Collaborating
Building Trust and Working Together
Developing relationships of trust, acknowledging diverse values, skills, and perspectives, and creating safe spaces enables everyone to contribute to shared purposes and collective impact.
Skills in “Collaborating”
- Relationship-Building Skills — Nurturing relationships with emotional intelligence grounded in trust, respect, mutual understanding, and a spirit of collaboration.
- Inclusive Mindset and Intercultural Competence — Willingness and competence to embrace diversity and include people and communities with different perspectives and backgrounds.
- Co-Creation Skills — Facilitating collaborative processes with diverse stakeholders, fostering teamwork and psychological safety, and being aware of power dynamics.
- Communication Skills — Ability to listen deeply, foster genuine dialogue, advocate one's views skillfully, manage conflicts constructively and adapt communication to diverse groups.
- Mobilization Skills — Inspiring and enabling others to engage in shared purposes and collective action.