December 2011

When it comes to partnerships is it really the case that: 1 + 1 = 3 (or more!)? Or, is the reality that, in most cases 1 + 1 = 1 (or even less!)?
I recently returned from an invigorating 3 days at Imagine Canada’s National Summit[i] in Ottawa. Despite it taking place on the final afternoon of the event (when my brain synapses are starting to tire), “The Debate: Be it resolved that closer collaboration within the sector does not produce better outcomes”, left me more awake and alert than ever.  

 At the outset, I was sure that those arguing for closer collaboration or partnership[ii] within the...