Sustainable change depends on having people with the problem internalize the change. Heifetz and Linsky, 2002

The IDEA Partners know the value of this statement. In years of bringing people together, we have focused on both the technical and the human side of change. The work of many researchers have guided us, especially the common sense approach of Heifetz and Lipsky. You will find their influence throughout our site. Visit the People to People Collection to learn more about the human side of change and learn how we have operationalized it in our Blueprint: The Partnership Way.

CONTENTS

Leading by Convening

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Coalescing Around Issues Tools

• How People Are
• Four Simple Questions
• Seeds of Trust
• Meet the Stakeholders

Ensuring Relevant Participation Tools

• What’s in it for Me?
• Engaging Everybody
• Learn the Language: Make the Connection
• Web of Connections (PDF Version)

Doing the Work Together Tools

• Problems Come Bundled
• Building Engagement
• Defining Our Core (PDF Version)
• One-Way, Two-Way Learning (PDF Version)

Bringing It All Together Tools

• A Quick Chronology of Engagement
• Give Value First
• Your Brand
• Measuring Progress (PDF Version)

Meetings to Co-Create Tools

• Co-Creating Tools
• Grounding Assumptions
• Needs of the Field
• Developing a PowerPoint and Notes (PDF Version)
• Dialogue Guides (PDF Version)