Leading Across Boundaries: Creating Collaborative Agencies in a Networked World

Resource A

Create Your Own Game Plan

I. Briefly describe a situation or project that you’re involved in that requires collaboration:

1. What is the goal?

2. Why does it matter?

3. Who are the stakeholders?

4. Use the stakeholder identification tool that follows to decide which stakeholders should be part of the collaborative team.

Tool for Identifying Stakeholders.

Influence or Expertise on Issue

Source: Adapted from Chrislip, 2002, p. 75.

II. Complete the following Skill and Experience Matrix for Collaborative Groups.

1. List the members of your collaborative group in the lefthand “Member” column of the matrix.

2. Decide what kinds ...