David D. Chrislip is principal of Skillful Means. His work focuses on three areas: civic leadership development, collaboratively addressing complex community issues, and organizational strategy and development. He is the coauthor of Collaborative Leadership: How Citizens and Civic Leaders Can Make a Differrence (Jossey-Bass).

"I recently suggested it to my United States Senator!" (CharityChannel.com, 3/12/03)

• Foreword (John Parr). Preface. Acknowledgments. The Author. The Contributors. Introduction: The Power of Collaboration. PART ONE: META: THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION. 1. America's Civic Challenges. 2. Civil Society, Democracy, and Collaboration. 3. Building the Civic Community. PART TWO: MACRO: PREMISES AND PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION. 4. Essential Concepts of Collaboration. 5. A Framework for Collaboration. PART THREE: MICRO: PRACTICES OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION. 6. Getting Started. 7. Setting Up for Success. 8. Working Together. 9. Moving to Action. 10. Developing Networks of Responsibility. PART FOUR: STORIES AND EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. 11. Joint Venture Silicon Valley (Christopher Wilson). 12. Transforming Civic Culture: Sitka, Alaska 1999-2001 (David D. Chrislip). 13. Neighborhood Action Initiative: Engaging Citizens in Real Change (William R. Potapchuk). 14. Equal Partners, Shared Vision: The Colorado Partnership for Educational Renewal (Carol A. Wilson). 15. Scenarios: Catalysts for Civic Change (David D. Chrislip, James Butcher, Adam Kahane). 16. Building Civic Leadership in Portland, Maine (Thomas J. Rice). 17. Building Leadership Capacity in a Socially Emerging Community (Allan Wallis). Appendix A: Learning from Research and Experience. Appendix B: Institute for Civic Leadership Curriculum and Agenda. References. Index.

David D. Chrislip is principal of Skillful Means. His work focuses on three areas: civic leadership development, collaboratively addressing complex community issues, and organizational strategy and development. He is the coauthor of Collaborative Leadership: How Citizens and Civic Leaders Can Make a Differrence (Jossey-Bass).

"I recently suggested it to my United States Senator!" (CharityChannel.com, 3/12/03)

• Foreword (John Parr). Preface. Acknowledgments. The Author. The Contributors. Introduction: The Power of Collaboration. PART ONE: META: THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION. 1. America's Civic Challenges. 2. Civil Society, Democracy, and Collaboration. 3. Building the Civic Community. PART TWO: MACRO: PREMISES AND PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION. 4. Essential Concepts of Collaboration. 5. A Framework for Collaboration. PART THREE: MICRO: PRACTICES OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION. 6. Getting Started. 7. Setting Up for Success. 8. Working Together. 9. Moving to Action. 10. Developing Networks of Responsibility. PART FOUR: STORIES AND EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. 11. Joint Venture Silicon Valley (Christopher Wilson). 12. Transforming Civic Culture: Sitka, Alaska 1999-2001 (David D. Chrislip). 13. Neighborhood Action Initiative: Engaging Citizens in Real Change (William R. Potapchuk). 14. Equal Partners, Shared Vision: The Colorado Partnership for Educational Renewal (Carol A. Wilson). 15. Scenarios: Catalysts for Civic Change (David D. Chrislip, James Butcher, Adam Kahane). 16. Building Civic Leadership in Portland, Maine (Thomas J. Rice). 17. Building Leadership Capacity in a Socially Emerging Community (Allan Wallis). Appendix A: Learning from Research and Experience. Appendix B: Institute for Civic Leadership Curriculum and Agenda. References. Index.

David D. Chrislip is principal of Skillful Means. His work focuses on three areas: civic leadership development, collaboratively addressing complex community issues, and organizational strategy and development. He is the coauthor of Collaborative Leadership: How Citizens and Civic Leaders Can Make a Differrence (Jossey-Bass).

"I recently suggested it to my United States Senator!" (CharityChannel.com, 3/12/03)

• Foreword (John Parr). Preface. Acknowledgments. The Author. The Contributors. Introduction: The Power of Collaboration. PART ONE: META: THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION. 1. America's Civic Challenges. 2. Civil Society, Democracy, and Collaboration. 3. Building the Civic Community. PART TWO: MACRO: PREMISES AND PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION. 4. Essential Concepts of Collaboration. 5. A Framework for Collaboration. PART THREE: MICRO: PRACTICES OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION. 6. Getting Started. 7. Setting Up for Success. 8. Working Together. 9. Moving to Action. 10. Developing Networks of Responsibility. PART FOUR: STORIES AND EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. 11. Joint Venture Silicon Valley (Christopher Wilson). 12. Transforming Civic Culture: Sitka, Alaska 1999-2001 (David D. Chrislip). 13. Neighborhood Action Initiative: Engaging Citizens in Real Change (William R. Potapchuk). 14. Equal Partners, Shared Vision: The Colorado Partnership for Educational Renewal (Carol A. Wilson). 15. Scenarios: Catalysts for Civic Change (David D. Chrislip, James Butcher, Adam Kahane). 16. Building Civic Leadership in Portland, Maine (Thomas J. Rice). 17. Building Leadership Capacity in a Socially Emerging Community (Allan Wallis). Appendix A: Learning from Research and Experience. Appendix B: Institute for Civic Leadership Curriculum and Agenda. References. Index.