Tools & Resources

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This library of helpful tools and resources was curated from thought leaders and change-makers around the world. We are working continuously to add helpful information.

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This resource provides an overview of the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) process.

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This resource defines principles and standards that underpin effective engagement and participation to earn trust and overcome complexity. The framework divides ‘Ways of Engaging’ into four categories: Share, Consult, Deliberate, and Collaborate.    

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1. Readiness Runway

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Quiz This resource contains a series of tools for planning community engagement to be more purposeful, equitable, transparent, and…

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  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.

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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…

Deep Collaboration

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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.

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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.

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1. Readiness Runway

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This resource from Australians Together outlines clearly why and how Intergenerational Trauma needs to be understood in the context of working with First Nations Australians.

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John Kania talks about 'System Leadership' as the leadership required for systems change and identifies leadership as the biggest distinguishing factor of successful Collective Impact efforts. This is an excerpt of a video interview in 2020 with John Kania by CFI Director, Kerry…

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This resource describes the difference between leaders who need to be the centre of attention and leaders who create the conditions for collaborative outcomes.

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This resource describes different approaches to leadership and identifies those best suited to collaborative community impact and systems change.

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This resource situates collective impact in relation to similar approaches, notes similarities and differences, and makes recommendations for enhancing collaborative community practice.

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This resource describes the core capabilities of system leaders and describes the means by which they may be acquired.

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This resource helps individuals think systemically about social change, explore what is happening below the surface on issues they care about, and determine how they and their organizations can pursue large-scale change in a disciplined and holistic manner.

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