Acknowledgements

This book tells a collective story as well as a personal one. Many people inside and outside of Interaction Associates and the Interaction Institute for Social Change participated in developing and implementing these powerful ideas about collaboration. I want to acknowledge those who took time out of their busy schedules to offer valuable input and feedback on my drafts: Terry Amsler, Geoff Ball, Paul Botticello, Courtney Bourns, Nancy Brodsky, David D. Chrislip, Janice Cohen, Jay Cone, David M. Ehrmann, Caroline J. Fisher, Mary Gelinas, Gessner Geyer, Peter Gibb, Jamie Harris, Charles Heckscher, Marianne Hughes, Gerald Leader, Robert Mnookin, Ann O’Brien, Beth O’Neill, Cynthia Parker, John Parr, Heather Payne, Alex Plinio, Michael Reidy, Thomas Rice, Barry Rosen, Robert Ryan, Ray Shonholtz, Cary Sneider, William Spencer, Donald B. Straus, Lawrence Susskind, and Allan Wallis. Thank you to Lisa Kimball, who hosted a Web conference to support virtual collaboration and dialogue about early drafts of this book. I also want to thank Berrett-Koehler’s external reviewers for their honest and helpful comments: Marcia Dazko, Chester Delaney, Kathleen Epperson, Tom Heuerman, and Andrea Markowitz. Special thanks goes to Jay Cone, who encouraged me to write this book and reintroduced me to Steve Piersanti. Thank you, Steve, for being so supportive, encouraging, and direct. To my wife, Patty, thank you for being so patient and understanding as I retreated into my office to write. And finally, while I take responsibility for the quality of the content of this book, the quality of the writing I attribute to my skillful collaborator and editor, Jennifer Thomas-Larmer. Thank you all.