Collaborative Leadership Field Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	The Author
	The Contributors
	Introduction: The Power of Collaboration	1
Pt. 1	Meta: The Importance of Collaboration	5
1	America's Civic Challenges	7
2	Civil Society, Democracy, and Collaboration	20
3	Building the Civic Community	29
Pt. 2	Macro: Premises and Principles of Successful Collaboration	39
4	Essential Concepts of Collaboration	41
5	A Framework for Collaboration	49
Pt. 3	Micro: Practices of Successful collaboration	61
6	Getting Started	63
7	Setting Up for Success	71
8	Working Together	93
9	Moving to Action	113
10	Developing Networks of Responsibility	120
Pt. 4	Stories and Examples of Successful Collaboration and Civic Leadership Development	131
11	Joint Venture Silicon Valley	133
12	Transforming Civic Culture: Sitka, Alaska 1999-2001	159
13	Neighborhood Action Initiative: Engaging Citizens in Real Change	170
14	Equal Partners, Shared Vision: The Colorado Partnership for Educational Renewal	187
15	Scenarios: Catalysts for Civic Change	200
16	Building Civic Leadership in Portland, Maine	218
17	Building Leadership Capacity in a Socially Emerging Community	230
App. A	Learning from Research and Experience	246
App. B	Institute for Civic Leadership Curriculum and Agenda	258
	References	263
	Index	269