Aloha Kākou, As the a junior member of this group, please let me introduce myself. I am Simon Russell, Farmer, Father, Husband, aspiring public policy wonk, VP of the Hawaii Farmers Union United (HFUU) 501(c)5 (www.hfuuhi.org) and President of the Hawaii Farmers Union Foundation (HFUF) 501(c)3, chair of the Legislative Committee of HFUU, member of several […]
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“When we can get people to the table to reflect together, we are much more likely to regard the decisions they make as legitimate, fair, and wise.”
University of Hawaii
“The challenge is less about learning new things, and more about reawakening basic instincts that are at the heart of human survival and sustainability: collaboration, cooperation, mutual respect.”
President Collaborative Leaders Network
“Collaborative group members need to be willing to think beyond the sector they represent and work toward solutions that provide the broadest benefits.”
President and CEO Kauai Planning and Action Alliance
E Komo Mai!
There’s a lot to love about Hawaii.
And a lot to worry about.
Energy. Food. Waste. Education. Transportation. Jobs. And more.
And worse.
Where once people in our island communities gathered to discuss, deliberate, and solve tough issues, we seem to have forgotten how to work together. Our debates are raucous, our meetings are fatiguing, the public mood seems angrier and uglier… and all while our problems intensify.
Hawaii’s most vexing challenges are those that cut across sectors — public/private/community — and defy solutions when dealt with as separate entities. That’s exactly why we need to approach complex problems from a cross-sector perspective. Collaborative leaders know that the way to produce lasting change is to engage people who have a mutual stake in the outcome to search for solutions that promise collective benefit.
Solving big problems has to be a team sport. And that’s where you come in.
Read MoreMeet Robbie Alm
In Robbie's role as President of CLN, he works closely with community and business leaders to help identify and resolve some of Hawaii’s toughest issues. Robbie’s leadership of CLN builds on his three decades of work in this community and his unwavering dedication to improving the quality of life for the people of Hawaii through collaboration.
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Politics, Science and Collaboration
Read MoreA keynote talk by Robbie Alm, Esq. President of Collaborative Leaders Network at the Joint Fact Finding Conference on March 6, 2014 “Politics, science and collaboration.” If that is the answer on the popular television game show “Jeopardy,” then what is the question? The question is “Name a man-made disaster; a dangerous set of myths; and a figment […]
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Hawaii's Stored Water: Where we have been and where do we go next?
Read MoreAs Hawaii looks at the issue of increasing the supply of freshwater, one of the questions that arises is what is the role of stored water in addressing that issue. The Freshwater Initiative of the Hawaii Community Foundation contracted with the Collaborative Leaders Network to reach out to knowledgeable individuals who represent the various points-of-view.
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Building Shared Understanding Through System Mapping
Read MoreAs part of recent efforts to improve the quality of outcomes for Hawaii’s youngest children, Scott Spann was contracted by Collaborative Leaders Network to lead a diverse group of 80+ public and private stakeholders through a system mapping process. This collaborative process was designed to build both shared reality and shared understanding among the stakeholders, enabling them to collaborate and agree upon common priorities.
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Facilitators' Credo
Read MoreA Credo for Facilitators was put together by Peter Adler, John Barkai, Donna Ching, Dolores Foley, Holly Henderson, Kem Lowry, Tom Mitrano, and Jane Yamashiro in 1998. The statement grew out of a series of discussions about the use and occasional abuse of “facilitation” in the public, private, and civic sectors. The authors encourage readers to […]
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Taro Security and Purity Task Force
Read MoreThe legislatively mandated Taro Security and Purity Task Force was asked to assist the state in creating legislation that would protect the future of taro growing in Hawaii while considering economic development, bio-security and bio-prospecting, cultural, land, and water issues. Task force members would include taro farmers from each island, public sector…