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Receptiveness and listening are key skills for collaboration and often lead to better results including more productive discussions and quicker resolution of conflict. @francescagino @HarvardHBS on using those skills when meeting with those of opposition.

"To find moments for laughter, levity, and a little bit of fun and joy is important in driving collaboration." @francescagino @HarvardHBS

Collaboration can be created successfully and can be sustained over time if we think about the fact that we not only have to think about values, but we need to bring it down to the human level of skills. @francescagino @HarvardHBS on how to sustain collaboration after #COVID19.

That laughter, levity, and fun gets us through tough times and fuels our desire to understand each other - Josh Goldstein, Bridge Collaborative Director, @nature_org on what drives strong collaboration personally and in organizations

James Watson, Development Diplomat in Residence for the South Region @USAID highlights the importance of having a diversity of voices in decision making to enhance collaboration.

Lane Pollack, Senior Learning Advisor @USAID, said that collaboration comes from mixing together the broader organizational leadership, but also a balance between skills and practice. Where we talk a lot about the practice, but it’s also the mindset of the team.

Our Q&A will start shortly! Please submit your questions for our panelists to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org.

Josh Goldstein @nature_org mentioned the importance of building metrics to embed the value of collaboration across sectors and disciplines. He answers that thinking along steps in the process and executing them over years moves towards progress.