Collaboration dynamics are the internal working processes that unfold among participants of an MSC.⁶⁷ These dynamics can affect collaborative outcomes such as the ability to sustain engagement, build trust, establish commitment, and maintain shared understanding of problems and solutions over time. Successfully functioning collaboration dynamics can lead to productive outputs and outcomes for MSCs. Since collaboration dynamics lead to collaborative actions that ultimately generate positive public outcomes, developing a more precise understanding of these dynamics is a key component to successful implementation of MSCs. PHIL’s Aligning Systems for Health research, described in briefs 3-5, shows that specific collaboration dynamics can be leveraged to improve different outcomes.

Figure 1. From Collaboration Dynamics to Collective Actions to Outcomes^6,68

Learn more about MSCs and collaboration dynamics in the PHIL brief, “Improving Population Health Through Multisector Collaboration.”

Learn more about collaboration dynamics in the PHIL web discussion,“Collaboration Dynamics and Collaborative Governance.”

Learn more about how collaboration dynamics lead to positive systems change in the PHIL brief, “Creating Positive Systems Change Through Multisector Collaboration.”

Learn more about how collaboration dynamics lead to improved equity in the PHIL brief, “Advancing Equity with Multisector Collaboration.”

Learn more about how collaboration dynamics lead to collaborative sustainability in the PHIL brief, “Building Multisector Collaboration for the Long-Term.”

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