27. Other Forces for Good
The Collective is now recognised as an emerging force for good in Barking and Dagenham. Other forces are emerging.
26. Healthy Tensions
There are tensions. Inevitably. Some are old, some new. Some are deep seated, some contextual.
25. Making the Most of the Capabilities of People in the Social Sector
It will take time for the benefits of the networks to become apparent. But some gains are already clear.
24. The Purpose or Functions of the Networks
Nobody prescribed what a network should do. But we can learn from what they have done in the last 12 months.
23. A Positive Sum Game
When it works well, the Collective appears to make the whole of the social sector more than the sum of its parts.
22. Values
At its inception, the Collective took on the values described in the Civil Society Futures report.
12. Trials, Surveys, Walkabouts and Curiosity
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab established in 2003 by Banerjee Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan has been the catalyst for nearly 1,000 evaluations in 81 countries.
11. It only becomes real when you write it down
Feynman’s test of an idea was whether he could explain it to a Martian. He approached all explanation in five steps.
21. A Network of Networks
The Collective has decided not to establish any kind of formal organisation. It is a network of networks.
20. Introduction and looking back to Year 1
The BD_Collective is beginning its third year.
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