harness the power of collaboration to solve complex NATIONAL challenges

When complex national challenges require a solution greater than what any single entity can accomplish by themselves, collaboration can be key. MITRE Assemble™ provides a proven workflow and tools, along with access to expertise, that accelerates the standup of your collaborative and its impact.

The Call to Assemble

We have heard the call to Assemble™ the right partners across sectors to work together on the toughest national challenges.

Based on our research and experience supporting dozens of collaboratives, we developed MITRE Assemble™ to boost your collaborative’s ability to:

  • accelerate co-creation of a compelling collaboration model
  • attract parties and resourcing critical to its success
  • enable parties to quickly take action together with appropriate safeguards
  • deliver value through sustainable business and operating models
  • adapt and improve across any step of the lifecycle
Assemble workflow steps shown as 8 pentagons surrounding 2 concentric circles, which are labeled trust and collaborative management. The 8 workflow steps are: 1. Assess Fit: Validate need for collaborative approach. 2. Listen & Engage: Engage a broadening set of parties. 3. Envision: Co-create unifying vision and value propositions. 4. Strategize: Co-create initiative strategy. 5. Plan: Plan initiative execution. 6. Experiment & Deliver: Iteratively work and learn together. 7. Measure & Share: Communicate observable impact. 8. Adapt: Iteratively optimize impact.

Proven Workflow For Your Collaboration

Every challenge and collaborative is unique. Whether you’re bringing parties together to gain analytics insights not available elsewhere, take collective action, accelerate IP out of the lab into the market, or to grow community knowledge and impact through exchange with peers or collaborative research, MITRE Assemble can help.

MITRE Assemble™ is designed to work with you and your stakeholders who are:

  • distributed geographically, diverse in their missions, or representing multiple sectors/interests
  • seeking a fast and light method to begin working together for mutual benefit
  • exploring the continuum of co-decision-making and co-resourcing

Expertise to Drive Your Success

Backing the proven resources on this site is an experienced team of subject matter experts. We apply the right mix of skills – such as acquisition, analysis, management, outreach, partnerships, and strategy – for your initiative.

Our level of support can range from quick assessments to advisory assistance, to focused analyses and prototyping, to high-impact services. We are ready to support any stage of your initiative’s lifecycle:

Ideation/Planning – Get support to define and shape your Initiative. We can work with you to identify and effectively engage with your stakeholders in co-designing the core concept, value proposition, and strategy.

Launch/Operation – Get support to execute and manage your Initiative. We can accelerate your standup, provide needed capabilities, guide governance and productive work methods, and build traction with quick wins.

Maturity/Growth – Get support to enhance and extend your mature Initiative. We can help partners identify needed adaptations and transitions, refine the model to deliver sustained value, and innovate together.

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