Government Collaboration in Practice

"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success." - Henry Ford

Collaboration is an acknowledged objective of the current state government (Economic Audit Committe, 2009). It is intended that siloed operation by government agencies will become a thing of the past.

How as a member of the public service can you contribute to this vision of a collaborative future?

The process of collaboration is acknowledged to be a challenging exercise (Hudson, Hardy, Henwood, & Wistow, 1999). Entering into a collaborative relationship requires participants to negotiate the personal challenge of balancing their role as advocates, of their own organisation or stakeholders, and becoming a genuine participant in the collaborative space.  How do you balance this dual role? 

Increasingly the problems faced by government are multi-faceted requiring the input of many rather than one single agency. How do you bring multiple agencies together? How do you choose who needs to participate?

You as an individual or as a team can contribute to the collaborative future by attending this seminar and improving your understanding of this complex endeavour.  Presenters includ Martin Ringer, a noted practitioner in the field and three senior public servants fresh from a successful collaborative event.

Topics include

  • Collaboration and stakeholder engagement. 
  • Techniques and tools used to foster positive working relationships at policy and operative levels.

Hear from

 
NEW SPEAKER
Martin Ringer
Director
Group Institute International


ABSTRACT: As a collaboration expert, Mr Ringer will provide insight into the key elements of successful collaboration.

BIO: Martin describes his work as a consultant as simply ‘helping people to think together’. He has built up specialist expertise in organizational and group dynamics that is applicable to situations where collaboration is the essential element for successful projects. Martin’s recent clients include facilitating the joint venture owners of both the Gorgon and the Wheatstone LNG projects to arrive at successful investment decisions; future visioning for Fortescue Metals Group and developing conferences for global project management excellence for Rio Tinto.

Richard Muirhead
State Director
CHOGM 2011

ABSTRACT: Mr Muirhead will discuss the key findings of the final Department of Premier and Cabinet report into CHOGM and his experience of coordinating such a complex event.

Chris Dawson APM
Deputy Commissioner
Western Australia Police

ABSTRACT:  Deputy Commissioner ChrisDawson APM will identify how his organisation engaged with agencies from across the Commonwealth to deliver the security operation.

Stephanie Buckland
Chief Executive Officer
Tourism WA

ABSTRACT: Ms Buckland will discuss Tourism WA's experience in working with all state government agencies to develop and deliver a consistent message to the visitors to WA.

 

Who Should Attend

  • Anybody engaged in service and project delivery involving multiple organisations or stakeholders.
  • Public sector employees interested to learn about how government will be strengthened by the experience of delivering CHOGM 2011.