| Collaboration is... | Collaboration is not... | |
|---|---|---|
| A process to reach goals that cannot be achieved singly | An end in itself | |
| Consensus building | Imposed hierarchy | |
| Time consuming | A quick fix | |
| The creation of joint goals to guide the collaborators’ actions | Simply better communication and coordination between organizations | |
| A service strategy | A replacement for the family as the collaborator and service integrator | |
| Built on human relationships in fashioning strategies to solve mutual concerns | Focused on agency structures | |
| Multi levels of collaborative effort | Done only at one level | |
| Interrelated and interactinIg | Done in isolation | |
| Continuous problem solving | Mechanical decision making | |
| Overcoming turf and authority issues to address community problems/needs/issues | Empire building | |
| Inclusive | Operating in isolation | |
| Future oriented | Status quo oriented | |