How we work

Lack of coordination and shared values, goals, and objectives often stand in the way of communities' progress on many critical social problems. This is often the result of fragmentation – at the political and agency levels and a failure to work with non-governmental partners and people closest to the problem.

RE!NSTITUTE has developed a proven method to eliminate this fragmentation, bringing stakeholders together to define and analyze a problem, develop solutions, and implement them in a rapid timeframe - The 100-Day Challenge.     

Our methodology brings everyone together, fostering a sense of urgency, a focus on tangible results, and the freedom to experiment. This approach empowers those with frontline and lived experience to collaborate, innovate, and execute, setting the community on a path toward lasting system transformation.

The results of the 100-Day Challenges are undeniable.

By continuing to work with communities after the 100-Days, we see that systems are transformed in the following ways: 

• Policies are amended or developed to improve outcomes and systems.
• Processes are made more efficient, collaborative, and results-focused.  
• Resources are re-considered in relation to how they aid positive outcomes and encourage cross-system working. 
• Relationships become more trusting and productive.
• Power dynamics shift to give more agency to those on the frontlines and with lived experience.
• Mindsets focus on results, not just process, and toward innovation and change where those are needed. 

To help communities not only sustain the gains made during a 100-Day Challenge but to embed what they've learned, continue to see extraordinary results, and truly transform their systems.

• Liberated Leaders: Will Focus On Our “Seven Enabling Conditions For Systems Transformation” To Help Leaders Think, Act, And Lead Differently.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: The methodology Is Being Designed To Teach Communities How To Use High-Quality Data To Make Decisions.
• Equity Learning Journey: Will Help Communities Identify How Inequity Exists In Their Systems And How To Change Policies, Processes, And Structures To Achieve More Equitable Outcomes.
• Lived Expertise Training: Will Teach Communities Why It’s Critical To Include The Voices And Expertise Of Those Who’ve Experienced Their System And How To Use Their Knowledge To Make Decisions About Policies And Processes.
• Spreading Innovation: The methodology Will Be Focused On Facilitating Communities Of Practice And Teaching Communities How To Adopt And Adapt Innovations And Best Practices.

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