The Partnership for Public Service held workshops on Strengthening Collaborations & Driving Innovation in Promise Zones October 2-4, 2017.  

 

             

The Partnership for Public Service held workshops in Columbia and Barnwell, October 2-4.  Over 20 participants were in attendance.  The sessions began in Columbia exploring connections, confirming desired outcomes and identifying ways that the steering committee can advance the important and challenging work by leveraging this designation.  The next two sessions were held at the Southern Carolina Alliance Business Center in Barnwell. Through a series of hands-on activities, the participants applied the design-thinking process to improve how stakeholders in the South Carolina Lowcountry Promise Zone relate to the challenges involved with an initiative of this scale and significance. In the final session, the participants were introduced to practical tools to strengthen the communications, collaboration and overall engagement in workgroups and across the Promise Zone.