Building transformative collaboration ecosystems

The Dialogic Change Model is a practical guide for the structured planning and implementation of collaborative change with multiple stakeholders in four distinct phases. The model is the basis for developing process architectures that support stakeholders to operate as a coherent and well-functioning collaboration ecosystem.

Distinguishing between four phases has proven helpful in taking all demands and requirements of the different stages of a collaborative change process into account. It helps to build collaboration ecosystems that can deliver.
Paying attention to the Compass Dimensions helps to enact a spirit of collective leadership throughout all phases. It enhances the quality of the collaboration in each phase and leads to better and more sustainable outcomes.
Using the Collaboration Catalysts for process monitoring enables you to improve the collaboration pattern.
The guiding principles of the model are based on the Dialogic Practices of voice, listen, respect, and suspend. By using structured dialogue to create a space for collective intelligence, the model facilitates a process architecture that can be owned by all stakeholders.

How to use the Dialogic Change Model

Understand the requirements of each phase in a collaborative change process and move swiftly from phase to phase to create the best possible outcomes.
Design high quality collaborative change processes using the hints and guiding questions for each of the phases of the Dialogic Change Model.
Design change process and collaborative roadmaps that enhance all stakeholders’ commitment to implement.

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A short history of the Dialogic Change Model

The Collective Leadership Institute has supported more than 40 local, national and international collaborative change projects for SDG implementation towards success. More than 4000 change agents gained process competence through capacity building programs. We began to systematically observe the success factors for collaboration and discovered how the quality of collaboration patterns had an impact on the results. Dysfunctional collaboration patterns such as continuously lingering mistrust, a lack of a sense of ownership, unilateral control and power dynamics, or all talk no action symptoms, always severely compromised results and impact. It turned out that paying attention to building human competencies for collaboration around the Collective Leadership Compass in the four phases of the Dialogic Change Model was the single most important factor for successful change. The application of both methodologies shows the pathway to making collaborative change truly transformative.

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Based on thorough research into success factors for multi-stakeholder collaborative change the six Collaboration Catalysts mirror the qualitatively enhanced Compass dimensions. They indicate a collaboration ecosystem that can deliver results. Process monitoring in the implementation phase of collaborative change should be based on these indicators, as they help to maintain and improve the quality of collaboration.

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Navigating transformative change in four phases

EXPLORING AND ENGAGING

Phase 1 is focused on raising the energy for collaborative change and dialogue.

Creating resonance and building the case for change
Understanding the context and stakeholders’ different viewpoints
Engaging stakeholders into preparatory conversations
Building a good container and raising energy for collective action

BUILDING AND FORMALIZING

Phase 2 is about consolidating the system of stakeholders into a collaboration ecosystem that can deliver.

Creating a joint vision for change
Clarifying goals and commitments
Establishing a sufficient resource base
Planning the future implementation together
Creating formal agreements

IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING

Phase 3 is about implementing planned activities, ensures joint learning and focuses on tangible results.

Implementing agreed-upon activities
Ensuring transparency and communication
Creating tangible results and showcases for change
Celebrating jointly achieved success
Evaluating progress and learning together

SUSTAINING AND EXPANDING IMPACT

Phase 4 is about bringing the collaboration ecosystem to the next level of impact and creating long-term structures for transformative change.

Involving new stakeholders and build new containers
Establishing adequate management structures
Creating governance mechanisms and long-lasting structures for change
Ensuring continuous learning systems

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