We know that most public problems are systemic, interconnected and therefore too complex for any single organisation to solve on its own. Yet most funding, programmes, and institutions are still designed as if they can. The… Read more
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From participation to power: Lessons from democratic innovations in Latin America
CPI’s Collective: Innovation for Democracy in Latin America After an 18-month journey of co-design, experimentation, and shared learning, CPI’s Collective: Innovation for Democracy in Latin America has come to a close. What emerged… Read more
Reimagining Evaluation: Understanding the Impact of Youth Mentoring in London
What does it really take to understand whether mentoring changes young people’s lives? At the Centre for Public Impact, we set out to answer this question — and what we found transformed how we think about evaluation itself. Read more
Funding Systems Transformation in Cities: Lessons from Dublin
This is the second blog in a series covering the activities of the TransCap Initiative and the Centre for Public Impact on piloting a systemic approach to urban climate finance with Dublin City Council. Find out more about… Read more
Collaborative Governance for a Stronger Democracy
Why collaborative governance matters today When a city floods, wildfires force mass evacuations, or a health system is overwhelmed by disease outbreaks, the question is rarely whether government should act, but whether it can… Read more
Strengthening Political Inclusion in Costa Rica: Inclusive Voices
The Inclusive Voices Digital Platform for People with Disabilities addresses a persistent democratic deficit in Costa Rica: despite a robust normative framework guaranteeing the political rights of persons with disabilities, women, and… Read more
Strengthening Accountability and Political Inclusion in Colombia: Voices that Count
Voices that Count: An Accountability Service that Listens and Returns Value addresses a structural political problem in Colombia: while citizens contribute extensively to public policy processes, they receive little feedback on how their participation… Read more
Strengthening Responsiveness and Political Inclusion in Colombia: Circles of Inspiration
Circles of Inspiration: Women Who Activate Conversations with their Local Governments focuses on a specific public problem: the absence of spaces for meeting, dialogue, and collaboration between women community leaders and local government officials… Read more
Piloting Systemic Finance for City Climate Action
Cities around the world are under pressure to act on the climate crisis. Targets are becoming increasingly ambitious, but the pace of delivery and flow of funding often lags behind. Two years ago, the Centre for… Read more
Brave spaces for storytelling and storylistening
The Stories and Systems Learning Circle is a learning space hosted by the Centre for Public Impact for people exploring how stories shape systems and change. Across four sessions, participants shared tools, practices, and reflections on how storytelling… Read more