Essay On Collaboration

Reflecting on the social change agents in action videos, the one I found particularly inspiring the “Power of Collaboration" by Marrian Kunth. This because Kunth a very brave woman succeeds to connect with other people’s power and passion. She proves that when collaboration exists between different people from different places, it is easier for them to connect to each other and work together to make a common change.

At USD, I am part of the Collaborate LLC. One of the benefits of this community is the opportunity to sit in on a class called ‘Civic Engagement in the US and South Africa’. Both this class and my own LLC class are focused on the concept of collaboration. This central theme was evident in the topics being taught, as well as the teaching style. The instructor fostered a very personal, yet difficult conversation with the students by asking follow up questions. He encouraged students to expand on their answers and often these answers lead to additional questions that the student continued to discuss. He encouraged other students to make comments, question other students and even ask questions of their own. This led to an open and welcoming

The AHIMA, 2011, states that achieving high quality, cost-efficient healthcare requires collaboration among all healthcare professionals and stakeholders. However, collaboration is both a process and an outcome in which shared interest or conflict that cannot be addressed by any single individual is addressed by key stakeholders (Gardner, 2005). Essential HIM practices that must be considered part of quality and safety initiatives include:

• Coordinate with physician and nursing staff to address the patient’s prognosis, treatment, and care plan.

On pages 357-359 in Public Administration and Public Affairs by Henry, the author examines collaboration and privatization. Collaboration and privatization has an important role in implementing public policy.

“Community Perspectives on Factors That Influence Collaboration in Public Health Research” (2009) is a study that evaluates the factors that impact collaboration in public health research, from the perspective of community-based organizations (CBOs) (Pinto, 2009). This articles attempts to provide a starting point for research on the benefits of community based participation in public health research, as well as what influences community’s and/or their organizations to participate in public health research (Pinto,2009). Pinto (2009) suggests that this research is needed to eliminate potential barriers that are interfering with necessary collaboration from communities

Within this assignment I will be discussing the importance of working in partnership within my workplace. Working in partnership is a key component of practice within health and social care settings. Within the workplace we work in partnership with staff, care managers, doctors, nurses, resident’s advocates in order to ensure that the best interests of the residents are met. Communication between all agencies and partnerships is what essential for effective partnership. It is vitally important that each member of the partnership understands their own roles and responsibilities in order to benefit there patient. Effective partnership helps improve the quality of care and helps achieve an organised service.

I’m writing for the Images Publishing Group, as you may be aware Liederbach & Graham Architects have been featured in An Ideal Collaboration: The Art of Classical Details II. This book includes the work of some of the most notable names in contemporary residential design. Architects, decorators, landscape designers, consultants, builders, craftsmen, artists and vendors, all address the design process and the pivotal role that collaboration plays in creating cohesive timeless designs.

1) The Collaboration and Devolution Era arose from the public's dissatisfaction of how agencies were making decisions, which impacted their trust in the agencies, increasing complexity and uncertainty over issues, and learning how to manage ecosystems (Cestero, "Era of Collaboration & Devolution" Lecture). The public was seeking "seeking a cooperative and participatory approach to decision making in order to integrate conservation and community development" (Cestero).

Team members are called to and believe in “Public Service” Organization Vision and Team Mission is understood and supported Team goals are understood and achieved Leadership is clear and shared, depending on the situation Roles and responsibilities and team authorities are clear Decision-making style depends on the situation, in most instances strive for consensus

It was the year 2050 and much of the world’s economy has gone to ruin. The human population had increased far greater than what was expected. The world population has jumped from seven billion people in 2015 to thirty billion by the start of this year [2]. This was nonsensical to many, as joint government efforts around the world to control birth rates seemed to have fatally failed. This sudden growth has hurt millions of families around the globe and has made providing for loved ones even harder. Many are not receiving help and cannot even remember the last time they ate. To the public this was far worse than the Great Depression. Throughout the last two decades many programs that required large funding from the government have been terminated.

In this analysis we will review a case titled “The Dilemma at the Public Service Department.” We will be discussing different issues, amongst them are: opinions on the honesty, malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance, accountability, competence, and why these particular responsibilities are identified. We will also discuss certain trade-offs made by the commissioner’s loyalty to the department as well as the governor, and public interest. We will also be discussing three barriers when it comes to deciding how the governor will be approached, along with the basic elements that are recommended in strategic management planning.

Michael W. Foss maintains that ministry efficiency will be directly related to our readiness and capacity to form teams. Teams are not possible in a world infatuated with credentials. Teams also are not effective where individual uniqueness and contribution are discounted. Teams become a powerful and strategic tool for ministry when all recognize that “together we know more than any one of us.”182

How can an organization become so great providing a product or service that is well received by so many people, well according to (Wright, 2013) “Southwest Vice President, says collaboration is the key to success…the most effective communication is when the front line employee looks up and sees the manager of the company standing shoulder to shoulder with the union representative agreeing that this is something we ought to do”. For SWA, it is all about the 3Cs-Communication, Collaboration, and Commitment. This giant knows that the success of the company rests on the people who keeps the wheel turning and these individuals could not do what they do without the 3Cs, especially in the area of communication; without communication there can be no collaboration. Hence, SWA live by the 3Cs and incorporates it into their day to day operations, from the corporate level down to the men and women working at the ticket counter. One can see the 3Cs in action, whether surfing SWA website, speaking to one of team members over the phone, at the ticket counter or being is a passenger on an aircraft; you feel the commitment regardless of the touch point.

Interagency collaboration is the modern concept of collaboration in which different organization within and outside of government work together towards a common objective. Collaboration involves all the organizations and agencies in the advancement of the common agenda, and it has been the real catalyst for development (Finn & Kohler, 2009). Different programs have been initiated to ensure that agencies can collaborate and work together to enhance social, economic and political development. Agencies can collaborate at different levels ranging from exchange of information, coordination, cooperation and collaboration and all the levels of collaboration focus on working together to achieve common objectives (Noonan & Morningstar, 2008). At the basic level, the issue of collaboration has no single comprehensive definition, but generally, it refers to the joint action in different organizations in an effort to articulate for a common objective. Inter-agency collaboration aims to bring together agencies, service providers, and workforces to form temporary of long lasting partnerships that can enable sharing of resources to reduce the overall costs for program implementation and increase efficiency.