Auckland Disability Providers Network Inc.

On May 28th 2010, Forty people from a wide variety of disability service organisations worked together to discuss ways in which we can collaborate, work in partnership or share resources. The objectives were to achieve greater economy, reduce supply costs, establish greater resiliency within the sector and engender an enhanced sense of cooperation.

Brett Marsh facilitated a very active workshop in which he he told the story of why modern day trains are the width they are – based on Roman times! Yes, it is true! The moral being that if we keep on doing what we have always done, we will never make any progress! Now is the time to seek new ways of working.

One of the major achievements of the day was a list of “tradeable” items from which we can all benefit and use.

Read the Coopetition Workshop 2010 Report [ 376 KB PDF] and check out the list of resources we could all work on.

The Auckland Disability Providers Network is happy to assist in brokering trades between providers.