This article by Sonja Patscheke, Angela Barmettler, Laura Herman, Scott Overdyke and Marc Pfitzer provides an overview of the important lessons of collective impact for architects of global collaborative efforts.

Progress on the post-2015 development agenda will need to rely on partnerships working at the local, national and global levels. But these partnerships often face immense challenges such as disconnects between the global strategy and local implementation, a lack of shared measurement systems, and insufficient structures to manage the complexity. The authors review lessons from several existing global partnerships, including the Global Partnership for Education.

Read the full article at Stanford Social Innovation review