Green people are from Mars, Engineers are from Venus

A SUPPORT GUIDE FOR TEAMS TRYING TO WORK BETTER, TOGETHER

This discussion guide explores the working relationship between green space practitioners and engineers, including barriers to collaboration between these two groups, and ways they can be overcome.

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What’s in the guide?

BRINGS TOGETHER OVER 2,000 CONVERSATIONS

With local government, green space practitioners and academics

Outlines the three barriers to successful collaboration

Sourced from interviews with stakeholders

1 Clash of cultures
2 Siloed education
3 Inflexible tender processes

HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE

A holistic approach puts engineers and green space practitioners on the same team, meaning they no longer compete for space or funding

We offered the City of Sydney a 50/50 balance of engineering and green space practitioners working alongside each other. It was a collaboration, not one leading the other.

Rob Mason, Associate Director, AECOM

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