Collaboration

Nurturing human nature: move beyond competitive siloed approaches 

Current systems often incentivise competition over collaboration. For example, when budget processes pit ministries against each other, or citizens receive contradictory services from different agencies, the trust and relationships that are essential for collective action erode. 

Thinking in systems: overcome fragmented decision-making 

Fragmented decision-making makes it harder to navigate interdependencies and trade-offs in policymaking and public services. When each agency has siloed mandates and narrow success metrics, their ability to address root causes, adopt preventative approaches and foster wider collaboration is diminished. 

Being regenerative by design: address cross-cutting governance challenges 

Many governments struggle with ecological priorities — such as the circular economy — because they don't fit within traditional departmental boundaries. When cross-cutting issues are assigned to a single ministry (usually Environment), two problems emerge:

• Firstly, that ministry often lacks the authority and resources to compel action across other departments such as Finance, Transport, or Industry; 
• Secondly, other agencies become unwilling to engage, viewing these issues as beyond their mandates.