TPI’s Executive Director Darian Stibbe joined a Business Fights Poverty online discussion on 22 April 2020, to explore what we can learn from new partnerships emerging during COVID-19 and the innovations they are creating, with a focus on business-led partnerships. What many of these initiatives have in common is the willingness of organisations to work across sectors, pooling resources and […]
LEARNING FROM STARLINGS: How and why we collaborate more efficiently during crisis
By Dave Prescott, Creative Director of The Partnering Initiative and Victoria Thom, Principal of Synergy 2030. The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a global crisis, throwing us into uncertainty and complexity at a depth and scale that is very unfamiliar. Our health, economic, political and social systems are being stretched out of their traditional shape. While […]
Partnering at speed against COVID-19
By Sarita Sehgal and Dave Prescott When working collaboratively, shared strategic objectives and trust are essential. During emergencies, common needs and shared objectives are much clearer, and trust doesn’t need to be built up. These two elements set the base for all sorts of creative use of resources, and opportunities, that can happen much more […]
Kenya, a pioneer in partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals
Q&A with Darian Stibbe, Executive Director, The Partnering Initiative. The Sustainable Development Goals have ignited the growth of a wide range of new development partnerships, from international networks to community-led multi-stakeholder alliances. One country in particular is standing out above the crowd in recognising the need for transformative partnerships: Kenya. So this country was a great […]