1. COMMUNITY COLLABORATION PROJECT
Drew Evans, Bob Johansen, Isak Yoon
November 8, 2010

2. COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP
Raise the bar with a challenge
Embrace change
Collaboration is key and it develops ownership

3. INDIVIDUAL IDEAS
Drew: “I would find a way to use sports to impact kids across the world and spread the gospel”
Bob: “Would find a way to surgically help children with a birth defect”
Isak: “I would organize a hands-across-the-world rally.”

4. COLLABORATIVE PROCESS
We each had 3 very different ideas
Wanted a project that was practical and feasible, but challenging
Brainstormed using our common interests and resources

5. BRAINSTORMING Individual ideas coming together Sawyer (2007) p. 61
Osborn’s study: Increase effectiveness from individual brainstorming ideas collaboratively put together
We adopted that approach to our project.
We had our own ideas and met together to make our grand idea work
“Brainstorming is the most popular creativity technique of all time” (Sawyer, p. 60)

6. BRAINSTORMING
We gravitated toward a common interest of athletics, connecting people and building community, and influencing the youth… in the good way
We brainstormed for new ideas & the best solution looking at our resources
Our best resources were:
Bob possessed a contact with Homework House
Drew is a coach for APU’s baseball team
Isak is the athletic trainer for APU’s volleyball team

7. OUR GOAL
Organize community service based sports outreach clinics for local neighborhood students.

8. CLINIC OBJECTIVES God & Sports Character Development Skill Development
New Experiences
Create a new partnership

9. APU BASEBALL Golden State Athletic Conference winners in 2007 and 2008
NAIA College World Series appearances in 2007 and 2008

10. APU VOLLEYBALL NAIA # 8 Volleyball team
2 Consecutive NAIA national tournament berth 2008 and 2009
3 in last 4 Seasons

11. HOMEWORK HOUSE After-school program for city of Azusa community.
Mission is to establish and sustain neighborhood based learning centers in Azusa for at-risk children.
Reflect a holistic, neighborhood based approach to empowering at-risk children to thrive
Academically
Socially
Spiritually

12. THE CLINICS 2 Different Clinics October 7 and October 21
Baseball and Volleyball
October 7 and October 21
20-25 Kids from the Homework House participated
Baseball
Base-running, Outfield Drills, Infield Drills, Batting Practice, Homerun Derby
Volleyball
Serving, Passing, Attacking, Games to 15

13. OUR COLLABORATION
We connected with our respected contacts individually
Stayed in contact with each other through
Met during Monday night classes to discuss our progress
We discussed how we were going to bring together the clinics and even the presentations

14. CHALLENGES
Availability and willingness of Homework House to participate
Would they allow for their kids to participate on 2 separate dates
Availability and Scheduling with the teams
Location of clinics: APU vs. Homework House Campus
Logistics of getting kids to campus or bring players to kids
Availability of facility
Suitable equipment
Weather

15. TRUST
We trusted the respective collaboration organizations to come through for us.
Homework House to fulfill commitment to bring kids to the clinics
Trusted each other to connect with our organizations to make the project possible.
We trusted that the teams would organize the clinics.
Did not know the extent the activities
We trusted each other to complete the project with the power point presentation and video.

16. Who’s Line Is It Anyway?
Improvised selecting which sports and clinics to organize
Gave full rein of the running of the clinics to the athletics teams
Rain became a factor as far as bringing the kids to APU
No solidified contingency plan was made because weather was unpredictable based upon 5-day forecast
Impromptu transportation was devised

17. GROUP FLOW
All members participating in the clinic, the athletes, the kids, the directors and organizers, bought into the objective behind the clinics and fully engaged
Blending egos
Constant communication through or in person
Equal participation
We all took a part in organizing the project

18. VIDEO

19. TESTIMONIES
Bob
Drew
Isak

20. COMMENT FROM HOMEWORK HOUSE DIRECTOR
Adrian ……