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“For productive collaboration adopt five principles: involve the relevant stakeholders, build consensus phase by phase, design a process map, designate a process facilitator and harness the power of group memory.”

Quote by David Friedrich Strauss

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David Friedrich Strauss

David Friedrich Strauss, a German writer born on January 27, 1808, and died on February 8, 1874. He was an important figure in 19th-century German literature, known for his profound explorations of religion and philosophy. more

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