Collaboration between the streams is on the rise. The Unified State Plan process now underway recognizes these efforts, and encourages states to go further. Ultimately, collaboration helps us get more things done. To solve them, we have to work together, on many fronts, simultaneously. Collaboration is not always easy.
Good collaboration takes time.
Treat your partners as equals. Think of collaboration not as a loss of control, but as a gain of new partners and resources. Don't be afraid to take risks. This is a trial and error process, and mistakes are inevitable. As you move ahead, we at headquarters will do everything we can to increase collaboration in our structure.