Sense-making, relationship-building and network-weaving
towards a culture of co-operation that cares for each other and our Earth

Building collective wisdom - recognising contexts and complexities 

Strengthening community agency , small organisations and organisational ecosystems
for local resilience, economic fairness, ecological regeneration and systems change

​Let's move beyond winner-takes-all, come together in solidarity, and look after each other and our Earth. 

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InCollaboration is a social change agency and consultancy. We are relationship-builders, context-sensemakers, strategists, network-weavers and catalysts. We work across and within different contexts, organisations, sectors and movements.

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We identify and make sense of issues facing our world. We recognise we are in a time of change, uncertainty and collapsing systems - with increasing concentration of wealth and power, juxtaposed with increasing poverty and cost of living crises,  multiple unprecedented ecological crises, community tensions and declining trust in our institutions. 

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We spark and nurture the joining of forces locally and globally to build on strengths, strengthen communities and respond meaningfully to the challenges and crises - including climate change, biodiversity loss, inequality, homelessness, food insecurity, mental health, community stress and marginalisation.

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​We encourage recognising complexity and the contexts of problems, working with and changing those contexts (as levers of change) to co-create more supportive environments. We discourage simplistic solutions. We recognise interdependence and interrelatedness.

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​We enable and support the building of trusting relationships, as such relations form the foundation for transformational change. Through building stronger relationships we break down divisions and tap into the power and passion of people, communities and networks. ​

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We work to strengthen community and organisational ecosystems and balance cooperation and competition. We highlight the strengths of and work to influence greater sharing of power and decision-making within and between community, and cooperative, not-for-profit, business and government sectors. 

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While we promote interconnected responses and collaboration, we acknowledge collaboration is not easy, co-option can take place and is not always the best way forward. ​​

 

We believe that "small is beautiful" and challenge the notion that bigger is better. We value small, independent and local organisations, including voluntary groups, small not-for-profits, co-operatives, social enterprises and small business.

 

At the same time we also work with governments and large organisations. We enable connected-up solutions. 

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We are part of the global Commons and Community Wealth Building movements, with InCollaboration having been the lead catalysing organisation for Sydney Commons Lab. These movements promote community agency and aliveness; community-led initiatives for shared local sufficiency, wealth and resilience; community stewardship and ownership; and regenerative ways of living and working that care for self, each other and our Earth. Read more

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As a purpose-driven social change agency we contribute, gift, undertake pro bono and paid work. We proactively build relationships, work in collaboration and adapt our strategies to accelerate collaborative impact.

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As a consultancy, we act as a thinking partner and assist leaders and organisations aligned with our values and goals. We share our insights, help make sense of interrelated issues and opportunities, facilitate relationships and enable new possibilities for clients. 

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