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How much more can you achieve by working with others rather than working alone? How should you manage relationships across various physical and cultural divides? This album explores how the formation of a variety of partnerships, spanning public, private and voluntary sectors, has radically regenerated the City of Stoke-on-Trent in the UK, bringing major improvements for the city’s physical and social environments. A second case study features Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders), and examines how this large global humanitarian relief organisation harnesses a variety of relationships to help people in extreme emergency situations. This material forms part of The Open University course B822 Creativity, innovation and change.
- Duration 40 mins
- Updated Tuesday 1st December 2009
- Posted under Money & Business
Track 1: Working across boundaries
An introduction to this album’s content
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Tracks in this podcast:
| Track | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Working across boundaries | An introduction to this album’s content Play now Working across boundaries |
| 2 | Regeneration | How partnerships can bring in the essential finance needed for regeneration of Stoke-on-Trent Play now Regeneration |
| 3 | Tourism | How the City Council and Royal Doulton worked together to develop visitor services at the pottery. Play now Tourism |
| 4 | Neighbourhoods | The way in which partnerships and collaborations can improve the safety of communities Play now Neighbourhoods |
| 5 | Infrastructure | Cobridge’s canals are improved as a result of different bodies working together Play now Infrastructure |
| 6 | Emergency operations | How Medecins Sans Frontieres deals with the complexities and logistics of working across diverse cultural and geographical boundaries Play now Emergency operations |
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