Collaborative Design (Selling and Chavez) Flashcards

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What are some facilitators for effective collaboration?

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Communication, same goal (values), funding (structural), accountability, flexibility, commitment, and mutual support.

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What are some inhibitors for effective collaboration?

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Reluctance to change, time constraints, demands, and conflicting interests.

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What does it mean when said “Managers need new skills to move from expert to mediator in the “new order”. “?

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Not having sufficient training on conflict resolution, Indigenous knowledge and policy implementation (AKA soft skills).

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What are “turbulent conditions”?

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Inter-organizational settings and problems that cut across levels of society.

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5
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In order to rethink collaboration, we must shift from a ______________ to a ________________ perspective.

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“Organization Set” to a “Domain”

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What does an Organization Set Perspective mean?

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Bilateral communication

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What does a “Domain” Perspective mean?

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Informal communication, cross communication, network

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What are the 5 stages of collaborative processes in natural resource management?

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  1. Antecedents
  2. Problem-Setting
  3. Direction-Setting
  4. Structuring
  5. Outcomes
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What happens in the Antecedents (Cause) stage of collaboration?

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Common vision
Existing networks
Leadership
Incentives are set

NOTE: The earlier you are involved, the better chance of decisions following your interests.

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What happens in the Problem-setting stage of collaboration? (6)

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  • Recognize interdependence
  • Identify stakeholders
  • Consensus on legitimate stakeholders
  • Common problem definition
  • Perceived benefits to stakeholders
  • Perceived salience to stakeholders.
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What happens in the Direction-Setting stage of collaboration?

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Joint information search
Establish goals
Set ground rules
Explore options
Organize sub-groups.
(This is where things get off the ground.)

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What happens in the structuring stage of collaboration?

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Formalizing relationship
Roles assigned
Tasks elaborated
Monitoring and control systems assigned.

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What happens in the Outcomes stage of collaboration?

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-Programs
- Impacts
- Benefits Derived

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Why does the Northeast superior region call themselves the fibre basket?

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For their large involvement in the forestry region.

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What type of situation is the Northeast Superior region an example of?

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Collaborative process in natural resource management

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What caused the “forestry crisis” for the Northeast Superior region?

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The foresters in this region knew something was coming because the Americans stopped buying Canadian wood.
This led to a decrease in housing, while diesel prices increased, and the US dollar increased.
With a lower US dollar, it didn’t make sense for the US to buy wood from Canada as they didn’t get as good of a deal anymore.

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What kind of impacts did the forestry crisis have on the Northeast Superior region?

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  • Job loss
  • Decreased population
  • Property foreclosures
  • Service loss
18
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What is the Northeast Superior Mayors’ group?

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An informal association of 6 mayors to collaborate, now that they have a common response, they are moving into the problem setting stage, getting together to build a response involving policy alternatives.

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What kind of policy alternatives did the northeast superiors mayors group propose?

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  • Services and Infrastructure
  • Forest Economy
  • Informal Associations
20
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What is the Forest Communities Program?

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A program proposed by the 6 Mayors, it was supported by researchers and economists.
They set to create economic development through forestry.

21
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What is the Northeast Superior Regional Chiefs Forum?

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An informal Indigenous organization to set Voice and Coordination on:
- Economic development
- Environmental Stewardship
- Socio-cultural priorities

22
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Where does First Nation-Municipal collaboration fit into the Northeast Superior region?

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The First Nations are not obligated to meet with the mayors, but they met with them to better the outcome.

23
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What is the role of First Nations in the collaborative management approach in the Northeast Superior region development?

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  • First Nation review NSFC Strategic Plan
  • Clarify roles and elevate First Nation profiles
  • Obtain funding for First Nation participation
  • Mutual commitment to relationship building and cross-cultural understanding
24
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What are the three successes / lessons (outcomes) of FN-municipal collaboration?

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  1. Teaching and Learning
  2. Building Trust and Relationships
  3. Empowerment through Sharing Authority and Resources
25
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How does Teaching & Learning fit in to FN-municipal collaboration?

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Through regional & cross-cultural collaboration of designing objectives, processes and structures.
FN must regenerate culturally appropriate forum.

26
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How does Building Trust and Relationships fit in to FN-municipal collaboration?

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Trust both precondition and outcome of collaboration, creating local forums & opportunities for periodic informal involvement is crucial.

27
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How does Empowerment through Sharing Authority and Resources fit in to FN-municipal collaboration?

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Through mutual recognition of benefits and collaboration.

28
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What are the two main inputs of success in Collaborative forest-based Development?

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  1. Aboriginal authority and TK
  2. Municipal resources and research
29
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What are the 4 main obstacles of collaboration?

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  1. Institutional culture
  2. Relational Factors
  3. Power and legitimacy differentials
  4. Impasse
30
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What is institutional culture?

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Centralized, rationale planning, and staunch positions.

31
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What are Relational factors?

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Hate and mistrust

32
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What are Power and legitimacy differentials?

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Marginalized interests and knowledges

33
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How is impasse an obstacle to collaboration?

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Entrenched conflict

34
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How can collaboration be achieved? (Good to memorize)

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MEMORIZE THIS TABLE (SLIDE 38)