Learn the mechanics of effective partnerships
Today’s global challenges are complex and cut across sectors. Addressing them requires the pooling together of the expertise, resources, competencies and disciplines of a diverse range of actors to produce outcomes that are greater than what any individual actor can achieve on their own. And yet when different actors work together, collaborative projects are often wrought with challenges, such as mismatched objectives, timelines, budgets, disciplinary backgrounds and work cultures.
In this workshop, participants learn:
When and how partnerships can support international policies and programmes to address global challenges
Different models of partnerships/collaborations
The mechanics of what makes an effective and sustainable partnership
Participants will be given case studies and tools to put what they learn into practice. They will also participate in a role play, taking on the profile of different actors to collaboratively design a partnership aimed at addressing a major global challenge.
Meet the trainer
Dr. Cecilia Cannon has 20 years experience in policy and academic research, teaching, and policy communications. She is a Senior Research Associate at the Graduate Institute’s Global Governance Centre. She served as Academic Adviser to the United Nations for its 75th anniversary and has worked as a consultant for other international organisations (IOs) since 2013. She serves on the Board of the Academic Council on the United Nations System. She directed the Graduate Institute’s Executive Master in International Negotiation and Policy-making from 2019-2021. She has created several digital tools to facilitate research uptake in policy circles. Previously, she worked in marketing/ communications, including in Geneva where she managed IO and NGO clients.
