Tools & Resources

Deep Collaboration is a process or way of working that was created by First Nations and other Multicultural Australians to find new ways to work and lead together. This handout outlines a reading, created by Micky Scott Bey Jones (for the Interaction Institute for Social Change) that can be used to…

  Deep Collaboration is a way of working that was created by First Nations and other Multicultural Australians to find new ways to work and lead together. Understanding levels of safety is crucial in this work. This video discusses why and some ways you can consider to increase safety.

Deep Collaboration is a way of working that was created by First Nations and other Multicultural Australians to find new ways to work and lead together. A key principle is to be prepared to have 'skin in the game'. This video unpacks why you need to consider it, and what sort of things it relates…

Step 4 introduces additional skills you can use once you understand the key roles & patterns of behaviour, including various techniques for facilitating collaboration and power dynamics in groups. Deep Collaboration is a way of working that was created by First Nations and other…

Step 5 looks at the nuanced skills of facilitating ‘Hot spots’ – naturally occurring points of tension signalling potential breakthrough in a collaboration. Deep Collaboration is a way of working that was created by First Nations and other Multicultural Australians to find new ways to work and…

This video explores fostering and practising ‘neutrality’ as a facilitator, whilst acknowledging when you will bring your own bias’ and values into the work. Deep Collaboration is a way of working that was created by First Nations and other Multicultural Australians to find new ways to work…

An overview of important things to consider (beyond Cultural Competency) before entering into partnerships between First Nations and Other Multicultural Australians. It includes concepts such as understanding the historical patterns of working, being aware and making decisions about language and…

This resource introduces 3 tools from service design, evaluation and start-up thinking that can be important in creating sustainability in the long term: Theory of Change; Business Model Canvas; and Service Blueprint.

This resource is a field guide to the use of participatory and other research tools by Aboriginal research practitioners in Australia.

A paper by Mark Cabaj on evaluating scaling efforts.

This resource is a video of Rich Harwood describing the Harwood Institute’s concept of Turning Outward, or making the community the reference point for everything you do.

This tool will help you to identify how ready your system (group, community or organisation) is for collaboration and adaptation. It can also be modified to help you assess readiness for tackling complex challenges.

This tool will help you to map and interpret stakeholder dynamics in your initiative. This tool can be useful at the start of an initiative when you are working out the ‘lay of the land’, if things go wrong, if there is conflict, or if you are not making progress.

This resource articulates four steps in aligning collective effort.

This tool will help you to identify: • Factors that have contributed to the change you seek. • Evidence demonstrating the contribution. • The strength of the contribution. • Identify new means of and opportunities to exercise leadership.