OUR VISION
C3 stands for Collaboration for Complex Challenges.
C3 Labs is a global initiative designed to bring people and knowledge together across systems to make critical impact.
We believe that locally-rooted solutions to the most urgent and important problems happen through deep collaboration at the individual and institutional levels.
We convene leaders, practitioners and communities through a shared commitment to finding new ways to work across government, private, and civil society sectors.
The future we need is collaborative.
JOIN THE MISSION
C3 Labs exists to respond to today's complex challenges and cultivate the conditions for meaningful and deep collaboration across sectors, institutions and geographies.
Now more than ever we’re facing crises that transcend boundaries - food insecurity, climate disruption, biodiversity collapse, geopolitical ripple effects. Yet most responses still happen in silos. We know that we can do better together.
We believe systems change only when the way we work together does. From separate to interconnected. From theoretical to practical. From over-engineered to adaptive. From solutions first to human first. From fragmented to holistic.
The C3 Labs Approach
THE C3 FELLOWSHIP AND COLLABORATION LABS ARE DESIGNED TO:
Build Systems Leadership
Every Lab begins with people. We select a diverse cohort of C3 Fellows - leaders who can navigate complexity and drive more inclusive, collaborative approaches within their institutions and communities.
Strengthen Collaboration
We surface what's already happening and connect the dots. Labs identify opportunities to align existing efforts, incubate cross-sector partnerships and co-design initiatives that respond to systemic challenges.
Cultivate Community
We don’t just build networks - we build relationships. Trust, mutual respect and shared purpose are at the core of the C3 experience. The community continues long after the Lab ends, forming the backbone of the C3 ecosystem.
Transform Institutions
Fellows return to their organisations equipped to shift culture, rewire systems, and influence planning and funding practices. The result? Institutions are better able to respond to the real world’s complexity and sustain change.
The C3 Approach
=The C3 Fellowship and Collaboration Labs are designed to:
Build Systems Leadership
Every Lab begins with people. We select a diverse cohort of C3 Fellows - leaders who can navigate complexity and drive more inclusive, collaborative approaches within their institutions and communities.
Strengthen Collaboration
We surface what's already happening and connect the dots. Labs identify opportunities to align existing efforts, incubate cross-sector partnerships and co-design initiatives that respond to systemic challenges.
Cultivate Community
We don’t just build networks - we build relationships. Trust, mutual respect and shared purpose are at the core of the C3 experience. The community continues long after the Lab ends, forming the backbone of the C3 ecosystem.
Transform Institutions
Fellows return to their organisations equipped to shift culture, rewire systems, and influence planning and funding practices. The result? Institutions are better able to respond to the real world’s complexity and sustain change.
