Roundtables
summary
Roundtables objectives:
To convene and engage with different stakeholders.
To share and explore Catalyst's evolving vision & mission.
To dive into key questions Catalyst are asking around governance, values, and impact sharing.
To explore what roles Catalyst and the Catalyst producers might play for each type of stakeholder.
Themes Explored
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Values & operationalising them as living things...
Embrace values: Make values central to organisational culture and decision-making.
Lead by example: Model best practices, share case studies, and create resources to help others operationalise values and navigate change.
Knowledge flow across a network, storytelling &
sharing impact...
Share impact: Highlight the positive impact through lived experiences and user-led content.
Collaborate for change: Foster collaboration, cross-pollination, and learning across the ecosystem.
Amplify voices: Spotlight marginalised voices and provide a platform for those lacking representation.
“Clear pathways to support people (end users) by collaborating across organisations.”
Transformational governance & models of collective working...
Transform governance: Explore new governance structures and processes for transformative change.
Rethink funding models:
Experiment with new funding frameworks and explore the balance between grassroots organisations and larger containers for transformational change.
Amplify voices: Spotlight marginalised voices and provide a platform for those lacking representation.
“Shaking things up - suggesting things can be done in a different way.”
Visioning the future...
Support pioneers: Join and support pioneers in shaping the future and experimenting with new models
Foster resilience: Build resilience and digital capabilities in charities and digital agencies.
Catalyst and Catalyst producers' roles in the future
Producers=
Convenors weaving coherence between these different groups/organisations/
humans (not 'at the heart' as we sometimes say but between, alongside and among our other stakeholders).
Catalyst =
The big container for its constituent parts to dream more ambitiously together.
