Collaboration

I just finished reading the article "Seven Steps to Building School to Industry Partnerships" from Edutopia.  The article supports networking and collaboration and discusses steps in how to build those partnerships between schools and other industries.  I think it is essential in any industry especially in light of these economic times to share resources as I believe it facilitates a more successful outcome regardless of the industry.  Some of the critical steps to building those partnerships according to the article are to find partners with the similar missions and passions, have good leaders and remember it takes time to build strong partnerships.