{"product_id":"creating-a-culture-of-collaboration-isbn-9780787981167","title":"Creating a Culture of Collaboration","description":"Collaboration is often viewed as a one-time or project-oriented activity. An increasing challenge is to help organizations incorporate collaborative values and practices in their everyday ways of working. In \u003ci\u003eCreating a Culture of Collaboration\u003c\/i\u003e, an international group of practitioners and researchers–from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, and the United States–provide proven approaches to creating a culture of collaboration within and among groups, organizations, communities, and societies. \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSandy Schuman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Five Transformational Leaders Discuss What They’ve Learned 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSam Kaner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: The Bases of Collaboration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Renewing Social Capital: The Role of Civil Dialogue 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames M. Campbell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Development of Cross-Sector Collaborations in a Social Context of Low Trust 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMladen Koljatic, Mónica Silva, Eduardo Valenzuela\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Exploring the Dynamics of Collaboration in Interorganizational Settings 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIgnacio J. Martinez-Moyano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Equity, Diversity, and Interdependence: A New Driver for Societal Transformation 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Murray, Brendan Murtagh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 What Keeps It Together: Collaborative Tensility in Interorganizational Learning 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHilary Bradbury, Darren Good, Linda Robson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Make-or-Break Roles in Collaboration Leadership 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMirja P. Hanson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Approaches to Collaboration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Sense Making and the Problems of Learning from Experience: Barriers and Requirements for Creating Cultures of Collaboration 151\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGervase R. Bushe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Metaphors at Work: Building Multiagency Collaboration Through a Five-Stage Process 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol Sherriff, Simon Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Utilizing Uncertainty 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKim Sander Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Sustainable Cooperative Processes in Organizations 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDale Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Is Your Organization an Obstacle Course or a Relay Team? A Meaning-Centered Approach to Creating a Collaborative Culture 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul T. P. Wong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Practical Dialogue: Emergent Approaches for Effective Collaboration 257\u003cbr\u003eRosa Zubizarreta\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Using the Facilitative Leader Approach to Create an Organizational Culture of Collaboration 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoger Schwarz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Use of Self in Creating a Culture of Collaboration 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnte Glavas, Claudy Jules, Ellen Van Oosten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Collaboration in Action\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Collaboration for Social Change: A Theory and a Case Study 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCynthia Silva Parker, Linda N. Guinee, J. Courtney Bourns, \u003c\/i\u003eJennifer Fischer-Mueller, Marianne Hughes, Andria Winther\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Theory in Action: Building Collaboration in a County Public Agency 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJamie O. Harris, David Straus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Leadership for the Common Good 367\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn M. Bryson, Barbara C. Crosby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Using Deliberative Democracy to Facilitate a Local Culture of Collaboration: The Penn’s Landing Project 399\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam J. Ball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Avoiding Ghettos of Like-Minded People: Random Selection and Organizational Collaboration 419\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLyn Carson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Involving Multiple Stakeholders in Large-Scale Collaborative Projects 435\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTasos Sioukas, Marilyn Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Collaborative Values, Principles, and Beliefs 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Concepts 469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 479\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Editor \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSandy Schuman\u003c\/b\u003e is a group facilitator, collaborative process advocate, and storyteller. He helps groups create shared meaning, make critical choices, and build collaborative relationships. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIAF Handbook of Group Facilitation\u003c\/i\u003e (from Jossey-Bass) and \u003ci\u003eGroup Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and moderates \u003ci\u003eGrp-Facl, the Electronic Discussion on Group Facilitation\u003c\/i\u003e. Schuman is an associate of the Center for Policy Research, University at Albany, SUNY. His consulting firm is Executive Decision Services. Contact him at www.exeds.com.   Meaning is all we want. Choices are all we make. Relationships are all we have. How can we create greater shared meaning and sense of purpose, make more effective choices, and enhance our interpersonal and interorganizational relationships? How can we work together more effectively, involve the full diversity of players, and still get things done? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollaboration is often viewed as a one-time or project-oriented activity. An increasing challenge is to help organizations incorporate collaborative values and practices in their everyday ways of working. In Creating a Culture of Collaboration, an international group of practitioners and researchers–from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States–provide proven approaches to creating a culture of collaboration within and among groups, organizations, communities, and societies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA practical resource, Creating a Culture of Collaboration integrates the underlying bases of collaboration with field-tested approaches and provides numerous examples of collaboration in action that illustrate the application of theory in practice. In addition, the book is filled with useful figures, exhibits, and tables that clearly illustrate and expand on the ideas presented.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating a Culture of Collaboration is written for group facilitators, organization development practitioners, public participation specialists, and any advocate of collaborative processes–people who are concerned with conflict, consensus, and change.\u003c\/p\u003e  \t \t \t\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreating a Culture of Collaboration\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMEANING IS ALL WE WANT. Choices are all we make. Relationships are all we have. How can we create greater shared meaning and sense of purpose, make more effective choices, and enhance our interpersonal and interorganizational relationships? How can we work together more effectively, involve the full diversity of players, and still get things done? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollaboration is often viewed as a one-time or project-oriented activity. An increasing challenge is to help organizations incorporate collaborative values and practices in their everyday ways of working. In \u003ci\u003eCreating a Culture of Collaboration\u003c\/i\u003e, an international group of practitioners and researchers–from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States–provide proven approaches to creating a culture of collaboration within and among groups, organizations, communities, and societies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA practical resource\u003ci\u003e, Creating a Culture of Collaboration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e integrates the underlying bases of collaboration with field-tested approaches and provides numerous examples of collaboration in action that illustrate the application of theory in practice. In addition, the book is filled with useful figures, exhibits, and tables that clearly illustrate and expand on the ideas presented. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreating a Culture of Collaboration\u003c\/i\u003e is written for group facilitators, organization development practitioners, public participation specialists, and any advocate of collaborative processes–people who are concerned with conflict, consensus, and change. \t  \"Corporate executives, governmental policy makers, union leaders–anyone who finds collaboration essential for dealing with the complexity and high interdependence of the global economy—will benefit from \u003ci\u003eCreating a Culture of Collaboration\u003c\/i\u003e. So will researchers and consultants developing models of cooperation and facilitating decision-making communications, for this book combines the best and most current thinking on how to sustain collaborative relationships in and between organizations for lasting results.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Alan T. Belasen, chair, MBA program, and professor of management, Empire State College, SUNY; author, \u003ci\u003eLeading the Learning Organization\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The greatest strength of \u003ci\u003eCreating a Culture of Collaboration\u003c\/i\u003e lies in the diversity of its authors and their approaches to building organizations and societies that allow the widest participation possible. Rather than closing the doors and allowing only limited voices to be heard, this book champions a vision of a world in which everyone has something significant to contribute.\"\u003cbr\u003e —David A. Hart, chief executive officer, Association for Conflict Resolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A great overview of the joys and challenges of building collaboration within organizations and creating opportunities for collaboration between civic society and governmental decision makers. This book has equal value for people concerned with organizational transformation and public participation.\"\u003cbr\u003e —James L. Creighton, public participation consultant and founding president, the International Association for Public Participation; author, \u003ci\u003eThe Public Participation Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Corporate America is coming to realize that singularly, we're stupid–but collectively, we're smart! Collaboration remains the key strategy for successfully competing in a global economy.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Kenny Moore, coauthor, \u003ci\u003eThe CEO and the Monk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"With its rich harvest of international examples, its frank discussion of the nitty-gritty of collaboration, and its penetrating theoretical insights into the nature of collaboration, \u003ci\u003eCreating a Culture of Collaboration\u003c\/i\u003e ought to be read by any leader who is interested in managing collaboratively.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Steve Denning, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Leader's Guide to Storytelling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this outstanding state-of-the-art resource, thirty-seven seasoned practitioners from around the world offer their insights on the deeper contextual issues that need to be addressed for collaboration to be embraced by any community. A must-read for advocates, leaders, and practitioners of collaboration in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Susan Carpenter, practitioner and trainer; coauthor, \u003ci\u003eManaging Public Disputes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Top-down decision-making is becoming a dinosaur in this era of globalization and rapid change. This outstanding book, written by international contributors, provides the pathways for successful collaborative decision-making and the new wave of leadership, using practical, facilitative, and well-researched methods.\"\u003cbr\u003e —David A. Wayne, chair, International Association of Facilitators; chief operating officer, Tapestries International Communications, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCreating a Culture of Collaboration\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent addition to the thinking within the profession of facilitation. It is a great follow-up to \u003ci\u003eThe IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation\u003c\/i\u003e in the International Association of Facilitators series. The long term process of creating the space, values and expectations of collaboration is a serious issue in today's organizations. This book contributes much to this work.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Jon C. Jenkins, Imaginal Training, Groningen, The Netherlands; Coauthor,  \u003ci\u003eNine Disciplines of Facilitative Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"If you or your people are going to be crossing boundaries to work with others, then Creating a Culture of Collaboration has important lessons that are worth their weight in gold. Filled with insights from practitioners and frameworks that have proven their mettle, this is a handbook for success in the twenty-first century.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Seth Kahan, executive strategy specialist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"While much has been written about collaboration over the years, this book contains important new insights and strategies. Thank you for bringing these leading practitioners together to share their knowledge with us!\"\u003cbr\u003e —Ingrid Bens, author, \u003ci\u003eFacilitating With Ease!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"At last, a reference manual for civics in the post-9\/11 world. Facilitating collaboration is the new \u003ci\u003eRoberts Rules of Order\u003c\/i\u003e from neighborhood block clubs to Congress, and from corporate board rooms to the United Nations.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Jim Troxel, Millennia Consulting; editor, \u003ci\u003eParticipation Works\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Insightful practices covering an amazing breadth of situations.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Michael Wilkinson, CEO, Leadership Strategies; author, \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets of Facilitation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Your book is a necessary and timely addition to the literature on collaboration. I especially appreciate the book's international aspect.\"\u003cbr\u003e —David D. 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