Why are we doing Collective Impact and Systems Thinking?
Our ambition is to work together to build stronger, more resilient communities through long-term, cross-sector initiatives. We are driven by enriching society and delivering positive change within our local communities. We recognise that we cannot deliver sustainable change by working alone, and that innovation and learning are key to producing deeper impact.
Collective Impact and Systems Thinking give us a guiding framework to deliver on those aims by leveraging our convening power as a civic institution and working alongside partners to deliver lasting benefits for communities. These innovative approaches are showing promising outcomes and wide-ranging impacts so far. We are excited to share the progress being made in tackling systemic problems by addressing their root causes.
Collective Impact
Collective Impact provides a framework for cross-sector partnership working. Partners agree on a plan to address the root causes of persistent problems and collaborate around a common agenda and a shared measurement system. Partners commit to delivering mutually reinforcing activities and backbone support.
Systems Thinking
Systems Thinking draws on a broad range of perspectives to better understand complex social challenges. The process allows new insights to emerge and enables the root causes of persistent problems to be identified and addressed.
Read more about why we adopted a Systems Thinking approach in this blog post.
The Collective Impact brand
Collective Impact has a distinct brand to support communication across our initiatives, Bulwell Cradle to Career, Mansfield Getting School Ready, and Clifton Together, as well as future projects. Acting as an umbrella identity, it represents our shared approach to collaboration and systems change.
Local Collective Impact initiatives
Explore our active Collective Impact local initiatives, where Nottingham Trent University and community partners are working together to create meaningful change.
Mansfield Getting School Ready
Working with partners from schools, services and communities so that all children thrive in Mansfield.
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Clifton Together
Improving educational, career and prosocial opportunities for young people in Clifton.
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Bulwell Cradle to Career
Developing a fair future for children and young people in Bulwell to flourish.
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Collective Impact projects
Learn more about our standalone Collective Impact projects, highlighting the work and learning that continue to shape our approach.
Get in touch
Contact CenSCE@ntu.ac.uk if you have any questions or would like to find out more about any of our work.