Forging collaboration via common goal setting
This tool offers guidance on identifying key actors, creating networks, and facilitating cross-sector cooperation to accelerate the transition towards sustainable and resilient food systems.
About the tool
What is forging new collaborations?
Forging new collaborations involves building partnerships and cooperative relationships between diverse stakeholders in the food system. It emphasizes the creation of new connections and collaborations to drive innovation, foster shared goals, and address complex challenges in food system transitions.
Who is this for?
This tool is designed for stakeholders in the food system, including businesses, policymakers, researchers, and civil society organizations. It is particularly useful for those seeking to collaborate across sectors and disciplines to achieve sustainable food system transitions.
What is this tool for?
The tool provides practical guidance on how to initiate and strengthen collaborations between different actors. It outlines approaches to identifying potential partners, establishing trust, and working together towards shared objectives. By using this tool, stakeholders can develop new partnerships that contribute to a more sustainable and resilient food system.
How does this tool relate to other tools?
This tools is a part of the Visioning and planning objective of stakeholder engagement. It will likely follow exercises in System and stakeholder mapping, such as Stakeholder analysis and Creating stakeholder engagement plan. After conducting this tool, you will likely benefit from novel ways of collaborating with stakeholders, for example, through Dynamic learning agendas.
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