Leading Across Boundaries: Creating Collaborative Agencies in a Networked World

Is the Goal of Co-Location Several Stronger Agencies? . . .

If you’re thinking about co-locating, you need to address a fundamental question early on: What’s the goal? Is this about combining to create a new organization, or about making each individual partner more effective? The Buffalo arts organizations are very clear about their goal. When there’s a proposal, they ask, “Is this in line with strengthening our individual arts organizations?” Torrell calls that “the centerpiece of our approach.”