Collaborative partnerships are a useful mechanism for addressing many challenges in society. Ideally, partnerships should achieve synergistic outcomes that no individual can accomplish by working alone. However, many partnerships fail because some partners choose to ignore the essential factors of their partnership. "The 7 Essentials of Synergistic Partnerships" tries to address this problem by identifying the 7 key factors that influence synergistic partnerships. Essentials, such as trust, open communication, leadership and efficiency have proven to be the most important predictors of partnership synergy... and these are the very same essentials we will tackle in this unique program. In this program, we intend to help participants: 1. Develop trust and cohesiveness in their partnerships by following a “trust formula” 2. Connect with each other better by enhancing their communication skills 3. Commit to agreed upon targets by understanding each partner’s contribution to the end goal 4. Be accountable and hold each other accountable for results in a professional way