Power and hierarchy in systems

2.1 Show willingness to acknowledge and share power across organizational boundaries by:

a. Talking about power: be open to constructive and courageous conversations that examine inequities, privilege and power differentials;

b. Building a collaborative inter-organizational environment by recognizing and understanding your power and its influence on others around you;

c. Creating balanced power relationships through sharing leadership, decision making, authority and responsibility;

d. Including diverse voices in collaborative decision making;

e. Sharing knowledge with each other, not withholding or hoarding information; and

f. Creating safe collaborative spaces where everyone feels welcome.