Successful collaboration is rarely an accident.
Strong partnerships — whether formal alliances, strategic collaborations, or cross-sector networks — require trust, clarity of purpose, and the ability to work through differences productively. Without these foundations, joint efforts risk stalling, drifting, or even creating conflict.
At the Wicked Problems Hub, we specialise in helping organisations unlock their collaborative potential and turn partnerships into real engines for change. We do this through evidence-based frameworks, expert facilitation, and unique analytical tools that reveal what’s working, what’s not, and how to strengthen the whole system.
Partnerships are increasingly essential to delivering better outcomes in complex public service environments. But the very diversity that makes them powerful also makes them fragile. Understanding — and addressing — the hidden dynamics between partners is critical to building alliances that last.
We offer a structured approach to partnership development that includes:
Partnership
diagnostics
using our own analysis tools to map relationships, identify strengths, and surface areas of tension or risk
Ongoing
support
helping partnerships monitor progress and adapt as circumstances change
Facilitated development sessions
enabling partners to address tricky issues, align around shared goals, and agree practical actions
Evidence-based frameworks
drawing on the academic research on what makes collaborations succeed (and fail)
We have worked with collaborations involving:
Our team have extensive previous experience in working in complex multi-agency and statutory partnerships. Whether you are forming a new partnership, revitalising an existing one, or navigating complex changes, we help you build the relationships and structures that turn collaboration into real results.
