Creating Nimble and Effective Collaborations for Sustainable Results Lynn Decker & Anne Bradley Fire Learning Network The Nature Conservancy.

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Creating Nimble and Effective Collaborations for Sustainable Results Lynn Decker & Anne Bradley Fire Learning Network The Nature Conservancy

Fire Learning Network (FLN) The FLN is a cooperative program of the Forest Service, Department of the Interior agencies— Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service—and The Nature Conservancy. The partnership has a ten-year proven track record of helping to restore our nation’s forests and grasslands and to make communities safer from fire. An equal opportunity provider

Cooperation, Coordination, and Collaboration: What’s the Difference?

Collaboration: What Makes It Work, 2nd Ed. Co- Authors: Paul Mattessic h, Marta Murray-Close, Barbara MonseyPaul Mattessic h, Marta Murray-Close, Barbara Monsey ISBN: Fieldstone Alliance

Collaboration isn’t a project you undertake. It is a commitment that you make.

Gears of Collaboration  aligning interests  mobilizing resources  engaging members and the community  establishing accountability  taking action  learning together  power  trust Demonic Variables of Collaboration = Power and Trust Gears of Collaboration FLN Outcomes:  Building capacity for action  Impact at scale  Sustainable

Aligning interests What is important? Developing a shared mission and vision; be open to starting to work on what you can agree upon Develop a shared understanding of the ecological and social context (conceptual model) Collaboratively develop spatially explicit desired conditions (the context for action) Collaboratively develop implementation plans Take a learning by doing approach Develop other opportunities to learn together – it also contributes to building trust Include opportunities for building relationships – field trips, working over meals together Bring in folks from successful collaborations to coach/talk to your group Invest by giving up some control

What is important: Developing networks: connections to people, organizations, groups, decision makers, etc. (connections/endorsements that enhance effectiveness and legitimacy of the collaboration) Develop resource sharing plans and MOU’s See the larger landscape as a shared landscape Innovate solutions together Facilitate access to resources (right capabilities, funds for planning and implementation, equipment, etc.) Recognizing and making transparent the contributions of all as equally important to the outcome Mobilizing resources

Engaging members and the community What is important: Inclusion of all members that are willing to engage in the work Ability to bring in “expertise” to inform the group process and acquire diverse knowledge and skill capacity Collaboration offers something worth spending time on and participating with Process for engaging others as the process evolves Operate as though everyone has something to offer and something to learn Information, processes and products freely shared (no secrets – e.g. develop website or some way to put what you are doing out there in the open)

Establishing Accountability What is important: Process and tools to set priorities and stay focused and at the same time nimble Clarify members’ “domains” for products, responsibilities, relationships Process and tools to hold each other accountable within the collaborative Process and tools to demonstrate accountability externally to key influencers and audiences Gauging satisfaction, achievement of objectives achievement of collaboration milestones Leading by example

Taking Action What is important: Establishing joint projects – learning by doing Getting to implementation; implementing your collaborative projects and learning together from them Documenting accomplishments and lessons learned Implementing 2 nd, 3 rd and 5 th projects of the collaboration – this is where you will see your hard work payoff and your relationships make the improbable possible

Learning together What is important: Implement a practice of learning before, learning during and learning after Use simple tools but use something - Learning workshops in lieu of meetings - Peer assists and peer reviews - Developing products together - After Action Reviews - Emergent Learning Maps - Photo monitoring Whatever you do, do it together, engage to learn and implement/adjust based on that learning – commitment to follow through

What are some indicators of good and bad collaborations? Good Collaborations Bad Collaborations

Indicators of Bad Collaboration: Endless unproductive meetings Nobody stays committed Same decisions made over and over Partners not accountable to each other Conflict/mistrust lurks below the surface Collaboration dies when money dries Best practices/learning lost or wasted Agreed upon projects not implemented

Indicators of Good Collaboration: The best “team” you’ve ever been on Work is fun You are able to scale up your impact Near boundary-less conservation Lower probability of appeals, litigation Spirit of public service renewed Tangible conservation outcomes that can be measured Alignment of ecological & social goals

1.Send the right people to the collaboration. 2.Commit to the process. 3.Start with a shared mission and vision that the collaboration can agree on (even if it is simple to start with). 4.Ensure that the process is open, inclusive, transparent, accessible, and tailored to local needs. 5.Everyone has something to share and something to learn. Co-learning changes relationships. Fire Learning Network Collaboration Lessons Learned Quick list of 10

Fire Learning Network Collaboration Lessons Learned Quick list of 10 (continued): 6.Playing nice with others and sharing your toys matters. 7.Keep the commitments that you make. Ultimately success is about relationships. 8.Incorporate food, fun, and field co-learning opportunities. 9.Implement the projects; nothing undermines a collaboration more than not getting to implementation. 10. It's a team effort. You succeed, fail, and evolve as a team. Share leadership and credit.

Fire Learning Network (FLN) The FLN helps federal land managers: convene highly successful, integrated collaborative planning efforts, build stakeholder trust and understanding, improve local community capacity to live with fire, overcome planning gridlock, tap new funding sources for restoration and address climate change. At a national level, the FLN is also providing training that helps fire professionals work with local communities, introducing tools for collaboration in fire planning, building public support for forest and fire restoration, and helping the agencies adopt an “all lands” and science based approach. Lynn M. Decker (801) An equal opportunity provider

Collaboration Myth & Path Group Exercise World Café style facilitated small group discussion 4-5 per table; mix it up 2 rotations: minutes; 2 – 15 minutes Listen, share, don’t dominate; ask how Close - share an insight per table Follow up