“To work within an initiative that inverts traditional power dynamics and seeks reform of many systems simultaneously, we need to shift what is viewed as good leadership.
CFI and others are working to articulate and develop an understanding of what this looks like…and how to build the capabilities of communities and organisations in systems leadership.”
Strengthening Communities Alliance, Position Paper 2023
We are a globally recognised field builder for community-led systems change. For more than 10 years, CFI has pioneered, incubated and amplified innovations for collaborative systems change.
We are valued by government, philanthropy, service sector, corporations and communities for:
Creating spaces for people to work in complexity
We bring people together to work across differences – in power, race, culture and perspective. We create conditions to pause, sit with complexity, and tackle systemic issues together.
Building capability and conditions for collaboration
We have worked with over 100 communities to build models and practices for collaboration. This is across local and national scales and sectors.
Unearthing and amplifying practices and models for collaborative systems change that centre equity
CFI has incubated, developed and amplified practices and models for equity-centred collaboration. This has informed large-scale policy and practice changes.
Developing infrastructure that grows the field of collaborative systems change
CFI has led the design, implementation and adaptation of field infrastructure for collaborative systems change in Australia.
