Complex social issues such as toxic polarisation, disinformation or hate speech have no ready-made answers. Local governments deal with them every day, but don't always have the capacity or expertise to respond effectively. A collective approach with lasting goals and new partnerships is essential.
In a previous webinar we introduced the collective impact model, a cross-sector approach to tackling complex social challenges. In this webinar we look at how we can apply this model in practice. We explore local practical examples of collective impact.
Karoline Lenaers is Director of People at the City of Beringen and former coordinator of the collective impact initiative Hasselt Zorgstad. She shares her hands-on experience with the collective impact model and how she is using it today at the City of Beringen.
Katrien Dreessen is participation expert at the City of Genk. She did her doctoral research on long-term participation processes and developed a vision on local citizen participation for the City of Genk. She takes us through the principles of participation and how local governments can apply them to build a lasting and successful collective impact initiative.
The moderation is in the hands of Landry Mawungu, valorisation coordinator at the Hannah Arendt Institute.