In this episode, we dive into Emergent Learning and discuss how its principles and practices can support collaboratives navigating uncertainty, complexity, and change.

We talk with Together Bay Area about their experience shifting their coalition from nearly sunsetting to achieving a vibrant renewal.

We learn about the work of CoCreative and how they work with collaboratives to blend structured and emergent strategies to collective work.

We talk with Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono about what they’ve learned hosting Belonging Conversations, and what factors have been most helpful in creating empathy across community divides.

We talk with E3 Alliance’s founder and former CEO Susan Dawson about her new book and explore the essential skills backbone teams need to effectively influence their collective – especially when they do not hold formal authority.

We learn about the work of the Just Transition Fund and explore how communities heavily reliant on a single industry can come together to diversify and build a more resilient economy.

In a candid conversation that is both sobering and hopeful, Forum senior advisor Junious Williams talks with Erika Bernabei and Theo Miller (Equity & Results) about this current chaotic time for U.S. collective impact initiatives.

We talk with Melinda Tuan from the Fund for Shared Insight about what it takes to support and encourage change in how foundations work with communities.

We talk with Paul Schmitz and Dominique Samari, authors of the recent report, “Backbone Leadership Is Different," to learn about how backbone leadership is unique and why It differs from traditional, more hierarchical leadership styles.

We explore the challenges and opportunities for collaboratives engaging, partnering, and building meaningful relationships with companies to advance social change work.