COMMUNITY COLLABORATION PROJECT

Drew Evans, Bob Johansen, Isak YoonNovember 8, 2010

COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP

Raise the bar with a challenge

Embrace changeCollaboration is key and it develops ownership

INDIVIDUAL IDEAS

Drew: “I would find a way to use sports to impact kids across the world and spread the gospel”

Bob: “Would find a way to surgically help children with a birth defect”

Isak: “I would organize a hands-across-the-world rally.”

COLLABORATIVE PROCESS

We each had 3 very different ideas Wanted a project that was practical

and feasible, but challenging Brainstormed using our common

interests and resources

BRAINSTORMING

Individual ideas coming together Sawyer (2007) p. 61

Osborn’s study: Increase effectiveness from individual brainstorming ideas collaboratively put together

We adopted that approach to our project. We had our own ideas and met together

to make our grand idea work “Brainstorming is the most popular

creativity technique of all time” (Sawyer, p. 60)

BRAINSTORMING

We gravitated toward a common interest of athletics, connecting people and building community, and influencing the youth… in the good way

We brainstormed for new ideas & the best solution looking at our resources

Our best resources were: Bob possessed a contact with Homework

House Drew is a coach for APU’s baseball team Isak is the athletic trainer for APU’s volleyball

team

OUR GOAL

Organize community service based sports outreach clinics for local neighborhood students.

CLINIC OBJECTIVES

God & SportsCharacter DevelopmentSkill DevelopmentNew ExperiencesCreate a new partnership

APU BASEBALL

Golden State Athletic Conference winners in 2007 and 2008

NAIA College World Series appearances in 2007 and 2008

APU VOLLEYBALL

NAIA # 8 Volleyball team 2 Consecutive NAIA national

tournament berth 2008 and 2009 3 in last 4 Seasons

HOMEWORK HOUSE

After-school program for city of Azusa community.

Mission is to establish and sustain neighborhood based learning centers in Azusa for at-risk children.

Reflect a holistic, neighborhood based approach to empowering at-risk children to thrive Academically Socially Spiritually

www.onhh.org

THE CLINICS

2 Different Clinics Baseball and Volleyball

October 7 and October 21 20-25 Kids from the Homework House

participated Baseball

Base-running, Outfield Drills, Infield Drills, Batting Practice, Homerun Derby

Volleyball Serving, Passing, Attacking, Games to 15

OUR COLLABORATION

We connected with our respected contacts individually

Stayed in contact with each other through e-mail

Met during Monday night classes to discuss our progress We discussed how we were going to

bring together the clinics and even the presentations

CHALLENGES

Availability and willingness of Homework House to participate Would they allow for their kids to participate

on 2 separate dates Availability and Scheduling with the

teams Location of clinics: APU vs. Homework

House Campus Logistics of getting kids to campus or bring

players to kids Availability of facility

Suitable equipment Weather

TRUST

We trusted the respective collaboration organizations to come through for us. Homework House to fulfill commitment to

bring kids to the clinics Trusted each other to connect with our

organizations to make the project possible. We trusted that the teams would

organize the clinics. Did not know the extent the activities

We trusted each other to complete the project with the power point presentation and video.

Who’s Line Is It Anyway?

Improvised selecting which sports and clinics to organize Gave full rein of the running of the clinics

to the athletics teams Rain became a factor as far as

bringing the kids to APU No solidified contingency plan was

made because weather was unpredictable based upon 5-day forecast Impromptu transportation was devised

GROUP FLOW

All members participating in the clinic, the athletes, the kids, the directors and organizers, bought into the objective behind the clinics and fully engaged

Blending egos Constant communication through e-

mail or in person Equal participation

We all took a part in organizing the project

TESTIMONIES

Bob Drew Isak

COMMENT FROM HOMEWORK HOUSE DIRECTOR Adrian ……