2001 Conference - Rotorua

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Appendix IV: Tools for Effective Collaboration

• Consensus
• The Ten "Commandments" for Successful Partnerships
• Island Farmers' Alliance (BC, Canada)

1. Consensus decision making techniques
2. Partnership rating tools
3. Partnership agreements

Consensus

"A group decision (which some members may not feel is the best decision, but which they can all live with, support, and commit themselves not to undermine), arrived at without voting, through a process whereby the issues are fully aired; all members feel they have been adequately heard; in which everyone has equal power and responsibility, and where different degrees of influence by virtue of individual stubbornness or charisma are avoided so that all are satisfied with the process."

(M Scott Peck, in "A World Waiting to Happen")

The Ten "Commandments" for Successful Partnerships

All partners must:

1. have a common interest and focus;
2. respect on another;
3. be willing to make concessions;
4. have clear priorities;
5. be committed to achieving the partnership's goals;
6. be required, not just entitled to have input;
7. recognise that consensus is not the same as unanimity;
8. know at the outset who the other partners are or could be;
9. be aware of the goal and objectives; and
10. agree to the criteria that will be used to assess success.

(Adapted from the Canadian Foundation for Eduction in Economics)

Island Farmers' Alliance (BC, Canada)

As a member of the Island Farmers' Alliance, I hereby commit to the following code of ethics:

My farm business will observe the highest standards of excellence and will produce and maintain a produce of superior quality and freshness;

My farm business will rigorously manage production to assure consumer health and safety;

My farm business will conduct itself with honesty and integrity;

My farm business accepts responsibility for stewardship of the land and water;

My farm business will provide for high standards of animal welfare;

My farm business will help to create an awareness of the importance of agriculture and "Fresh from the Island" products;

My farm business will contribute to the advancement of Island agriculture.

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