Came across an interesting piece on building partnerships... an excerpt.
2 plus 2 equals how many?
2 + 2 = 3
Overlap, duplication, waste; competition not partnership
2 + 2 = 4
Co-ordination, co-operation and collaboration produce efficient working
3 + 1 = 4
Not so good; More of what one partner wants, less what the other wants; unequal power, no difference overall
2 + 2 = 5
Synergy; joint working produces more effective working between partner organisations
2 + 2 = 6
Synergy plus leverage, as joint working generates extra special funding for the neighbourhood from a third party
2 + 2 = 7
Synergy plus leverage plus main programme bending, as the big organisations adjust their own programmes
2 + 2 = 8
Synergy plus leverage plus mainstreaming plus influence, as partnerships influence national policy
