Partnerships for Sustainable Development���

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María Cortés Puch

Vice Presidenta, Redes

Sustainable Development Solutions Network

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10 de Diciembre, 2020

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1. Partnerships�

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Transactional

• Contractual nature
• Linear problems
• Fixed deliverables, with deadlines and specified conditions
• Hierarchical relationships
• Limited number of partners

Transformative

• Fluid nature
• Complex challenges
• Continuously looking for opportunities
• Horizonal leadership structures
• Network model

2. Traditional partnerships

What is the value added of partnerships?�

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Value proposition

• Definition of the problem to be solved
• Description of how the alliance uniquely addresses this issue
• Definition of the expected impact in terms of development
• Benefit for allies
• Added value for the institution itself

How to identify the best partners?�

Negotiation phase

The role of leadership in a successful partnership��

3. Transformative partnerships

Source: Climate-KIC 2018

The incremental approach is not working. We need to unlock exponential change

Need for exponential change

Source: Climate-KIC 2020

Transformation through system innovation

Source: Climate-KIC 2019

Main elements for system innovation

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2019 Sustainable Development Report, University of Pretoria

Collective intelligence

Public admin.

Other stakeholders

Private sector

Entrepreneurs

Civil society

Higher Edu.

VISION / NARRATIVE

ACTION TO SYSTEMIC CHANGE

Economical, cultural and social TRANSFORMATION

Collective intelligence

Julio Lumbreras, ItD, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid/Harvard University

R. Conway, J. Masters, and J. Thorold, 2017

There is a “immune response” in the system

R. Conway, J. Masters, and J. Thorold, 2017

Alternative: "Think like a system, act like an entrepreneur”

Thank you!�Maria.cortes-puch@unsdsn.org