"Most of what I ran into was a group of affluent students going into a low-income community, very well-intentioned, and taking on a project, say rebuilding a decrepit playground, with absolutely no collaborative interaction with their peers in that community.
A higher degree of collaborative working "is absolutely essential".
Also in light of these various limitations and open questions, evaluating science-policy interfaces, including large-scale assessments, in a rigorous, consistent and collaborative manner is absolutely crucial to improve processes of evidence-informed policy making.
"We are absolutely committed that this is a collaborative exercise - it relies on landowners accepting the silt and we very much want to work with them".
In terms of response, it absolutely must be urgent, proportional, and collaborative.
"Niegel combines an absolutely singular and beautiful creative vision with a collaborative spirit that's really genuine," Mr. Eustis said.
But the nature of the practical, empowering and collaborative leadership required at ground level is absolutely at odds with the iconoclasts that governments have preferred to honour.
Collaborative creativity?
"Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely".
