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To play a meaningful role in quality-of-life efforts, organizations managing indicators initiatives must collaborate with others. After summarizing evidence-based factors that influence the success of collaboration, the chapter highlights factors of greatest potential interest to community indicators initiatives: Mutual understanding and trust, members see the collaboration as in their self-interest, multiple layers of participation, appropriate cross-section of members, and open and frequent communication. These factors are then explored through a case study of the community indicators project that we operate, Minnesota Compass. Finally, we end by outlining a tactical approach to communications and outreach that reinforces collaboration—and helps to ensure the use of indicators toward the broader goal of increasing overall quality of life.
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See Mattessich et al. (2001) for a description of the meta-analytic procedures used to identify the factors. Note also that Wilder Research is currently updating the meta-analysis of research on collaboration, with the intent to publish updated findings during 2016. The new edition includes expanded content describing how to apply the research-based factors in increasingly diverse 21st Century communities.
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Helmstetter, C., Mattessich, P., Hamberg, R., Hartzler, N. (2017). Collaboration to Promote Use of Community Indicators: Communication Is Key. In: Holden, M., Phillips, R., Stevens, C. (eds) Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: Best Cases VII. Community Quality-of-Life and Well-Being. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54618-6_4
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