Breaking Down Silos through Collaborative Decision Making

July 28, 2021

Kimberly Horndeski

Course offered online via Zoom

To be successful in developing creative and long-lasting solutions for the future, it is imperative to break down silos and integrate the ideas and concepts from stakeholders, experts, and team members. Leaders are increasingly required to have the knowledge and skills to quickly establish collaborative networks and to make decisions in uncertainty by relying on the expertise of their combined teams. This training will help participants plan and facilitate effective collaborations among stakeholders, experts, and team members. Participants will learn techniques to design collaborative processes to systematically make decisions on a solid foundation of knowledge based on the best management strategies defined in social science research.

What You Will Learn

  • Evaluating the decision type to ensure process match
  • Framing the decision to be clearly understood by all
  • Developing alternatives within the context of the decision
  • Understanding group dynamics and how to build relationships
  • Strategies to successfully seek agreement
  • Addressing risks and uncertainties within the context of the decision

Program Schedule

8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Instructors

  • Kimberly Horndeski

    Kimberly Horndeski is a certified mediator, facilitator, and the Executive Director for Community Consulting LLC. Her work focuses on integrating policy and science to engage stakeholders, develop strategic plans, promote collaboration, and transform conflict into successful strategies for the future. She has led multiple state and national working groups to overcome challenges and reach consensus. Her projects include bottom-up approaches, such as working with nonprofits to develop effective strategies to engage elected officials in adopting initiatives, and top-down approaches, such as assisting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service throughout the nation to incorporate stakeholder values in the decision-making processes for federally-listed threatened and endangered species.

Fees

$75 government/nonprofit employees
$89

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