Public problems today rarely fall into neat categories. Climate change, education gaps, public health, digital inequality—these issues cut across sectors, jurisdictions, and traditional bureaucratic lines. Yet many governance systems still operate in silos, with ministries and departments working in isolation.
At AMANA, we believe multisectoral collaboration is not just useful—it’s essential. Only by connecting the dots between sectors, stakeholders, and strategies can we design solutions that are truly impactful and sustainable.
The Limits of Siloed Solutions
When problems are treated through a single-sector lens, responses often fail to capture the full picture. A school dropout program that doesn’t consider nutrition or transport access may fall short. A climate resilience plan that excludes local businesses or indigenous knowledge may be incomplete.
Silos can also lead to duplication, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities for synergy. In complex systems, isolated action can even create unintended consequences for other sectors.
Our Multisectoral Approach
At AMANA, we design every project with a systems mindset. That means assembling teams that bring diverse expertise—from public policy to health, education to digital transformation, law to urban planning.
This diversity allows us to approach problems from multiple angles. For example, in a skills development program we facilitated in Eastern Indonesia, we didn’t limit our conversations to education ministries. We brought in local employers, trade unions, vocational institutions, economic planners, and youth representatives. The resulting roadmap addressed not only curriculum gaps but also job market mismatch, rural access, and future skill trends.
Building Alignment Across Stakeholders
Multisectoral work often requires deep facilitation. Different agencies have different mandates, languages, and priorities. Part of AMANA’s role is to help align visions, clarify roles, and co-create shared outcomes.
We do this through strategy labs, facilitated dialogues, and adaptive project governance models. These mechanisms help stakeholders collaborate more effectively and stay accountable to the results—not just the process.
Scaling What Works
Multisectoral solutions are often more scalable because they account for complexity. By working across systems, we create interventions that can be adapted and replicated in different regions or sectors.
Our work on local governance reform, for instance, involves both administrative process design and community empowerment. The result is a model that works not just in a single regency, but has the flexibility to scale nationally with contextual adjustments.
The Future is Interconnected
As the world becomes more interconnected, so must our thinking. AMANA is committed to helping governments and partners break out of silos and embrace cross-sector solutions. We believe the most pressing challenges of our time—whether social, economic, or environmental—demand integrated responses driven by collaboration, not competition.
Multisectoral thinking is no longer a nice-to-have. It is the foundation for public systems that are responsive, resilient, and ready for the future.
