Collaboration Accelerator
The Collaboration Accelerator toolkit helps colleges and universities strengthen collaboration across departments to improve institutional planning, resource allocation, and student outcomes.
Through practical assessments, workbooks, and professional development resources, the toolkit helps individuals and teams build collaborative skills, overcome organizational barriers, and develop more coordinated approaches to institutional decision-making.
What You'll Find in This Toolkit
Collaboration Assessment
An assessment to evaluate current collaboration practices, identify challenges, and uncover opportunities for improvement across business and finance functions.Collaboration Workbooks
4 customizable workbooks with activities and exercises to strengthen teamwork, support cross-functional planning, and improve collaborative decision-making.Individual Collaboration Guide
A practical guide to help individuals develop collaborative skills, strengthen professional relationships, and initiate more productive conversations with colleagues.Supporting Guidance and Resources
An overview guide and supporting materials to help institutions understand collaborative practices and apply them to planning and resource allocation.
Who This Toolkit Is For
- Chief Business Officers (CBOs)
- Finance and Business Office Teams
- Institutional Leadership and Strategic Planning Teams
- Academic and Administrative Department Leaders
- Student Affairs and Student Success Professionals
- Institutional Research and Effectiveness Professionals
- Cross-functional teams involved in planning and resource allocation
What This Toolkit Can Help You Achieve
- Strengthen collaboration and communication across institutional departments.
- Identify and address barriers to effective teamwork and decision-making.
- Build individual and organizational capacity for collaborative planning.
Improve coordination of financial, staffing, and operational resources.
Support more sustainable, scalable, and student-centered institutional initiatives.
How to Use This Toolkit
You don't have to change how your entire institution works together to get started. This toolkit offers opportunities to strengthen individual collaboration skills, improve existing team practices, and build more coordinated approaches to institutional planning and decision-making.
Quick Start
—Explore ways to strengthen individual collaboration skills and begin conversations with colleagues about improving communication, teamwork, and shared institutional goals.
Deeper Integration
—Evaluate existing collaborative practices, identify opportunities for improvement, and strengthen how teams work together on planning and resource allocation decisions.
Full Implementation
—Integrate consistent collaborative practices across departments to support coordinated planning, more effective resource allocation, and sustainable improvements in institutional and student outcomes.
Ready to get started with Collaboration Accelerator Toolkit?
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