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04 — Partner with IPEC

Start with a problem, not a proposal.

Most partnerships begin with an institution describing something it would change if it had a method for changing it. That is a better starting point than a memorandum.

01 — How a partnership forms

Six steps, in this order.

Measurement is agreed before implementation begins. That single ordering is what allows a partnership to be evaluated on its results rather than its activity.

01

Enquiry

You describe what you are trying to change.

02

Conversation

A member of the Council responds directly.

03

Diagnostic

What is actually happening, established with evidence.

04

Design

A specific piece of work, not a general offer.

05

Measurement

What success looks like, agreed in writing.

06

Implementation

Inside the institution, with its own people.

03 — General partnership enquiry

If none of the six quite fits, use this.

The Council would rather have a conversation that goes nowhere than miss one that should have happened.

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A specific, ordinary problem is a better starting point than a broad ambition.

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What IPEC does and does not claim is set out plainly.

Legal status, registrations, what has been delivered, and what has not yet been measured — all published, so a partnership decision can be made on evidence.

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