Making Collaboration Work

?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"? Contents Preface Part I: The Promise and Challenge of Collaboration in Resource Management 1. Building Bridges to a Sustainable Future Why Is Innovation Occurring? A New Style of Resource Management The Uses and Mechanisms of Collaboration A Guide to Making Collaboration Work 2. Why Collaboration? Building Understanding Making Wise Decisions and Building Support for Them Getting Work Done Developing Agencies, Organizations, and Communities 3. The Challenge of Collaboration The Basic Dilemma Institutional and Strcutural Barriers Barriers Due to Attitudes and Perceptions Problems with the Process of Collaboration Overcoming Barriers Part II: Lessons from a Decade of People Working Together 4. Building on Common Ground A Sense of Place or Community Shared Problems or Fears Shared Goals or Interests Compatible Interests 5. Creating New Opportunities for Interaction Working at Outreach through Communication Establishing New Structures 6. Crafting Meaningful, Effective, and Enduring Processes A Meaningful and Legitimate Process of Interaction An Effective Process An Enduring Process 7. Focusing on the Problem in New and Different Ways A Willingness to Try New Approaches A Holistic Perspective Problem Focused, Not Bound by Positions or Procedures Not Bound by Traditional Conceptions of Agency Roles Learning Together Bounding the Problem with Credible Information 8. Fostering a Sense of Responsibility and Commitment Transforming ???Them??? to ???Us??? Ownership of the Problem and the Process Commitment Fairness 9. Partnerships Are People Shattering Misperceptions and Fostering Understanding Building and Sustaining Relationships Motivating Involvement Cultural and Community Differences 10. A Proactive and Entrepreneurial Approach Dedicated, Energetic Individuals Proactive, Not Reactive Taking Advantage of Existing Opportunities Nothing Succeeds Like Success Persistence Pays Off 11. Getting Help, Giving Help Resource Mobilizing, Not Resource Constrained Accessing Expertise and Ideas Building Public and Political Support Getting Help by Giving Help Part III: Getting Started 12. A Primer for Agencies Imagining Collaborative Possibilities Enabling Emploees to Be Effective at Collaboration Encouraging the Development of Collaborative Relationships Evaluating the Experience with Collaboration Committing to the Process and Products of Collaboration 13. Ensuring Accountability The Critics??? Concerns The Issue of Accountability The Traditional Response The Balance between Control and Flexibility Promoting Accountable Collaboration 14. A Message to Individuals Summary Advice A Guide to Getting Started Notes Index About the Authors