Why Collaboration?
People being polarized and not being able to collaborate is one of today’s largest obstacles to create positive social change. However, we see successful collaborations every day in our lives. How can we go to the grocery store, plan birthday parties, or host a holiday dinner successfully with all the diverse people we do this with, and not have the same ease when doing what our conscious minds consider collaboration? Gregg Potter believes we can.
By taking lessons from how we successfully collaborate every day, we can be more impactful in our intentional collaborations. Collaboration has three repeated skills that help us as we work together. These are transformational leadership, conflict resolution, and facilitation skills. When we develop these skills, specifically for formal collaborations, then trust, space making, empowerment, team agency, and good communication are present… AND, with all of those working together, we are creating a better place for all of us to live and thrive. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do and how we function as humans.
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