collaborative and cultural governance can deliver effective governance for purpose.

In August 2020, CFI held an online workshop that brought together people from across Australia to explore the experiences of international change leaders working towards systemic change. 

Imagining a new and different future, and being future-focused, has helped build a strong foundation or catalyst for change in examples referenced by the international speakers, and workshop participants.

Contributed by CFI Network member, Fiona McKenzie, April 2020

Finding ways to reflect deep conversations and connections is always challenging. Along with the opportunity I had to listen, learn and document the Mark Cabaj workshop on changing systems, power and potential organised by Collaboration for Impact (CFI) in Canberra on the 2nd and 3rd March 2020, I had the responsibility of capturing the insights and learnings to share with others. 

The nature of challenges Australia is facing are increasingly complex both at local & global levels. Challenges such as the climate crisis; self determination of First Nations peoples; increasing displacement of refugees and asylum seekers; housing affordability and increasing homelessness; and overall increasing inequality in Australia.

It was almost twelve months ago that we were invited to form a team to create an online resource for communities, one they could access, anywhere, anytime, regardless of budget. The task sounded simple enough – create free and accessible resources for change makers collaborating to address complex social issues. And consider how to incorporate things like designing for collaboration, leadership practice, community empowerment, measurement and learning. This all sounded extremely sensible and something that would be valuable for change makers from all walks of life.