Global cross sector partnership consultant/consultancy
MelonAge is a cross-sector partnership
design consulting & training firm.

Phone: (+1) 416-229-4138

Global Cross-sector partnership consultant/consultancy

Almost 80% of cross-sector partnerships are destined to fail.

Why? No blueprint. Many partnerships are created with little attention to methodical partnership design. In this day and age, many issues require both global and cross-sector solutions. That’s why cross-sector partnerships among public, business, and not-for-profit sectors are so crucial. More than ever, collaboration among them is vitally important.

There are already numerous cross-sector partnerships of all kinds around the globe. Many of them are at high risk of ineffectiveness and costly failure.

 


 

Cross-Sector

Partnership Design

So, how do you methodically create a cross-sector partnership? To form a partnership is something like going for a trip by car:

  • The partners are like a group of drivers
  • The partnership modality is like the car
  • The resource is like the gas

All these three components are needed in order to reach the destination. So, the partners, the partnership modality (how the partnership is designed and structured), and the resources are three essential components in a partnership.

Three essential components in a partnership

Cross-sector partnership design

Partnership design is a methodical approach toward partnership creation. It can help to enhance your partnership’s effectiveness and its chance to succeed. Read more


Cross-Sector

Partnership Assessment

Are you having problems with your partners or partnerships, such as conflicts or high costs?

If your partnership is not working, it may look like this badly constructed doghouse.

Cross-Sector Partnership Assessment

Chances are, your partnership was created without a blueprint. Even building a doghouse needs a blueprint. The root cause of your partnership’s problems may well be its design and blueprint.

So, what kinds of partnership design disasters are there? How can your fix them? Partnership design assessment evaluates a partnership’s performance through a design perspective. Like fixing the doghouse to suit the dog, partnership design assessment can help you re-design or fine-tune your partnership. Read more