Many people participate in collaborative processes without understanding what constitutes true collaboration — a new online course is trying to change that.
Rich and Stoker argue that good governance, especially governance that emphasizes a cross-sector approach to problem solving, was a significant factor.
The first step of solving a problem that spans sectors is to decide which strategy holds the most promise, and if that strategy is collaboration, the second and crucial step is choosing tools from The Intersector Project Toolkit.
Bob Putnam’s simple but brilliant insight inspired my hope and search for a broader approach, perhaps even a mechanism, to bring strangers together to collaborate in solving common problems.
Frank Weil, Chairman of The Intersector Project, describes the “connections and shared concerns among citizens that produce focused and effective forces that make society work.”
Frank Weil, Chairman of The Intersector Project, discusses former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, collaborative governance, Citi Bikes program, and Manhattan traffic on the Harvard Business Review Blog.