LegacyWorks Collaborative Impact Model
LegacyWorks Group empowers organizations and communities to dare to do what they dream
We focus on the key components of place
and we empower communities to bring these key elements into alignment to create a thriving community
Principles
Our action-oriented Collaborative Impact Model is built upon these principles of community-driven change
Bring our Whole Selves
Enable everyone to bring their whole selves with fidelity and integrity and to be conscious, open, curious and committed to learning
Cultivate Trust and Collaboration
Build trust and healthy relationships as a foundation for collaboratively pursuing transformative change
Empower Vision and Growth
Cultivate personal, organizational and community development at our growing edges by daring to dream big and actively creating affirmations that support our growth and replace limiting beliefs
Learn by Acting and Reflecting
Reflect, explore, design, act and repeat, growing by doing important work together, starting small, experimenting with new ways, and actively learning all along the way
Hold the Big Picture and the Long View
We embrace complexity, engage in systems thinking, hold questions and move into the unknown to empower transformative change at scale over the long term
Welcome, Hear and Honor all Voices
We craft supportive, safe, equitable, accessible and inclusive processes and spaces that welcome and actively include the full diversity of our communities’ voices
Where Do We Start?
Thanks to an initial catalytic investment of our work in Teton Valley, Idaho, we have had the chance to develop and refine this model and demonstrate how it empowers communities to create transformative systems-scale change. On the ground, our projects most often follow these five steps:
Introducing ourselves and our work to key stakeholders; bring them together to find common ground. We list this as step 1, but it is a critical component that continues throughout the life of the project and beyond
Gather the great ideas and possibilities that are latent within every community, organization and leader
Energize and support key partners around common cause to build relationships, deepen trust, create new capacity and meet with success
The trust, relationships and new capabilities naturally generate more collaboration opportunities that call for facilitation and stewardship to emerge
When multiple collaborations are underway the process accelerates as more and more connections are made, creating new and real potential for systems scale, second order, transformational change
To see a case study of these steps in action, go to our Tetons story.