1. Chemistry of Collaboration Presented By: Leah Graves

2. Objectives Define Collaboration Why Collaborate? Impact of Collaboration Collaboration Barriers Identify examples of Collaboration Seven C’s to Good Collaboration

3. “Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.” ~Alexander Graham Bell

4. Definition of Collaboration A mutually beneficial and well-defined relationship entered into by two or more organizations to achieve results they are more likely to achieve together than alone.

5. Why Collaborate? To accomplish what individuals alone cannot To prevent duplication of individual or company efforts To provide a more systematic and comprehensive approach to addressing issues To provide more opportunities

6. Impact Key driver of performance Increase revenue growth Labor productivity Customer satisfaction Product quality, product development, and innovation

7. Collaboration Barriers Piglet Eeyore Winnie the Pooh Rabbit

8. Awareness Commitment Capacity Building Knowledge development Performance improvement Define a common goal Examples of Collaboration

9. Compromise (Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose) Competition (I win, you lose) Collaboration (Win-Win) Accommodation (You win, I lose) Avoidance (I don’t care) Assertiveness Cooperativeness

10. Seven C’s to Good Collaboration 1.Clear Expectations 2.Communication 3.Commitment 4.Coordination 5.Competence 6.Creative Innovation 7.Culture

11. TEAM Together Everyone Achieves More