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2001 Conference - Rotorua
  
No. 9: Values Collaboration, Networking
and Clustering
"True collaborations are not just about
working together and doing essentially the same things - but rather
they are about setting collective priorities, using resources in
different ways, incorporating different perspectives"
(Julie White, The Trillium Foundation)
"Network, collaborate and cluster"
(One of the seven challenges of the Science and
Innovation Advisory Council's report "New Zealand - Innovators
to the World - Turning Great Ideas into Great Ventures," 2002)
"It's amazing how much you can get done when
you don't care who gets the credit"
(Richard Hettrick)
"The reason that astronomers around the world
cooperate so well together is that you cannot stand in one place and
see the entire sky. We can apply this same principle to communities,
organisations and departments"
(Unknown)
Handmade in America (North Carolina)
Challenge - How to create sustainable community
and economic development strategies that would be sensitive to the
environment and mountain culture?
Result - Creation of a collaborative effort
across 22 counties focussing on craft, and involving a broad-based
group including craftspeople, tourism representatives, educators (at
all levels), business people and interested citizens.
The first 2 years of their 20 year strategic plan has resulted
in:
- a new system of National Craft Heritage Trails throughout the
region, complete with guidebook
- a craft registry system for all regional craftspeople
- a craft curriculum in four county school systems
- a Mainstreet heritage Revitalisation Program in four towns
- an Institute of Craft, Creativity and Design
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