Chapter 8: Collaborative (Cooperative) Partnerships with

stakeholders
Introduction
An individual or an institute cannot do everything they want for the success of inclusiveness.
They require collaboration and partnership. Collaborative is becoming an effective team
player for the intended success. Collaboration referred to as collaborative consultation,
cooperative planning, implementation, assessment, co-teaching and any kind of team-based
services or community of practice. It has potential to create synergy – where the whole is
greater than the sum of the parts. It has the potential to provide opportunities for you to learn
new ways of addressing barriers to learning, working, living and for colleagues to learn from
each other. Collaboration should be with all human being for the success of inclusiveness.
Collaboration should be based on avoiding stereotype thinking that discriminate or
undermine the capacities of human being, demands equality, equity and creating mutual
respect. Besides collaboration, cooperation is also vital for human being to meet life goal.

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8.1. Definition of collaboration, partnership and stack holder

Collaboration is defined as ―the act of working together to produce or create something

according to the capacities and abilities of individuals. Each individual‘s collaboration is
based on his knowledge and skills. A person should not be discriminated due to mismatch
with other people‘s abilities; because he has his own quality in other perspectives.
Collaboration means 'to work with another person or group in order to achieve accomplish
intended goals. Collaboration provides every team member with equal opportunities to
participate and communicate their ideas. Collaboration in the workplace is when two or
more people (often groups) work together through idea sharing and thinking to accomplish a
common goal. It is simply teamwork taken to a higher level. The phrase 'putting our heads
together' would be a good example of this important element of collaboration.

Collaboration enables individuals to work together to achieve a defined and

common business purpose. It exists in two forms:
- Synchronous, where everyone interacts in real time, as in through telephone,
email, online meetings, through instant texts messages, or via Viber, and
- The team sees value in working together as the common goal gives them a
meaningful reason to work together, along with receiving mutual benefits for
the institution as well as the team.
The advantages of collaboration can also be seen in terms of individual output. Creating a
sense of teamwork and building bonds encourages team members to work for the collective
rather than just themselves.

8.2. Key elements of successful collaboration

The relationship includes a commitment to: mutual relationships and goals; a jointly
developed structure and shared responsibility; mutual authority and accountability for
success; and sharing of resources and rewards. A Collaboration Checklist What factors are
helping or hindering your collaboration efforts?
We've got the four most important elements of teamwork to help you build a team that will
lead your company to success.
Respect. This one should be a no-brainer. ...
Communication. While respect is probably the most important element of teamwork,
communication is the tool that will generate that respect. ...
Delegation. ...
Support.

To kick off our All about collaboration series, we consider the nature of successful
collaboration, its benefits and what is needed within an organization for it to
flourish. Collaboration in the workplace is when two or more people work together through
idea sharing and thinking to achieve a common goal.

Here are a few qualities that a successful team possesses.

They communicate well with each other. ...
They focus on goals and results. ...
Everyone contributes their fair share. ...
They offer each other support. ...
Team members are diverse. ...
Good leadership. ...
They're organized. ...
They have fun.

8.3. General principles of collaboration

- Establish clear common goals for the collaboration.

- Define your respective roles and who is accountable for what, but accept joint
responsibility for the decisions and their outcomes
- Take a problem-solving approach – with a sense that all those in the collaborative
arrangement share ownership of the problem and its solution.
- Establish an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect for each others‘ expertise.
- Aim for consensus decision-making.
- Ask for and give immediate and objective feedback to others in a nonthreatening and
non-judgmental manner.
- Give credit to others for their ideas and accomplishments
- Develop procedures for resolving conflicts and manage these processes skillfully.
- Better still, anticipate possible conflicts and take steps to avoid them as far as
possible. This is not to say that disagreements can, or even should, be avoided.
 - Arrange periodic meetings to review progress in the collaborative arrangements.

What are the advantages of collaboration?

Higher employee productivity
The advantages of collaboration can also be seen in terms of individual output.
Creating a sense of teamwork and building bonds encourages team members to work for
the collective rather than just themselves
Benefits of collaboration
Greater efficiency and less duplicated effort.
Access to additional resources or lower costs through sharing resources such as office
space, administration or other aspects of an organization‘s operation.
Improved service coordination across agencies, with better pathways or referral
systems for service users.
Challenges to Team Collaboration
Indecisive decision-makers. Ironic, isn't it? ...
"E-fail" This is a little term used for when email straight up fails. ...
Mis (sing) communication. When collaborating, there is always room for
misinterpretation and miscommunication.
Process sinking vs. process syncing.
Too many cooks.
Negative Nancy.

8.4. Cooperativeness

Cooperation is one of the components of collaboration. As an

adjective, cooperative describes working together agreeably for a common purpose or goal as in
cooperative play or cooperative employee. As a noun, a cooperative is a jointly-owned
business or enterprise where members pool their resources to purchase, do work, and/or
distribute things. Cooperativeness helps individuals to willing learn from each other.

Learners work together in small groups, helping each other to carry out individual and group
tasks. Interdependence: all group members seek to achieve a group goal and help each others‘
achievement; Individual accountability: each member of the group is held responsible for his or
her own learning, which in turn contributes to the group goal; Cooperation: the learners discuss,
problem-solve and collaborate with each other; Face to face interaction and establish consensus;
and Evaluation: members of the group review and evaluate how they worked together and make
changes as needed. It requires interdependence, which can take one or more forms that help to
create inclusiveness:

1. Goal interdependence: the group has a single goal.

 2. Reward interdependence: the whole group receives acknowledgement for achieving
the goal
3. Resource interdependence: each group member has different resources (knowledge
or materials) that must be combined to complete a task
4. Role interdependence: each group member is assigned a different role (e.g, leader,
reporter, time-keeper)

In cooperative learning and works, the strategies for effective co-planning and team working are
very important. The following steps will help you and your group to work effectively together.

Have clear objectives

At each stage you should try to agree on goals
Set ground rules
Communicate efficiently
Build consensus
Define roles
Clarify your plans, process and achievements all the time
Keep good records
Stick to the plan

8.5. Stakeholder

Definition of a Stakeholder

A stakeholder is any person, organization, social group, or society at large that has a stake in the
business. Thus, stakeholders can be internal or external to the business. A stake is a vital interest
in the business or its activities. Be both affected by a business and affect a business. A business
is any organization where people work together. In a business, people work to make and sell
products or services. A business can earn a profit for the products and services it offers. The
word business comes from the word busy, and means doing things. It works on regular basis. All
human being can participate in any kind of business equally without discrimination based on
their disability, culture, language, religion, gender, rural, urban and the like.
Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies.
Some examples of key stakeholders are creditors, directors, employees, government (and its
agencies), owners (shareholders), suppliers, unions, and the community from which the business
draws its resources.

In business, a stakeholder is usually an investor in your company whose actions determine the
outcome of your business decisions. Stakeholders don't have to be equity shareholders. They
can also be your employees, who have a stake in your company's success and incentive for your
products to succeed.

Roles of Stakeholders in a Project

Stakeholders are usually parties who have a stake in a project and have a great influence on its
success or failure. They may be equity or preference shareholders, employees, the government
agencies, contractors, financial institutions, competitors, suppliers and the general public

What are the benefits of stakeholder participation?

Provide all stakeholders with full opportunities to share their views, needs and
knowledge on flood management.
Build consensus through bringing together a diverse range of stakeholders to share
needs, information, ideas and knowledge and harmonize the objectives of
individual groups to reach common societal goals.

Characteristics of successful stockholders partnerships

Existence of an agreement: Partnership is the outcome of an agreement between two or

more persons to carry on business or offer services for the community
Sharing of profits or stratification for the services offered to the community
Establishing equal and equitable relationship
Membership without discrimination
Nature of liability
 Fusion of ownership and control
Non-transferability of interest
Trust. Without trust there can be no productive conflict, commitment, or
accountability
Common values. I believe that having common values is the very foundation of the
successful partnership
Defined expectations
Mutual respect
Synergy
Great two-way communications
What makes a good strategic alliance partner?
They have a similar audience
They are not your competitors
They can give you access to new customers and prospects
They want to work with you
They want something you can offer
What qualities make for a great business partner?
Passion
Reliability
Compatibility
The Ability to Build Strong Relationships
Fiscal Responsibility
Creativity
Open-Mindedness
Comfort with Risk.
What are the main features of a partnership?

Participants described the right partnership behaviors principally as being effective co-
ordination and chairing, and a set of personal skills and qualities including good listening, clear
communication, honesty, patience, enthusiasm, acceptance and love.

Strategic alliance implies that: the success of the alliance impacts one or more major business or
service goals. The success of the alliance develops or reinforces a core competency, especially
one which provides a competitive advantage and / or blocks a competitive threat

- Strategies for community involvement inclusive development

- Commit to participation of all persons with diversities
 - Establish non-discriminative effective communication with all people with divers
back ground
- Expect to do most of the work yourself following the inclusive principle
- Tap into local networks, culture and indigenous experiences of inclusiveness
- Use all possible communication channel including sign language for deaf people

Community development is about the inclusive involvement of all people, regardless of their
diversities, enhancing equality, respecting their full right in terms of educational opportunities
and employability. The creation of opportunities to enable all members of a community to
actively contribute to and influence the development process and to share equitably in the fruits
of any development endeavors. Participation has an intrinsic value for participants and a catalyst
for further development; encourages a sense of responsibility; guarantees that a felt need is
involved; ensures things are done the right way; uses valuable indigenous knowledge; frees
people from dependence on others' skills; and makes people more independent and productive

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