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Thankyou!  \nA Shared Governance Structure is one way to oversee improvement and lead strategy.  \n Governance Guiding Principles   \nOur experience at Community Solutions suggests that thereis NOONE SIZE FITS ALL answer to what your governance structure should look like!  \nRATHER  \nWhat is important is what your decision-making structure is designed todo, how it operates and who is involved.  \n What a Governance Structure Does   \n1) Provide standards for how decisions will get made  \n2) Create shared alignment around long-term aimsand the milestones necessary for reaching those goals  \n3) Establish a measurement framework and consistency in data collection  \n4) Provide a shared organizing framework with room for localized implementation and adaptation atthe community, population or program levels  \n5) Be formalized enough to maintain consistency in approach but nimble enough to change course when necessary  \n6) Serve asa feedback loop between leadership and system or front line work (often at various levels)  \n7) Facilitate the alignment of resources and changes to the system  \n8) Include the voices of those impacted by homelessness, including those who are most marginalized  \n9) Build trust with the broader community  \n10) Enable results with integrity that are transparent, accessible and supported by key stakeholders  \n Who Needs toBe Involved   \n● Senior/Executive Leaders who chart the path and champion the work. They empower their teams and help clear the path. This might include elected officials, CEOs, agency heads or other senior leadership.  \n● State, Regional or Local leaders who lead the work ona day to day basis. These are the people who translate strategy into action and overseethe critical work of implementation.  \n● System-level and frontline staff who have the most direct knowledge of systems and programs and therefore a crucial perspective on opportunities for improvement.  \n● Other Agencies, Departments, community representatives or anchor institutions that play a critical role in facilitating connections across systems, programs or geographies.  \n How the Work Should Happen   \n● Clear leadership. Once a governance structure is established, it must be maintained and supported by either a backbone organization or coalition of lead partners, ideally with some level of dedicated staffing capacity.  \n● System culture. The culture of the leadership structure recognizes the need for systems and solutions-based thinking that spans across individual or program-level outcomes.  \n● Continuous improvement. Using a mindset of data for improvement, leaders leverage tools from Improvement Science (Driver Diagrams, Plan, Do, Study Act Cycles, etc) to make iterative change with ongoing feedback loops.  \n● Bias toward action. Every day longer that a process or system takes, is another day someone experiences  \nhomelessness. Urgency should be measured with proactive, strategic thinking that yields learning and positive outcomes as quickly as possible through small tests of change that lead to broader systems change.  \n● Create a cul","cbCaiqPWhwZPLd4N","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqPWhwZPLd4N","pdf",582118,58,"English","# Building Governance Structures\n## Technical Approaches to Complex Problems\n## The Shift from Technical Solutions to Iteration\n## Governance Guiding Principles\n## What a Governance Structure Does\n## Who Needs to Be Involved\n## How the Work Should Happen\n## Sample Shared Governance Structure","[{\"question\":\"How should the work be carried out once governance is established?\",\"answer\":\"Through clear leadership supported by a backbone or coalition, a system-spanning leadership culture, continuous improvement using improvement science tools and feedback loops, urgency supported by small tests of change, and a culture that centers voices with lived experience and expertise, aligned to transparent results.\"}]","Building Governance Structures - Shared Governance Structure and Improvement Approach | PDF",1789214103,20]