INTRO TO INTRO TO COLLABORATIONCOLLABORATION

Louis Rowitz, PhDLouis Rowitz, PhD

DirectorDirectorMid-America Regional Public HealthMid-America Regional Public Health

Leadership InstituteLeadership Institute

COLLABORATION IS A MUTUALLY COLLABORATION IS A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO OR MORE BETWEEN TWO OR MORE

INDIVIDUALS IN ORGANIZATIONS INDIVIDUALS IN ORGANIZATIONS WHO WORK TOWARD COMMON WHO WORK TOWARD COMMON

GOALS BY SHARING GOALS BY SHARING RESPONSIBILITY, AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITY, AUTHORITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR

ACHIEVING RESULTSACHIEVING RESULTS

THE PURPOSE OF THE PURPOSE OF COLLABORATION IS TO COLLABORATION IS TO

CREATE A SHARED VISION CREATE A SHARED VISION AND JOINT STRATEGIES TO AND JOINT STRATEGIES TO

ADDRESS CONCERNS ADDRESS CONCERNS THAT GO BEYOND THE THAT GO BEYOND THE

AGENDA OF THE AGENDA OF THE PARTICULAR GROUPS PARTICULAR GROUPS

MEMBERSMEMBERS

THROUGH COLLABORATION IN THROUGH COLLABORATION IN ADDRESSING PUBLIC ADDRESSING PUBLIC

CONCERNS, CITIZENS CAN AND CONCERNS, CITIZENS CAN AND DO DEVELOP A DIFFERENT KIND DO DEVELOP A DIFFERENT KIND OF CIVIC CULTURE THAT MAKES OF CIVIC CULTURE THAT MAKES

THEIR AGENCIES OR THEIR AGENCIES OR COMMUNITIES AND REGIONS COMMUNITIES AND REGIONS

STRONGER AND MORE STRONGER AND MORE EFFECTIVEEFFECTIVE

UNDERSTANDING THE UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT OF CONTEXT OF

COLLABORATION:COLLABORATION: IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM TYPEIDENTIFY THE PROBLEM TYPE UNDERSTAND WHAT MAKES LEADERSHIP UNDERSTAND WHAT MAKES LEADERSHIP

DIFFICULTDIFFICULT IDENTIFY THE RELEVANT COMMUNITYIDENTIFY THE RELEVANT COMMUNITY ASSESS THE EXTENT OF SHAREHOLDER ASSESS THE EXTENT OF SHAREHOLDER

AGREEMENTAGREEMENT EVALUATE THE COMMUNITY’S CAPACITY FOR EVALUATE THE COMMUNITY’S CAPACITY FOR

CHANGECHANGE IDENTIFY WHERE THE PROBLEM/ISSUE CAN BE IDENTIFY WHERE THE PROBLEM/ISSUE CAN BE

MOST EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSEDMOST EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED

THE KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL THE KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION:COLLABORATION:

GOOD TIMING AND CLEAR NEEDGOOD TIMING AND CLEAR NEED STRONG STAKEHOLDER GROUPSSTRONG STAKEHOLDER GROUPS BROAD-BASED INVOLVEMENTBROAD-BASED INVOLVEMENT CREDIBILITY AND OPENNESS OF PROCESSCREDIBILITY AND OPENNESS OF PROCESS COMMITMENT AND/OR INVOLVEMENT OF HIGH COMMITMENT AND/OR INVOLVEMENT OF HIGH

LEVEL, VISIBLE LEADERS (e.g. ELECTED LEVEL, VISIBLE LEADERS (e.g. ELECTED OFFICIALS)OFFICIALS)

SUPPORT OF AQUIESCENE OF ESTABLISHED SUPPORT OF AQUIESCENE OF ESTABLISHED AUTHORITY OR POWERS (e.g.) BOARD OF HEALTH AUTHORITY OR POWERS (e.g.) BOARD OF HEALTH OR COUNTY BOARD)OR COUNTY BOARD)

OVERCOMING MISTRUST OR SKEPTICISMOVERCOMING MISTRUST OR SKEPTICISM

ORGANIZATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL STEPS IN STEPS IN

COLLABORATIONCOLLABORATION(JOHNSON, GROSSMAN, AND CASSIDAY)(JOHNSON, GROSSMAN, AND CASSIDAY) AGREE ON THE MISSION, VALUES, AGREE ON THE MISSION, VALUES,

AND PRINCIPLES OF THE EFFORTAND PRINCIPLES OF THE EFFORT AGREE ON A PROCESS WITH AGREE ON A PROCESS WITH

GROUND RULES FOR WORKING GROUND RULES FOR WORKING TOGETHERTOGETHER

DESIGN ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURESTRUCTURE

DETERMINE MEETING GUIDELINESDETERMINE MEETING GUIDELINES

THE KEYS TO THE KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSFUL

COLLABORATION COLLABORATION (CONT’D):(CONT’D):

STRONG LEADERSHIP OF THE STRONG LEADERSHIP OF THE PROCESS (STRATEGIC PROCESS (STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP)LEADERSHIP)

INTERIM SUCCESSESINTERIM SUCCESSES SHIFT TO BROADER CONCERNS OF SHIFT TO BROADER CONCERNS OF

THE COMMUNITYTHE COMMUNITY

ORGANIZATIONAL STEPS ORGANIZATIONAL STEPS IN COLLABORATION:IN COLLABORATION:

DEFINE RULES AND DEFINE RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIESRESPONSIBILITIES

CREATE AND EFFECTIVE PROCESS CREATE AND EFFECTIVE PROCESS FOR COMMUNICATIONFOR COMMUNICATION

COORDINATE BUDGET AND FUND COORDINATE BUDGET AND FUND DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

LINK WITH OTHER EFFORTSLINK WITH OTHER EFFORTS

ORGANIZATIONAL STEPS ORGANIZATIONAL STEPS IN COLLABORATION:IN COLLABORATION:

CELEBRATECELEBRATE PROMOTE THE EFFORTPROMOTE THE EFFORT BUILD THE LEADERSHIP CAPACITY OF BUILD THE LEADERSHIP CAPACITY OF

ALL STAKEHOLDERSALL STAKEHOLDERS ENLIST TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ENLIST TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND

SUPPORTSUPPORT

CIVIC COMMUNITIESCIVIC COMMUNITIES

STAKEHOLDER ISSUESSTAKEHOLDER ISSUES

STAKEHOLDER DETERMINATION:STAKEHOLDER DETERMINATION:

WHAT ARE THE PERSPECTIVES NECESSARY WHAT ARE THE PERSPECTIVES NECESSARY TO CREDIBLY AND EFFECTIVELY DEFINE TO CREDIBLY AND EFFECTIVELY DEFINE PROBLEMS/ISSUES AND CREATE SOLUTIONS?PROBLEMS/ISSUES AND CREATE SOLUTIONS?

WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WO CAN SPEAK FOR WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WO CAN SPEAK FOR THESE PERSPECTIVES?THESE PERSPECTIVES?

WHAT ARE THE INTERESTS THAT MUST BE WHAT ARE THE INTERESTS THAT MUST BE REPRESENTED IN ORDER TO REACH REPRESENTED IN ORDER TO REACH AGREEEMENTS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED?AGREEEMENTS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED?

STAKEHOLDER DETERMINATION:STAKEHOLDER DETERMINATION:

WHO AER THE PEOPLE WHO CAN WHO AER THE PEOPLE WHO CAN SPEAK FOR THESE INTERESTS?SPEAK FOR THESE INTERESTS?

WHO ARE THE PEOPLE, INTEREST WHO ARE THE PEOPLE, INTEREST GROUPS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO GROUPS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT ARE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS, CAN BLOCK ACTION, SOLUTIONS, CAN BLOCK ACTION, AND CONTROL RESOURCES?AND CONTROL RESOURCES?

STAKEHOLDER DETERMINATION:STAKEHOLDER DETERMINATION:

WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WHO CAUSE OR WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WHO CAUSE OR ARE AFFECTED BY THE PROBLEMS/ISSUES, ARE AFFECTED BY THE PROBLEMS/ISSUES, AND WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE AND WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE SOLUTIONS?SOLUTIONS?

WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WHO, IF THEY WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WHO, IF THEY COULD REACH AGREEMENT ABOUT COULD REACH AGREEMENT ABOUT PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS, COULD PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS, COULD GENERATE POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL GENERATE POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WILL TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE?WILL TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE?

EXTENT OF STAKEHOLDER EXTENT OF STAKEHOLDER AGREEMENT:AGREEMENT:

HAVE THE STAKEHOLDERS AGREED HAVE THE STAKEHOLDERS AGREED THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION?ATTENTION?

HAVE STAKEHOLDERS AGREED TO WORK HAVE STAKEHOLDERS AGREED TO WORK TOGETHER ON THE PROBLEM/ISSUE?TOGETHER ON THE PROBLEM/ISSUE?

HAVE STAKEHOLDERS AGREED ON HAVE STAKEHOLDERS AGREED ON HOW HOW TO WORK TOGETHER ON THE TO WORK TOGETHER ON THE PROBLEM/ISSUE?PROBLEM/ISSUE?

EXTENT OF STAKEHOLDER EXTENT OF STAKEHOLDER AGREEMENT:AGREEMENT:

HAVE STAKEHOLDERS AGREED ON THE HAVE STAKEHOLDERS AGREED ON THE DEFINITION OF THE PROBLEM/ISSUE?DEFINITION OF THE PROBLEM/ISSUE?

HAVE STAKEHOLDERS AGREED ON THE HAVE STAKEHOLDERS AGREED ON THE SOLUTION(S) TO THE PROBLEM/ISSUE?SOLUTION(S) TO THE PROBLEM/ISSUE?

HAVE STAKEHOLDERS AGREED ON THE HAVE STAKEHOLDERS AGREED ON THE IMPLEMNTATION PLAN AND ACTION IMPLEMNTATION PLAN AND ACTION STEPS?STEPS?

COMMUNITY’S CAPACITY TO COMMUNITY’S CAPACITY TO CHANGE:CHANGE:

WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF CONFLICT, MISTRUST, WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF CONFLICT, MISTRUST, AND DISUNITY THAT EXISTS AMONG AND DISUNITY THAT EXISTS AMONG STAKEHOLDERS?STAKEHOLDERS?

TO WHAT EXTENT DO THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO WHAT EXTENT DO THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR COLLABORATION EXIST IN THE FOR COLLABORATION EXIST IN THE COMMUNITY?COMMUNITY?

ARE THERE LEADERS WITH THE CREDIBLITY ARE THERE LEADERS WITH THE CREDIBLITY AND RESPECT TO CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS AND RESPECT TO CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS AROUND THE PROBLEMS OR ISSUES? WHO AROUND THE PROBLEMS OR ISSUES? WHO ARE THEY?ARE THEY?

COMMUNITY’S CAPACITY TO COMMUNITY’S CAPACITY TO CHANGE:CHANGE:

ARE THERE CITIZENS WITH THE ARE THERE CITIZENS WITH THE LEADERSHIP CAPACITIES TO INITIATE LEADERSHIP CAPACITIES TO INITIATE AND SUSTAIN A COLLABORATIVE AND SUSTAIN A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS? WHO ARE THEY?PROCESS? WHO ARE THEY?

ARE THERE PEOPLE OR GROUPS IN ARE THERE PEOPLE OR GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE THE COMMUNITY WITH THE EXERPTISE TO DESIGN AND EXERPTISE TO DESIGN AND FACILITATE THE COLLABORATIVE FACILITATE THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS?PROCESS?

COMMUNITY’S CAPACITY TO COMMUNITY’S CAPACITY TO CHANGE:CHANGE:

ARE THERE PEOPLE OR GROUPS ARE THERE PEOPLE OR GROUPS WHO CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION WHO CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO MAKE GOOD NECESSARY TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS? WHO ARE THEY? IF DECISIONS? WHO ARE THEY? IF THEY DO NOT EXIST WITHIN THE THEY DO NOT EXIST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, WHAT ARE OTHER COMMUNITY, WHAT ARE OTHER SOURCES FOR THIS INFORMATION?SOURCES FOR THIS INFORMATION?

THREE TYPES OF THREE TYPES OF LEADERS:LEADERS:

GRASSROOTS LEADERSGRASSROOTS LEADERS AGENCY LEADERSAGENCY LEADERS ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALSELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS

KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION:COLLABORATION:

THE ENVIRONMENTTHE ENVIRONMENT MEMBERSHIP CHARACTERISTICSMEMBERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS PROCESS AND INFRASTRUCTUREPROCESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIESCOMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES FACTORS RELATED TO PURPOSEFACTORS RELATED TO PURPOSE RESOURCESRESOURCES

FACTORS INFLUENCING FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SUCCESS OF THE SUCCESS OF COLLABORATION:COLLABORATION:

FACTORS RELATED TO THE FACTORS RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

HISTORY OF COLLABORATION OR HISTORY OF COLLABORATION OR COOPERATION IN THE COOPERATION IN THE

COMMUNITYCOMMUNITYA HISTORY OF COLLABORATION A HISTORY OF COLLABORATION

OR COOPERATION EXISTS IN THE OR COOPERATION EXISTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND OFFERS THE COMMUNITY AND OFFERS THE POTENTIAL COLLABORATIVE POTENTIAL COLLABORATIVE

PARTNERS AN UNDERSTANDING PARTNERS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ROLES AND OF THEIR ROLES AND

EXPECTATIONS REQUIRED IN THE EXPECTATIONS REQUIRED IN THE COLLABORATION AND ENABLES COLLABORATION AND ENABLES THEM T0 TRUST THE PROCESSTHEM T0 TRUST THE PROCESS

COLLBORATIVE GROUP SEEN AS COLLBORATIVE GROUP SEEN AS A LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY:A LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY:

THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP (AND BY IMPLICATION, THE (AND BY IMPLICATION, THE

AGENCIES IN THE GROUP) IS AGENCIES IN THE GROUP) IS PERCEIVED WITHIN THE PERCEIVED WITHIN THE

COMMUNITY AS A LEADER-AT COMMUNITY AS A LEADER-AT LEAST RELATED TO THE LEAST RELATED TO THE

GOALS AND ACTIVITIES IT GOALS AND ACTIVITIES IT INTENDS TO ACCOMPLISHINTENDS TO ACCOMPLISH

POLITICAL/SOCIAL CLIMATE POLITICAL/SOCIAL CLIMATE FAVORABLE:FAVORABLE:

POLITICAL LEADERS, OPINION-POLITICAL LEADERS, OPINION-MAKERS, PERSONS WHO MAKERS, PERSONS WHO

CONTROL RESOURCES, AND CONTROL RESOURCES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THE GENERAL PUBLIC

SUPPORT (OR AT LEAST DO SUPPORT (OR AT LEAST DO NOT OPPOSE) THE MISSION NOT OPPOSE) THE MISSION

OF THE COLLABORATIVE OF THE COLLABORATIVE GROUPGROUP

FACTORS INFLUENCING FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SUCCESS OF THE SUCCESS OF COLLABORATION:COLLABORATION:

FACTORS RELATED TO FACTORS RELATED TO MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP

CHARACTERISTICSCHARACTERISTICS

MUTUAL RESPECT, MUTUAL RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING, AND UNDERSTANDING, AND

TRUSTTRUSTMEMBERS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE

COLLABORATIVE GROUP SHARE COLLABORATIVE GROUP SHARE AN UNDERSTANDING AND AN UNDERSTANDING AND

RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER AND RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER AND THEIR RESPECTIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE

ORGANIZATIONS: HOW THEY ORGANIZATIONS: HOW THEY OPERATE, THEIR CULTURAL OPERATE, THEIR CULTURAL

NORMS AND VALUES, NORMS AND VALUES, LIMITATIONS, AND EXPECTATIONSLIMITATIONS, AND EXPECTATIONS

APPROPRIATE CROSS-APPROPRIATE CROSS-SECTION OF MEMBERSSECTION OF MEMBERS

THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH SEGMENT IN THE FROM EACH SEGMENT IN THE

COMMUNITY WHO WILL BE COMMUNITY WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY ITS ACTIVITIES.AFFECTED BY ITS ACTIVITIES.

MEMBERS SEE MEMBERS SEE COLLABORATION AS IN THEIR COLLABORATION AS IN THEIR

SELF-INTERESTSELF-INTERESTCOLLABORATING PARTNERS COLLABORATING PARTNERS BELIEVE THE BENEFITS OF BELIEVE THE BENEFITS OF

COLLABORATION WILL COLLABORATION WILL OFFSET COSTS SUCH AS LOSS OFFSET COSTS SUCH AS LOSS OF AUTONOMY AND “TURF”OF AUTONOMY AND “TURF”

ABILITY TO ABILITY TO COMPROMISECOMPROMISE

COLLABORATING PARTNERS COLLABORATING PARTNERS ARE ABLE TO COMPROMISE, ARE ABLE TO COMPROMISE, SINCE THE MANY DECISIONS SINCE THE MANY DECISIONS WITHIN A COLLABORATIVE WITHIN A COLLABORATIVE

EFFORT CANNOT POSSIBLY FIR EFFORT CANNOT POSSIBLY FIR THE PREFERENCES OF EVERY THE PREFERENCES OF EVERY

MEMBER PERFECTLYMEMBER PERFECTLY

FACTORS INFLUENCING FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SUCCESS OF THE SUCCESS OF COLLABORATION:COLLABORATION:

FACTORS RELATED TO FACTORS RELATED TO PROCESSES/STRUCTUREPROCESSES/STRUCTURE

MEMBERS SHARE A STAKE IN MEMBERS SHARE A STAKE IN BOTH PROCESSES ANDBOTH PROCESSES AND

OUTCOMEOUTCOME

MEMBERS OF A MEMBERS OF A COLLABORATIVE GROUP FEEL COLLABORATIVE GROUP FEEL “OWNERSHIP” OF BOTH THE “OWNERSHIP” OF BOTH THE

WAY GROUP WORKS AND THE WAY GROUP WORKS AND THE RESULTS OR PRODUCT OF ITS RESULTS OR PRODUCT OF ITS

WORKWORK

MULTIPLE LAYERS OF MULTIPLE LAYERS OF DECISION-MAKINGDECISION-MAKING

EVERY LEVEL (UPPER EVERY LEVEL (UPPER MANAGEMENT, MIDDLE MANAGEMENT, MIDDLE

MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS) MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS) WITHIN EACH ORGANIZATION WITHIN EACH ORGANIZATION

IN THE COLLABORATIVE IN THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP PARTICIPATES IN GROUP PARTICIPATES IN

DECISION MAKINGDECISION MAKING

FLEXIBILITYFLEXIBILITY

THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP REMAINS OPEN TO VARIED REMAINS OPEN TO VARIED

WAYS OF ORGANIZING ITSELF WAYS OF ORGANIZING ITSELF AND ACCOMPLISHING ITS AND ACCOMPLISHING ITS

WORKWORK

DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAR DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAR ROLES AND POLICY ROLES AND POLICY

GUIDELINESGUIDELINES

THE COLLABORATING THE COLLABORATING PARTNERS CLEARLY PARTNERS CLEARLY

UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLES, UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLES, RIGHTS, AND RIGHTS, AND

RESPONSIBLITIES; AND HOW RESPONSIBLITIES; AND HOW TO CARRY OUT THESE TO CARRY OUT THESE

RESPONSIBILTIESRESPONSIBILTIES

ADAPTABILITYADAPTABILITYTHE COLLABORATIVE GROUP THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP HAS THE ABILITY TO SUSTAIN HAS THE ABILITY TO SUSTAIN

ITSELF IN THE MIDST OF ITSELF IN THE MIDST OF MAJOR CHANGES, EVEN IF IT MAJOR CHANGES, EVEN IF IT

NEEDS TO CHANGE SOME NEEDS TO CHANGE SOME MAJOR GOALS, MEMBERS, MAJOR GOALS, MEMBERS, ETC., IN ORDER TO DEAL ETC., IN ORDER TO DEAL

WITH CHANGING SITUATIONSWITH CHANGING SITUATIONS

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SUCCESS OF SUCCESS OF

COLLABORATION:COLLABORATION:

FACTORS RELATED TO FACTORS RELATED TO COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

OPEN AND FREQUENT OPEN AND FREQUENT COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

COLLABORATIVE GROUP COLLABORATIVE GROUP MEMBERS INTERACT OFTEN, MEMBERS INTERACT OFTEN,

UPDATE ONE ANOTHER, UPDATE ONE ANOTHER, DISCUSS ISSUES OPENLY, DISCUSS ISSUES OPENLY, CONVEY ALL NECESSARY CONVEY ALL NECESSARY

INFORMATION TO ONE INFORMATION TO ONE ANOTHER AND TO PEOPLE ANOTHER AND TO PEOPLE

OUTSIDE THE GROUPOUTSIDE THE GROUP

ESTABLISHED FORMAL ESTABLISHED FORMAL AND INFORMAL AND INFORMAL

COMMUNICATION LINKSCOMMUNICATION LINKSCHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION CAN EXIST ON PAPER, SO THAT CAN EXIST ON PAPER, SO THAT

INFORMATION FLOW OCCURS. IN INFORMATION FLOW OCCURS. IN ADDITION, MEMBERS ESTABLISH ADDITION, MEMBERS ESTABLISH

PERSONAL CONNECTIONS-PERSONAL CONNECTIONS-PRODUCING A BETTER, MORE PRODUCING A BETTER, MORE INFORMED, AND COHESIVE INFORMED, AND COHESIVE

GROUP WORKING ON A COMMON GROUP WORKING ON A COMMON PROJECTPROJECT

FACTORS INFLUENCING FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SUCCESS OF THE SUCCESS OF COLLABORATION:COLLABORATION:

FACTORS RELATED TO FACTORS RELATED TO PURPOSEPURPOSE

CONCRETE, ATTAINABLE CONCRETE, ATTAINABLE GOALS AND OBJECTIVESGOALS AND OBJECTIVES

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP ARE CLEAR TO ALL PARTNERS ARE CLEAR TO ALL PARTNERS AND CAN REALISTICALLY BE AND CAN REALISTICALLY BE

ATTAINEDATTAINED

SHARED VISIONSHARED VISIONCOLLABORATING PARTNERS HAVE COLLABORATING PARTNERS HAVE THE SAME VISION, WITH CLEARLY THE SAME VISION, WITH CLEARLY

AGREED UPON MISSION, AGREED UPON MISSION, OBJECTIVES, AND STRAGEGY. THE OBJECTIVES, AND STRAGEGY. THE SHARED VISION MAY EXIST AT THE SHARED VISION MAY EXIST AT THE OUTSET OF THE COLLABORATION; OUTSET OF THE COLLABORATION; OR THE PARTNERS MAY DEVELOP OR THE PARTNERS MAY DEVELOP

A VISION AS THEY WORK A VISION AS THEY WORK TOGETHERTOGETHER

UNIQUE PURPOSEUNIQUE PURPOSE

THE MISSION AND GOALS OR THE MISSION AND GOALS OR APPROACH OF THE APPROACH OF THE

COLLABORATIVE GROUP COLLABORATIVE GROUP DIFFER, AT LEAST IN PART, DIFFER, AT LEAST IN PART, FROM THE MISSION AND FROM THE MISSION AND GOALS OR APPROACH OF GOALS OR APPROACH OF MEMBER ORGANIZATIONSMEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

FACTORS INFLUENCING FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SUCCESS OF THE SUCCESS OF COLLABORATIONCOLLABORATION

FACTORS RELATED TO FACTORS RELATED TO RESOURCESRESOURCES

SUFFICENT FUNDSSUFFICENT FUNDS

THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP HAS AN ADEQUATE, HAS AN ADEQUATE,

CONSISTENT FINANCIAL BASE CONSISTENT FINANCIAL BASE TO SUPPORT ITS OPERATIONTO SUPPORT ITS OPERATION

SKILLED CONVENERSKILLED CONVENERTHE INDIVIDUAL WHO CONVENES THE INDIVIDUAL WHO CONVENES THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP HAS THE COLLABORATIVE GROUP HAS

ORGANIZING AND ORGANIZING AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, AND CARRIES OUT THE ROLE WITH CARRIES OUT THE ROLE WITH

FAIRNESS. BECAUSE OF THESE FAIRNESS. BECAUSE OF THESE CHARACTERISTICS (AND OTHERS), CHARACTERISTICS (AND OTHERS),

THE CONVENER IS GRANTED THE CONVENER IS GRANTED RESPECT OR “LEGITIMACY” FROM RESPECT OR “LEGITIMACY” FROM THE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSTHE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS