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Practical collaboration building
'It's amazing how much can be done when it doesn't matter who gets
the credit'. (attributed to George C. Marshal)
This page contains principles that when put into practice will produce
results.
Principles, Philosophy and Practice
Start with a unifying purpose
* The purpose may need to be broad enough to bring in enough
people with energy, imagination, commitment, resources, and
creativity, to generate success. (For example, a community
council interested in family and children issues or a business
opening a new market.)
* Sometimes the purpose may also be very specific and narrow
when the energy, imagination, commitment, and creativity, are
sufficient. Start with two or three or a small group of people who
have passion for the purpose. (For example, drug prevention.)
* This apparent conflict between broad and specific or narrow
collaborations can sometimes be resolved by creating an
umbrella committee with a more broad purpose and mission and
subcommittees with more narrow and specific missions and
purposes. (For example, a community council supporting family
and children issues and a subcommittee dealing specifically with
drug prevention or a committee working on absentee issues and a
subcommittee dealing specific with drug prevention and/or
treatment or even a business trying to recreate itself with a
number of subcommittees.)
* Start with the End in Mind
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