Transcript Building Coalitions PART ONE Linda Major Ian Newman University of Nebraska-Lincoln Tom Workman University of Houston-Downtown.

Building Coalitions
PART ONE
Linda Major
Ian Newman
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tom Workman
University of Houston-Downtown
Overview of Workshops
• Focus is on the PROCESS of working with
diverse stakeholders across the community in
order to create environmental change that
reduces AODV problems.
• PART 1 will focus on the basic theories and
tools to community organizing and stakeholder
relationship development
• PART 2 will focus on organizing opportunities for
stakeholder/community deliberation and
decision-making
Resources
• Deep Change: Discovering the Leader
Within, Robert E Quinn (1996)
• Building the Bridge As You Walk On It: A
Guide for Leading Change, Quinn (2004)
• Change the World: How Ordinary People Can
Achieve Extraordinary Results, Quinn (2000)
• The Speed of Trust, Stephen Covey (2007)
• The Art of Engagement: Bridging the Gap
Between People and Possibilities, Jim
Haudan (2008)
Robert Quinn’s Model of Four Change Strategies
(2000)
Level 4:
The Transforming Strategy
Transcend self; emphasis on emergent reality
Level 3:
The Participating Strategy
Open dialogue; emphasis on relationship
Level 2:
The Forcing Strategy
Leveraging behavior; emphasis on authority
Level 1:
The Telling Strategy
Rational persuasion; emphasis on facts
Strategies in Action: Traditional AOD Prevention
Level 1:
The Telling Strategy
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Alcohol & other drug education programs
Peer education
Epidemiology-driven reports
Social norms marketing
Strategies in Action: Traditional AOD Prevention
Level 2:
The Forcing Strategy
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Substance prohibition/control
Zero tolerance policies
Hospitality beverage control
Increased enforcement efforts
Adjudicating AOD-related behaviors
Emerging Strategies: AODV Prevention
Level 3:
The Participating Strategy
• Campus-Community task forces and
coalitions
• Public forums on AODV
• Broad stakeholder involvement in
addressing issues
“Informed Deliberation”
• A process where stakeholders are
educated around a set of data and
perspectives about a problem
• Perspective sharing broadens
understanding for all stakeholders
• All stakeholders participate in collaborative
problem-solving with new understanding of
the issues
The Transformational Perspective
• First step to transforming a community is
transforming my own thinking as a leader
• Fundamental paradigm shift about the
community and its issues
– My understanding of the problem from multiple
stakeholder perspectives
– My vision and beliefs about the outcome of change
– My collaboration with a broad range of others by
identifying the talents, skills and interests they bring to
the table
– My comfort with chaos
– A matter of integrity: clarifying my motivations and my
own perspectives
Employing Quinn’s Perspectives to Create A Model of
Community Organizing for AODV Environmental Change
The transcending
frame enables
coalition leaders and
members to think
broadly about
collaborating
between interests,
recognizing the
needs and concerns
of others, and
operating from a
vision of abundant
opportunity
The Participating Strategy
The Forcing Strategy
The Telling Strategy
TRANSCENDING FRAME
All three
Strategy
choices
are viable
when
appropriate
to the
situation
and
objective
Examples from the Field
• Responsible Hospitality Council
• The Nebraska Alcohol Policy Symposium
– Enacting A New Digital Driver’s License Law
• Working with the Students at UNL
– Student Government
• “We Agree” Campaign
– Fraternities and Sororities
• “Greek ReEvolution”
Tools for Collaboration
• Relational Development
– Shared values
– Shared perspectives
– Establishing trust
• Interest Dovetailing & Bridging
– Interest versus position
• Identifying Trade-Offs and Tensions
• Facilitating Stakeholder Success
First Steps
• Transformation of Paradigms
– Rethinking advocates and opponents
– Identifying positive contributions regardless of
ultimate interests
• Mentoring & Skill Development
• Building New Partnerships Per Plan
• Maintaining Vision & Energy
Results
• Enactment of new policies
• Increase in support across community
• Reduction in binge drinking rates and
related problems
Applying the Model Across Cultures
Examples from other countries
For more information
• Tom Workman
University of Houston-Downtown
[email protected]
713/221-8952
• Linda Major
University of Nebraska
[email protected]
402/472-2454
www.nudirections.org
• Ian Newman
University of Nebraska
[email protected]
402/472-3844