Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey

Whether you?re working on homelessness or building a rural farm cooperative, the Collaboration Handbooktells you what to expect and how to meet challenges in a way that strengthens your group and the results you?re after. Written by Michael Winer and karen Ray, nationally recognized consultants in collaboration and organizational development, the Collaboration Handbooktakes you step-by-step through the entire process, showing you how to know if collaboration is the best way to accomplish your goals, how to get started and keep up the momentum, whether your collaboration has the necessary ingredients to succeed, how to manage the four stages of collaboration, and when it makes sense to test the waters with a pilot project. Features a case study from start to finish, worksheets, and sidebars with helpful tips.