The Five Conditions of Collective Impact Success

Collective Impact is more rigorous and specific than collaboration among organizations. There are five conditions that, together, lead to meaningful results from Collective Impact:

1. Common Agenda: All participants have a shared vision for change including a common understanding of the problem and a joint approach to solving it through agreed upon actions
2. Shared Measurement: Collecting data and measuring results consistently across all participants ensures efforts remain aligned and participants hold each other accountable
3. Mutually Reinforcing Activities: Participant activities must be differentiated while still being coordinatedthrough a mutually reinforcing plan of action
4. Continuous Communication: Consistent and open communication is needed across the many players to build trust, assure mutual objectives, and appreciate common motivation
5. Backbone Organization: Creating and managing collective impact requires a separate organization(s) with staff and a specific set of skills to serve as the backbone for the entire initiative and coordinate participating organizations and agencies

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All persons have common core values, such as safety, significance and belonging. Conflict occurs not over core values, but over differing cultural methods used to achieve common values. Methods are negotiable, values are not. When methods are negotiable, change is possible. Conflict is best resolved by acknowledging and honoring common core values and negotiating the difference in methods.

This practice tip is drawn from Andre Koen's ADR CLE presentation, "Diversity as a Tool in ADR," at the ADR Section meeting on February 11, 2014.

Practice tip written by Louis Robards, MSBA ADR Council Member.

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Andre Koen To Speak At 121st Annual MSSA Training Conference And Expo

Diversity Training Specialist Andre Koen is slated to speak at the Minnesota Social Service Association’s 121st Annual Training Conference and Expo. The
MSSA 2014 conference will be held March 18th - 21st at Hilton Minneapolis.

MOUNDS VIEW, MN (March 17, 2014) - Bringing his own brand of diversity training to an even broader audience Andre Koen is slated to speak at the 121st Annual Training Conference and Expo for the Minnesota Social Service Association (MSSA). The conference will be held March 18th through the 21st and will help inform the leaders of health and human service agencies, their peers and staff members. Held at the lovely Hilton Minneapolis the MSSA annual event is known as the largest most comprehensive and cost-effective health and human service conference in the nation.

Koen said of the annual social service conference in Minneapolis, “It’s my honor to work with a reputable organization like MSSA. Being one of their speakers is by far a highlight for me due to the prime audience that can benefit from what I have to share. It’s proven to be effective and a thrill to see it be available in such an advantageous way.” Koen’s workshops are scheduled at four times throughout the day on March 21st. Rounding out the event, Koen will speak on “Wealth and Poverty” beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Diversity Trainer will then speak on “Creating Cultural Competence” at 10:15 a.m and “Archie Bunker: The Great American Hero” at 1:15 p.m. Finally, he will speak at 3:00 p.m. about “Sexual Harassment and the Hostile Work Environment.”

Endeavoring to bring information to the masses the MSSA 2014 conference will include various national and local presenters over the four day event. Attendees will have opportunities to network with public and private agencies, direct line staff and leaders in various sectors of the industry from within and without their region. Additionally attendees can visit more than 150 exhibits that will offer technology vital to health and human services.

About Andre Koen:

Andre Koen is a Diversity Trainer in Mounds View, Minnesota that provides his clients with one-on-one online courses and diversity education. Described as “Andre, the Enkindled Spirit” Koen is adept at leadership development, empowerment and cross-cultural competence training. Koen focuses on sensitivity, team building and anti-racism training and has a weekly blog that discusses ideas on how to control, remove and fight discrimination. Additionally, he holds Organizational Training Workshops on Mondays from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Rasmussen College in Blaine, Minnesota.

For more information visit www.AndreKoen.com andwww.OrganizationalLift.org. The conference will be held at Hilton Minneapolis 1001 Marquette Ave. Minneapolis, MN.

Contact:

Andre Koen
Speaker
651.998.9376
andre@amhorizons.com

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