Strategic Collaboration
We believe collaboration advances bold change.
We help jurisdictions build collaboratives to share technical resources and build good policy, evolving relationships from competition to cooperation. We have done it throughout California and the country for over two decades, most notably in managing 21 Elements for the jurisdictions in San Mateo County, CA. We produce tailored material that has resulted in new housing policies, and we support the participating cities to expand this work. Similar work with the Association of Bay Area Governments, Santa Clara County, Alameda County, the Minneapolis/St. Paul region, and other locations has made us a leader in strategic collaboration. We’ve also worked on multi-jurisdictional ADU partnerships in Napa and Sonoma, San Mateo, Marin, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties.
Key Services
- Multi-jurisdiction collaboration
- Group facilitation
- Conflict mediation
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They understand that collaboration does not happen overnight, it is the result of intentional relationship building with each participant that builds the trust that is necessary for successful collaboration when individual priorities vary and sometimes even conflict within a group.”
Heather Peters, Association of Bay Area Governments
Our Strategic Collaboration Work
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Housing Affordability Reports
Justice Catalyst
Alameda County ADU
Mother Lode ADU
Santa Clara County ADU
Santa Clara County Planning Collaborative
ADU Marin
San Mateo County Second Unit Center
Mission Action Project
Tacoma Climate Leadership Training
Boulder Strategic Planning
Casita Coalition Strategic Planning
San José Flea Market Advisory Group
Napa Sonoma ADU Center
Regional Housing Technical Assistance
21 Elements
