Theme | Abstraction | Statement |
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Coopetition | Challenges concerning wanting to cooperate, but in the same time acting as competitors. | It could become prestigious to localize the project in own district and closer to the clients. As a result, the choice of municipality to localize services is subject to political debate. |
Complex leadership | Challenges concerning more demanding tasks on a political level. | Political leadership and management of inter-municipal work are demanding (require more than only organizing the municipal services). |
Resistance to change | Challenges concerning resistance to change, “what we have works fine”. | It is challenging to establish inter-municipal cooperation as it is often more tempting to solve problems alone since this is more flexible, it creates synergy, and expertise that can be applied across the municipality. |