1. Cynthia Silva Parker Maanav Thakore

2. EQUITYOur mission is to ignite and sustain social transformation, catalyze collective action and build collaborative skill to bring alive our vision of a just and sustainable world.Collaboration 3. EQUITYTo explore collaborative tools and mindsets to guide communities from vision to action in pursuit of equityCollaboration 4. EQUITY Movingtoward equity is an adaptive challenge Benefits and risks of collaboration Tools for engaging stakeholdersCollaboration 5. EQUITY Whatis your name and organization? Whatbrought you to your work as a planner? Whatchallenge do you bring to this conversation?Collaboration 6. EQUITYensuring FULL INCLUSION of the ENTIRE REGIONs RESIDENTS in the economic, social, and political life of the region, REGARDLESS OF race, ethnicity, age, gender, neighbor hood of residence, or other characteristicCollaboration Source: Policy Link 7. EQUITYCollaboration 8. EQUITYCollaboration 9. EQUITYAdaptive problems . . . are not so well defined, the answers are not known in advance [They] require innovation and learning among the interested parties and, even when a solution is discovered, no single entity has the authority to impose it on the others. The stakeholders themselves must create and implement the solution because the problem itself lies in their attitudes, priorities or behavior, and only a change within and between them will produce a solution.V. Kania and Mark R. Kramer Ronald A. Heifetz, JohnCollaborationThe Dilemma of Foundation Leadership 10. EQUITYCollaboration 11. EQUITYCollaboration 12. EQUITYCollaboration 13. EQUITYCollaboration 14. EQUITYCollaboration 15. EQUITYCollaboration Adapted from Roger Hart, UNICEF, Tom Wolff (1997) 16. EQUITYCollaboration Adapted from Roger Hart, UNICEF, Tom Wolff (1997) 17. EQUITYCollaboration Adapted from Roger Hart, UNICEF, Tom Wolff (1997) 18. EQUITY Whereare your engagement efforts typically on the ladder? How can you influence engagement practices in your work and community to be higher up the ladder? Where do you have power? When are you a gatekeeper?CollaborationAdapted from Roger Hart, UNICEF, Tom Wolff (1997) 19. EQUITYThe success of an intervention depends on the interior condition of the intervenor.William OBrienCollaboration 20. EQUITYCollaboration 21. EQUITYWhats the Context and Who are the Stakeholders?Pathway To ActionCURRENT REALITYShared Language & Analysis PATHWAY TO ACTION Vision Problems/Opportunities Solutions Implementation PlanDESIRED FUTURECollaboration1. Where are we?3. How are we going to get there? 2. Where do we want to be? Interaction Associates, adapted by Institute for Social Change w/permission 22. EQUITY ..Pluses +Deltas ..Collaboration 23. EQUITYCynthia Silva Parker cparker@interactioninstitute.org Maanav Thakore mthakore@interactioninstitute.org Join the conversation at our blog: www.interactioninstitute.org/blog Check out our workshops www.interactioninstitute.org/workshopsCollaboration 24. EQUITYResults Balancing theProcessRelationshipsCollaboration Interaction Associates, Inc.