The IS has published the ‘Collaborative Gain Research Study' (Oct. 2008), setting out the key enablers / principles that can help to ensure that partnership working delivers ‘more than just the sum of the parts'.
The Improvement Service defines Collaborative Gain as:
- "a situation where partnership working brings about 'added value' benefits which would not have been achieved by the individual partner organisations operating on their own ('More than the sum of the parts'). These benefits might include, for example, enhanced outcomes for service users / communities or efficiency gains for the partners themselves."
The report includes a literature review on 'collaborative gain', drawing upon published material from the public and private sectors. It also includes a separate volume of case studies, drawn from partnership activities across Aberdeen City, Inverclyde and West Lothian. Both reports can be accessed through the document library . (News item : 23 October 2008 )
