Foundational elements

The backbone of the REFLOW Collaborative Governance Toolkit consists of three different yet integrated elements (Figure 1) that all together form our overall methodology to the development of collaborative governance arrangements in the REFLOW cities, namely:

• The REFLOW Collaborative Governance Framework: which stands as an overall framing and design map for infrastructuring creative and collaborative urban environments oriented to the circular transition;

• The Collaborative Governance Transition Journey: which sets out the core design phases that inform a collaborative governance transition journey;

• The Portfolio Approach: which outlines the core approach to the design and implementation of the journey.

In the following pages, you will discover how these three elements are conceived, as well as how they relate to and work with each other.